54 Collective Shuts Down After Court Orders Liquidation Over $106M Mastercard Foundation Grant Dispute. 54 Collective, the venture firm formerly known as Founders Factory Africa, has byBolu BabalolaJuly 24, 2025
Africa’s First Digital SEZ Launches Full-Stack AI Growth Zone to Bridge Continental Infrastructure Gap. Itana aims to keep African AI talent from relying on expensive foreign GPU byFatima OladunniJuly 24, 2025
Egyptian Fintech Flend Raises $3M Seed Round to Digitize SME Lending Across MENA Egyptian digital SME lending platform Flend has closed a $3 million seed funding byBolu BabalolaJuly 24, 2025
Moroccan superapp ORA raises $7.5M Series A to digitize North Africa’s cash-heavy economy. Morocco-based superapp ORA Technologies has closed a $7 byBolu BabalolaJuly 21, 2025
Africa NewsJanuary 17, 2025 Safaricom Honored as Top Employer in Kenya by the Top Employers Institute. Safaricom has been certified as a Top Employer 2025 in Kenya and Africa by the byFatima Oladunni
OpinionDecember 30, 2024 How Digital Skills Are Shaping the Future of Nigeria’s Workforce In a country as vibrant and dynamic as Nigeria, the future of work is byFausat Abiola
News NigeriaJune 25, 2024 Flutterwave undergoes restructuring and lays off 3% of its workforce. African payments giant Flutterwave has laid off about 30 employees, which byMuhammed Mustapha
Rest of the World StartupDecember 6, 2023 Spotify announced a workforce reduction, trimming 1,500 jobs, which represents 17% of its employees. CEO Daniel Ek says. Spotify, the renowned music streaming service, is undergoing a significant byBolu Babalola
