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Ghana Bans Banks From Backing Crypto-Linked Dollar Accounts Ghana's Bank of Ghana has ordered every bank, electronic money issuer, and byBolu BabalolaJune 15, 2026
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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 OladunniJune 10, 2026
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 Dodai Raises $13M Series A to Build Ethiopia’s Electric Motorcycle Infrastructure Ethiopian electric mobility startup Dodai has raised $13 million in Series A byBetty Wangari
Africa NewsMarch 24, 2026 Littlefish Raises $9.5M to Sell Infrastructure to Banks Instead of Competing With Them—And That Might Be the Smarter Play South African fintech Littlefish just raised $9 byBetty Wangari
Africa NewsNovember 25, 2025 Revibe, the Refurbished Electronics Marketplace, Secures $17M Series A Funding Led by Partech. Dubai-Egypt startup exemplifies new wave of cross-border African tech plays byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupOctober 6, 2025 Tagaddod Secures $26.3 Million Series A to Accelerate Regional Expansion and Strengthen Global Biofuel Supply Chains. Tagaddod, the tech-powered renewable feedstocks platform operating across byGuest Post
Fintech News Nigeria StartupSeptember 15, 2025 Nigerian Fintech Kredete Secures $22M Series A to Revolutionize Cross-Border Finance for African Diaspora. Nigerian fintech startup Kredete has closed a substantial $22 million Series A byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupJuly 21, 2025 Moroccan superapp ORA raises $7.5M Series A to digitize North Africa’s cash-heavy economy. Morocco-based superapp ORA Technologies has closed a $7 byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupMarch 7, 2025 South African Agri-Tech Startup Khula Secures $6.8M in Series A Funding. South African agri-tech startup Khula has raised ZAR126 million (US$6 byBolu Babalola
Africa Fintech NewsAugust 29, 2024 SA fintech startup Omnisient raises $7.5m Series A funding. South African fintech startup Omniscient has received Series A funding of $7 byChisom Muojindu
Africa NewsJuly 10, 2024 Tanzanian Fintech NALA Secures $40 Million Series A Funding. Tanzanian fintech startup NALA has secured a significant $40 million in a Series byBolu Babalola
