Lagos Is Getting a $250 Million Hyperscale Data Center. Here’s Why Nigeria Still Can’t Power the Cloud. Kasi Cloud just broke ground on what will become one of Africa's largest data byFatima OladunniFebruary 26, 2026
Ghana’s Fido Just Raised $5.5M to Prove AI Can Underwrite Africa’s ‘Unbankable’ — Without a Credit Score in Sight With over 1 million customers, $500 million disbursed, and a proprietary AI byBolu BabalolaFebruary 26, 2026
Spiro Just Raised $50M in Debt to Flood Africa With Electric Motorcycles. The Real Question: Can Battery Swaps Actually Scale? With 80,000 e-bikes deployed, 30 million battery swaps completed, and $230 byBolu BabalolaFebruary 25, 2026
Morocco’s WafR Just Raised $4M to Turn 100,000 Corner Stores Into Digital Banks. Here’s Why That Actually Works With 20,000 neighborhood shops already processing mobile top-ups, bill payments, byBolu BabalolaFebruary 24, 2026
Africa NewsJanuary 21, 2025 Women Techsters Fellowship Applications Are Now Open Applications are now open for the highly anticipated Women Techsters Fellowship byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJanuary 12, 2025 Application now Open for TechForward Policy Fellowship for Emerging Leaders The Africa Center for Digital Transformation (ACDT) has unveiled its TechForward byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsMay 28, 2024 Applications are open for Obuntu Launchpad for Africa-focused fund managers. Africa-focused fund managers have been invited to apply for the Obuntu Launchpad byMuhammed Mustapha
EventsApril 4, 2024 AU Tech Fellowship Returns for a Second Year With Afrilabs. AfriLabs, a pivotal network organization fostering innovation and byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaJanuary 15, 2024 Cchub-Mastercard Foundation Edtech Fellowship Now Open. CcHub and Mastercard Foundation have joined forces to empower ed-tech startups byMuhammed Mustapha
EventsJanuary 6, 2024 EnovateLab Foundation Launches Impact Fellowship Cohort Two. EnovateLab Innovation and Impact Foundation, a prominent organization in byMuhammed Mustapha
