EIB Commits €40M to Speedinvest’s €200M Africa Fund: Why Vienna Becoming a New Fundraising Corridor Matters More Than the Money On March 16, 2026, EIB Global committed €40 million to Speedinvest's first byBetty WangariMarch 17, 2026
Nigeria’s iDICE Tech Fund Finally Lands With a $729K Startup Grant: Three Years, $618M Pledged, and the First Check Is ₦1 Billion for 100 Founders Three years after Nigeria launched one of Africa's most ambitious digital byFatima OladunniMarch 17, 2026
NDPC to Nigerian Content Creators: Filming Strangers for TikTok Violates Privacy Law—And Yes, You Can Be Prosecuted On March 13, 2026, Nigeria's data protection regulator put content creators on byFatima OladunniMarch 16, 2026
CBN Mandates Automated AML Systems Across Nigerian Financial Institutions On March 10, 2026, CBN killed manual anti-money laundering compliance in byFatima OladunniMarch 13, 2026
Africa NewsMarch 13, 2024 Egyptian Startup dKilo Raises $3.2 Million Seed Funding. dKilo, a trailblazing AdTech startup, made headlines at Leap 2024 by announcing byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsMarch 13, 2024 9 Kenyan Startups Selected for Endeavor Kenya’s New ScaleUp Program. Endeavor Kenya, a pivotal force in fostering entrepreneurial success, has byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsMarch 11, 2024 IFC and Solcon Capital Join Forces to Fuel Deep Tech Growth in South Africa. The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a pivotal member of the World Bank byBolu Babalola
Fintech NewsMarch 10, 2024 Flutterwave shuts down barter card service. African financial technology behemoth Flutterwave has announced it will be byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMarch 8, 2024 South African e-health startup Recomed secures investment from Eisai. South African digital healthcare marketplace startup, RecoMed, has secured a byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaMarch 7, 2024 MDaaS Global, a Nigerian health startup, secures $3 million funding. MDaaS Global, a leading Nigerian health tech firm known for its extensive byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaMarch 3, 2024 Syra Finance Announces Closure Due to Hostile Business Environment. After more than a year of operation in Nigeria, Syra Finance, a leading Nigerian byFatima Oladunni
EventsFebruary 29, 2024 Victoria’s Secret partners with AWIEF to empower Nigerian women entrepreneurs through the Growth Accelerator program. The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has joined forces byFatima Oladunni
Fintech NewsFebruary 29, 2024 Nigerian fintech startup Bfree raises $2.95 million. Bfree, a forefront ethical credit management platform, has successfully raised byMuhammed Mustapha
Women in TechFebruary 28, 2024 Closing the investment gap for women-led startups in Africa. Concerned about the significant funding disparity affecting female tech byFatima Oladunni
