MTN Nigeria Launches Pan-African “Cloud Accelerator” to Empower Startup Ecosystems. MTN Nigeria, Africa’s telecommunications giant, just launched what might byFatima OladunniJuly 11, 2025
From JAMB to JavaScript: How a Single Conversation Sparked Elijah Asaolu’s Tech Journey. Like many Nigerian children, Elijah Asaolu grew up with parents who hoped he’d byMuhammed MustaphaJuly 10, 2025
Swiss government doubles down on emerging market startups with $6.3M fund relaunch. Switzerland just made a power move in the emerging markets startup game byMuhammed MustaphaJuly 10, 2025
LemFi targets Egypt’s $20.6B remittance goldmine as fintech wars heat up in North Africa. LemFi, the London-based fintech startup that’s been quietly building one byFatima OladunniJuly 10, 2025
News NigeriaAugust 8, 2024 Call for Applications: GET Accelerator Seeks Innovative Nigerian Startups. Nigerian startups are encouraged to apply for the third edition of the Grooming byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsAugust 7, 2024 Egyptian Startup Qardy Raises Millions in Pre-Seed Funding. Egyptian fintech startup, Qardy, has announced the successful closing of a byFatima Oladunni
EventsAugust 7, 2024 GameUp Africa Training Program: Applications Now Open. Applications are now open for the fourth edition of GameUp Africa, an esteemed byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsAugust 2, 2024 Egyptian Startup Cartona Raises $8.1M Series A Extension. Egyptian startup Cartona, a B2B platform focused on digitizing and empowering byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJuly 31, 2024 Five Nigerian startups chosen for Google’s Africa accelerator program. Tech giant Google has selected five Nigerian startups to be part of cohort 8 of byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJuly 31, 2024 Egypt’s Educatly Secures $2.5 Million to Expand its Platform. Egyptian ed-tech startup Educatly has successfully raised a $2 byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJuly 31, 2024 Djembe Selects 10 Scale-ups for its First Accelerator Cohort. Djembe Consultants has selected ten promising startups from across Africa and byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJuly 23, 2024 Egyptian Fintech MNT-Halan Raises $157.5M for Market Expansion. Egyptian fintech powerhouse MNT-Halan has successfully raised a substantial byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJuly 23, 2024 South African Climate-Tech Plentify Raises Oversubscribed Round. South African climate-tech startup Plentify has secured a substantial funding byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJuly 18, 2024 TerraPay Scores $95 Million to Slash Remittance Fees in Africa. TerraPay, a leading African digital payments provider, has secured a significant byBolu Babalola
