Lula Raises R340M ($21M) to Attack South Africa’s $20 Billion SME Credit Gap—While the Big Four Banks Watch From the Sidelines Dutch development bank FMO bets on local-currency lending to unlock South byBetty WangariFebruary 4, 2026
Africa’s $146.75m January: What Startup Funding Says About a Continent in Transition African startups raised at least $146 byBolu BabalolaFebruary 3, 2026
GoCab Raises $45M to Build the Financial Plumbing for Africa’s Gig Economy—And It’s Already Profitable London-based startup scales drive-to-own vehicle financing across West Africa, byBolu BabalolaFebruary 3, 2026
Nigeria Dethroned: Kenya Seizes Africa’s Startup Funding Crown as the “Giant of Africa” Stumbles For the first time in modern African tech history, Nigeria—the self-proclaimed byBetty WangariFebruary 3, 2026
Africa NewsMay 30, 2024 Flutterwave gets the green light to operate in Mozambique with a preliminary payment license. Flutterwave, one of Africa’s foremost payment companies, has achieved a byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsMay 29, 2024 Starlink Obtains Operating License in Botswana. Botswana has granted an operating license to Starlink, the satellite internet byFatima Oladunni
