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
Africa Fintech NewsOctober 3, 2024 Ivorian fintech startup Daba Finance wins Ecobank’s fintech challenge. Ivorian fintech startup, Daba Finance, has emerged as the grand winner of the byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsSeptember 30, 2024 Kwiks, a Moroccan HR technology company, secures $827K. Moroccan recruitment platform Kwiks has successfully raised $827,000 in a byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsSeptember 30, 2024 Settle, an Egyptian fintech company, secures $2 million in pre-seed funding. Egyptian fintech startup SETTLE has successfully secured $2 million in a byFausat Abiola
News NigeriaSeptember 28, 2024 Risevest Shuts Down Virtual Card Service Amid Industry Challenges. Nigerian investment solutions platform, Risevest, has informed its users of the byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaSeptember 26, 2024 Tespire secures funding to expand data-driven education in Nigeria. Nigerian ed-tech startup Tespire has successfully raised an undisclosed amount byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsSeptember 25, 2024 M-KOPA hits 5 million customers across Africa. M-KOPA, a leading financial technology company focused on emerging markets, has byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsSeptember 25, 2024 Gozem to Launch Mobile Money Service in Togo in Partnership with NSIA Banque. West African super app Gozem has announced the upcoming launch of its fintech byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsSeptember 25, 2024 Ampersand Partners with CrossBoundary Energy to Power Electric Motorbikes with Solar Energy in Nairobi. E-mobility startup Ampersand has partnered with CrossBoundary Energy to power byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsSeptember 24, 2024 Farid, an Egyptian ed-tech company, raises $250K. Egyptian ed-tech startup Farid has successfully secured $250,000 in pre-seed byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsSeptember 24, 2024 Three South African Startups Selected for JICA’s NINJA Accelerator Programme Three innovative South African startups have been chosen to participate in the byMuhammed Mustapha
