CBN Orders Nigerian Fintechs to Split Their Payments Empires or Divest Nigeria's Central Bank has ordered payment service holding companies to unbundle byFatima OladunniJune 17, 2026
Ripple Buys Into Flutterwave to Open New Front in African Stablecoin Wars Ripple has taken a strategic stake in Flutterwave, Nigeria's largest payments byBolu BabalolaJune 16, 2026
Proparco Anchors Morocco LP Position in EmTech’s New $60M Fund Proparco, the private sector financing arm of France’s development agency byBolu BabalolaJune 16, 2026
WATT and MTN Nigeria Partner on 34MW Renewable Energy Rollout for Telecom and EV First WATT, a renewable energy infrastructure company, has signed a partnership byFatima OladunniJune 16, 2026
Africa NewsFebruary 13, 2024 Catalyst Fund Backed Six African Climate-Tech Startups In 4 Months. The Catalyst Fund, a pre-seed venture capital fund and accelerator, has invested byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaFebruary 13, 2024 2 Nigerian Fintech Startups Selected For Y Combinator W24 Batch. Nigerian fintech startups Cleva and Miden have been selected to participate in byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsFebruary 13, 2024 Ilara Health gets $4.2M to grow in East Africa and improve healthcare access. Ilara Health, a health-tech startup based in Kenya that provides private clinics byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsFebruary 9, 2024 Thinkroom Unveils Thinkubate, Disrupting SA’s Entrepreneurial Education. In a bold initiative aimed at transforming the landscape of business education byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsFebruary 6, 2024 Qualcomm Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Programme, Applications Now Open. Qualcomm, a prominent leader in the global wireless technology industry, has byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsFebruary 5, 2024 Ghana’s Kofa unveils game-changing battery swap network for e-bikes. Ghanaian e-bike startup Kofa is at the forefront of innovating Africa’s byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsFebruary 5, 2024 2nd Accelerate Africa Startup Support Programme, Applications Now Open. Early-stage founders, brimming with innovative solutions to tackle some of the byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaFebruary 5, 2024 Nigerian Startup alGROWithm Scales Growth Talent Program with New Funding. Nigerian startup alGROWithm has recently obtained funding to expand its byMuhammed Mustapha
ReportsFebruary 5, 2024 Startup Funding Drought Continues Despite $85m Raised in January. African startups faced continued funding challenges into 2024, securing $85 byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJanuary 29, 2024 Egyptian DXwand AI To Expand Regionally With $4m Series A Raise. Egyptian AI Start-Up DXwand Secures US$4 Million in Series A Funding for byFatima Oladunni
