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 NewsJune 2, 2024 Africa’s new accelerator, Accelerate Africa, selects its inaugural class of 10 promising ventures. Four months post-launch, Accelerate Africa, a budding accelerator program with byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsMay 30, 2024 16 African Fintech Startups Selected for Visa’s Fintech Accelerator Program. Visa has announced the African startups chosen to participate in the second byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsMay 30, 2024 Safaricom picks 9 Kenyan startups for M-Pesa Spark Accelerator. Nine early-stage Kenyan startups have been chosen to participate in the Spark byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaMay 29, 2024 Paystack acquires Brass, and fires top management. Brass, a Nigerian banking startup, has been acquired by a consortium led by byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsMay 27, 2024 Egyptian e-commerce platform OneOrder secures $16 million series A. Egyptian startup OneOrder, a pioneering tech-enabled supplier and wholesale byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMay 27, 2024 Anti-fraud startup Orca secures $550,000 pre-seed funding to tackle fraud in emerging markets. South African startup Orca Fraud has made waves with its recent announcement of byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsMay 22, 2024 Egyptian fintech startup Bokra joins forces to launch a new platform for investing in gold, silver, and other precious metals. Egyptian fintech startup Bokra, known for its goal-based investment and savings byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsMay 20, 2024 Spiro Secures $50 Million Debt Facility from Afreximbank to Propel Sustainable Mobility in Africa. Spiro, the leading electric vehicle company in Africa, is thrilled to announce byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsMay 17, 2024 Senegalese B2B e-commerce platform Maad secures $3.2 million fund. Senegalese logistics platform Maad, which focuses on informal retailers, has byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaMay 17, 2024 OmniRetail tops Financial Times’ Africa’s fastest-growing companies list. OmniRetail, a B2B enablement platform focusing on digital infrastructure in byFatima Oladunni
