Egypt’s Government Is Backing More Startups Than Kenya and Nigeria Combined—And It’s Working While Kenya and Nigeria compete for venture capital headlines, Egypt has quietly byBolu BabalolaJanuary 12, 2026
Jesutomiwa Salam: How Learning Backend Engineering Unlocked a Career in High-Impact Systems Design Jesutomiwa Salam is a backend-focused software engineer and systems thinker byMuhammed MustaphaJanuary 12, 2026
Terrahaptix Raises $11.8M to Scale Homegrown Drones for Africa’s Security Challenges. An Abuja-based drone manufacturer is drawing serious attention from Silicon byBolu BabalolaJanuary 12, 2026
Udeme Jalekun on Why Quality Assurance Is the Backbone of Trusted Software Udeme Jalekun is a Quality Assurance leader, trainer, and advocate for building byMuhammed MustaphaJanuary 12, 2026
ReportsOctober 22, 2024 Is Funding Winter Over in Africa? A Thorough Analysis of Deals in Africa So Far. In 2024, the African startup ecosystem witnessed a wave of investments, byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsOctober 15, 2024 Mdundo, a Kenyan music service, expands reach and projects $1 million in royalties for 2025. Mdundo, a leading music streaming platform based in Kenya, has announced plans byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsOctober 13, 2024 Egypt’s Qardy partners Waseela to digitise consumer finance Egypt-based online lending marketplace Qardy has announced a strategic byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsOctober 9, 2024 WiASSUR Partners with AXIAN Group for Strategic Growth in Ivory Coast’s Insurtech Sector. Ivorian insurtech startup WiASSUR has secured a significant equity investment byBolu Babalola
News Rest of the WorldOctober 7, 2024 AmakaSTUDIO has successfully secured funding to support its growth and expansion. AMAKA Studio, a New York-based tech startup specializing in the creator economy byFausat Abiola
Africa News StartupOctober 7, 2024 South African fintech startup LittleFish has secured funding from TLcom and Flourish. South African fintech startup LittleFish has successfully secured funding from byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsOctober 7, 2024 Acumen fund invests $3.25 million in Malawian and Zambian solar companies. Off-grid solar companies Yellow Malawi and Zambia’s RDG Collective have secured byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsSeptember 30, 2024 Kwiks, a Moroccan HR technology company, secures $827K. Moroccan recruitment platform Kwiks has successfully raised $827,000 in a byFausat Abiola
News Rest of the WorldSeptember 27, 2024 African Venture Capital Fund Managers Honored at Oxford for Advancing Startup Growth and Innovation. First Circle Capital, SpeedInvest, and Knife Capital, leading African venture byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsSeptember 24, 2024 Goodwell invests in Uganda’s Agent Banking Company. Uganda’s Agent Banking Company (ABC), a technology-driven financial services byFausat Abiola
