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 Nigeria StartupOctober 18, 2024 Nigerian startups invited to apply for Sterling Bank Green Innovation Challenge Nigerian startups can apply for the Sterling Bank Green Innovation Challenge, an byFausat Abiola
Africa News StartupOctober 18, 2024 Kenyan direct air capture startup Octavia Carbon closes $5m seed round to remove more carbon out of Africa. Kenyan direct air capture (DAC) startup Octavia Carbon has successfully closed a byFausat Abiola
Africa News StartupOctober 15, 2024 African startups invited to apply for Latitude59 pitch competition in Estonia African startups are invited to apply for the Latitude59 Pitch Competition, a byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsOctober 15, 2024 Endeavor South Africa has successfully closed the first round of its Harvest Fund III Endeavor South Africa has secured $11 million in the first close of its ZAR500 byFausat Abiola
Africa News StartupOctober 13, 2024 South African fintech company Scale raises $700,000 pre seed. Scale, a South African fintech startup, has successfully raised $700,000 in byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsOctober 13, 2024 Egypt’s Qardy partners Waseela to digitise consumer finance Egypt-based online lending marketplace Qardy has announced a strategic byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsOctober 9, 2024 WiASSUR Partners with AXIAN Group for Strategic Growth in Ivory Coast’s Insurtech Sector. Ivorian insurtech startup WiASSUR has secured a significant equity investment byBolu Babalola
News Rest of the WorldOctober 7, 2024 AmakaSTUDIO has successfully secured funding to support its growth and expansion. AMAKA Studio, a New York-based tech startup specializing in the creator economy byFausat Abiola
Africa News StartupOctober 7, 2024 South African fintech startup LittleFish has secured funding from TLcom and Flourish. South African fintech startup LittleFish has successfully secured funding from byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsOctober 7, 2024 Egypt’s EdVentures funds 8 new ed-tech startups. Egyptian ed-tech startup EYouth, in partnership with a group of prominent local byFausat Abiola
