Nairobi’s Stock Exchange Is Finally Building a Tech Board. Can It Compete With Johannesburg — Or Will It Join Nigeria’s Zero-IPO Club? After decades as a home for banks, telcos, and brewers, the NSE is creating a byBetty WangariFebruary 20, 2026
Anthropic Just Signed Its First African Government Deal — And Rwanda Is Betting Its Digital Future On It In a three-year MOU covering health, education, and public services, Rwanda byFatima OladunniFebruary 20, 2026
South Africa’s Araxi Just Dropped R1 Billion on Pay@ — And It’s a Bet on the End of Fragmentation In the biggest payments consolidation deal South Africa has seen in years, byBolu BabalolaFebruary 18, 2026
Gabon Just Flipped the Kill Switch on Social Media — Indefinitely. Here’s What That Actually Costs. The Central African nation joins a growing list of governments using internet byBetty WangariFebruary 18, 2026
News NigeriaOctober 6, 2025 SMEDAN Partners with CAC to Offer Free Business Registration for 250,000 Nigerian MSMEs. In a country where the hustle is real but the paperwork is daunting, the Small byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsApril 16, 2025 MTN Ghana Launches SME Accelerate to Empower Small Businesses with Digital Innovation. MTN Ghana has officially launched SME Accelerate, a transformative new byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsMarch 11, 2025 Google Hustle Academy 2025: Empowering SMBs with AI-Powered Training Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) remain the backbone of Africa’s byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupNovember 1, 2024 Moroccan Logistics Startup Colis Raises $300K Pre-Seed Funding Colis, a Moroccan cross-border logistics startup, has recently raised $300,000 byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsMay 20, 2024 Accion unveils $152.5 million fund to help small businesses go digital. Global non-profit Accion has unveiled the US$152 byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsMarch 21, 2024 The Mastercard Foundation launches a $126 million initiative to support SMEs. The Mastercard Foundation Fund for Resilience and Prosperity, with a commitment byMuhammed Mustapha
EventsFebruary 28, 2024 Growth4Her Accelerator Program 2024, Applications Now Open. Applications are currently being accepted for Growth4Her, an innovative byBolu Babalola
EventsJanuary 8, 2024 Application Now Open For Jasper SME Hub SMEFest2024. Jasper SME Hub Gears Up to Host SMEFest2024 Jasper SME Hub, a startup byFatima Oladunni
