AI in Africa Explained: Trends, Companies, Investment & Opportunities African AI startups are skipping the frontier-model race and building applied 6 minute read
Top 10 Crypto Companies in Africa in 2026 frica's on-chain economy grew 52% to $205 billion in a single year 5 minute read
Selar’s CEO Accuses Lagos Tax Authority of Trying to “Extort” Creators Over Backdated Royalty Fee Selar CEO Douglas Kendyson has publicly accused the Lagos State Internal Revenue 4 minute read
Rwanda Makes eKash Mandatory, Kills the Wallet App That Carried It Rwanda has made eKash mandatory for all interoperable bank and mobile money 4 minute read
AI in Africa Explained: Trends, Companies, Investment & Opportunities African AI startups are skipping the frontier-model race and building applied byBolu BabalolaJuly 20, 2026
Top 10 Crypto Companies in Africa in 2026 frica's on-chain economy grew 52% to $205 billion in a single year byBolu BabalolaJuly 17, 2026
Selar’s CEO Accuses Lagos Tax Authority of Trying to “Extort” Creators Over Backdated Royalty Fee Selar CEO Douglas Kendyson has publicly accused the Lagos State Internal Revenue byFatima OladunniJuly 16, 2026
Rwanda Makes eKash Mandatory, Kills the Wallet App That Carried It Rwanda has made eKash mandatory for all interoperable bank and mobile money byBetty WangariJuly 15, 2026
News NigeriaJune 10, 2026 CreditChek Raises $600K to Fix East Africa’s Broken Credit Data Stack Lagos-founded CreditChek has raised $600,000 to expand its credit data byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupJune 10, 2026 MNT-Halan Hits $1.4bn Valuation as Egypt’s Biggest Bank Buys In Egypt's first fintech unicorn MNT-Halan has raised a new funding round led by Al byBolu Babalola
Brand Press Fintech StartupMay 20, 2026 Sorted Raises $4.4M to Put Stablecoins in Every Phone The London-based startup, backed by Tether and Gnosis, wants to make byGuest Post
Africa NewsMay 14, 2026 Proparco Backs Cauridor With $2M to Fix Africa’s Broken Remittance Rails Africa receives roughly USD 54 billion in remittances annually byBetty Wangari
Africa NewsApril 29, 2026 Gozem Secures €21M IFC Debt to Scale Vehicle Financing in Francophone Africa Gozem, the Francophone West and Central African super-app, is set to receive up byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsApril 16, 2026 Cape Town’s AI Diagnostics Snaps Up R85M to Bring Its AI Stethoscope to African Clinics The pre-Series A round — worth roughly $4 byBolu Babalola
NewsApril 9, 2026 European VC Breega Bets on Nigerian Energy Startup PowerLabs in Latest Africa Push The Lagos-based startup is building the intelligence layer for Africa's byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupFebruary 26, 2026 Ghana’s Fido Just Raised $5.5M to Prove AI Can Underwrite Africa’s ‘Unbankable’ — Without a Credit Score in Sight With over 1 million customers, $500 million disbursed, and a proprietary AI byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsFebruary 25, 2026 Spiro Just Raised $50M in Debt to Flood Africa With Electric Motorcycles. The Real Question: Can Battery Swaps Actually Scale? With 80,000 e-bikes deployed, 30 million battery swaps completed, and $230 byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsFebruary 24, 2026 Morocco’s WafR Just Raised $4M to Turn 100,000 Corner Stores Into Digital Banks. Here’s Why That Actually Works With 20,000 neighborhood shops already processing mobile top-ups, bill payments, byBolu Babalola
