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 News StartupAugust 27, 2025 Egyptian Super-App Breadfast Raise $10M at $400M Valuation as Fintech Expansion Accelerates. Egyptian on-demand delivery startup Breadfast has secured a significant funding byBolu Babalola
Africa News NigeriaAugust 19, 2025 MEST Opens Applications for $50K Fintech Challenge Across 9 African Markets. The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) has announced the byBolu Babalola
News Nigeria StartupAugust 19, 2025 Flutterwave doubles profit margins in H1 2025 as Africa’s fintech darling pivots to sustainable growth. Flutterwave, Africa’s most valuable payments company, is finally proving byFatima Oladunni
Africa News NigeriaAugust 14, 2025 Joint Innovation Facility (JIF): €250,000 Non-Dilutive Funding for Africa-Europe Climate Innovation. The European Union has launched a groundbreaking €250,000 funding initiative byBetty Wangari
Africa News StartupAugust 14, 2025 Banking Giant Nedbank Snaps Up iKhokha for $94M: A Strategic Play to Dominate Africa’s SME Fintech Revolution. In a move that could reshape South Africa’s fintech landscape, Nedbank byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaAugust 13, 2025 MTN Nigeria Unleashes ₦100 Million War Chest: New Cloud Accelerator Program Set to Supercharge Africa’s Next Unicorns In a move that could reshape Africa’s startup landscape, MTN Nigeria has byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupAugust 12, 2025 HoneyCoin Raises $4.9M to Transform Stablecoin-Powered Payments Across Africa and Global Markets. HoneyCoin, a transformative global payment orchestration platform, announced a byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupAugust 11, 2025 South African Fintech SAVA Launches Africa’s First Native Spend Management Platform. South African fintech startup SAVA has officially launched what it claims is the byBolu Babalola
News Nigeria StartupAugust 11, 2025 Nigerian Food Delivery Unicorn Chowdeck Raises $9M Series A to Fuel Pan-African Expansion. Nigerian food delivery startup Chowdeck has closed a $9 million Series A round byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsAugust 6, 2025 Visa Opens Applications for Fifth Africa Fintech Accelerator as Fourth Cohort Takes Flight. Visa has officially opened applications for its Fifth Africa Fintech Accelerator byBolu Babalola
