5 Nov 2025
- Anda, an Angolan mobility startup has raised $3.2 million in seed funding, in a landmark deal for Africa’s tech and mobility sectors. The $3.2…
5 Nov 2025
- Kenya’s Transport Workers Union (TAWU-Kenya) has joined a nationwide strike by Uber and Bolt drivers and announced plans to file a constitutional…
5 Nov 2025
- One of the things that can really kill the mood of a special occasion like a birthday or a holiday is the lack of enough resources to shop for gifts…
4 Nov 2025
- Farm to Feed, a Kenyan Agtech startup, has closed a $1.5 million seed funding round, to scale impact across agricultural value chains. The round…
4 Nov 2025
- Meta Llama Impact Accelerator 2025 has backed 12 AI startups from across Africa after rigorous training and mentorship that culminated into a Demo…
4 Nov 2025
- Sawa Energy, an renewable energy company operating in Uganda and Rwanda, has raised EUR 2.5 million (US$2.8 Million) equity investment for expansion…
4 Nov 2025
- MultiChoice Kenya, a CANAL+ company, has announced exciting festive discounts of up to 30% on DStv and GOtv hardware, giving new customers a more…
4 Nov 2025
- TymeBank has appointed Cheslyn Jacobs as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 January 2026. Jacobs succeeds Karl Westvig, who has been with…
3 Nov 2025
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) and OpenAI, have signed a new $38 billion agreement, over the next seven years, to allow OpenAI to access AWS compute…
3 Nov 2025
- Stream, the Saudi-born billing and payments firm, has raised $4M in seed funding to scale its mission to remove friction from merchant payments in…
3 Nov 2025
- KCB Group Plc, Kenya’s largest lender by assets, announced plans to acquire a minority stake in digital payments company Pesapal Limited, marking…
31 Oct 2025
- Safaricom, through the M-PESA Foundation, has launched Citizens of the Future, an education initiative to improve education and training…
31 Oct 2025
- IHS Holding, one of the world’s largest independent telecom tower operators, has completed the sale of its Rwanda operations to Paradigm Tower…
30 Oct 2025
- Terp 360, a sign-language app by Kenyan innovator Elly Savatia has won £50,000 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. The Royal Academy of…
29 Oct 2025
- Meta, through its subsidiary Edge Network Services Limited, has entered a deal with Safaricom to bring its second submarine cable, connecting…
29 Oct 2025
- As AI transforms Kenya’s workplaces, GOMYCODE is stepping in to equip businesses for the future through its new ‘GOMYCODE for Business’ program,…
29 Oct 2025
- Pesapal, has launched Drive, a digital fleet fuel management platform designed to address fuel theft, transaction fraud, and tracking challenges…
28 Oct 2025
- Winwin Site in Somalia Review Win win has quickly become a popular online platform for gambling enthusiasts in Somalia. Offering a range of…
28 Oct 2025
- WinWin is a top-tier betting and casino platform that has cemented its place among Kenya’s most trusted gaming websites. Offering a wide variety of…
28 Oct 2025
- The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), and the World Resources Institute (WRI) have…
28 Oct 2025
- A former senior executive at Craft Silicon’s ride-hailing unit Little Cab has been awarded USD 758,000 after Kenya’s Employment and Labour Relations…
28 Oct 2025
- Synnefa has raised $300,000 to deploy IoT-solar dryers across Kenya and is seeking to raise $2 million in seed funding by 2026 to scale its solutions…
26 Oct 2025
- Lidya, a Nigerian digital lender backed by major impact investors, has halted operations after a period of financial strain and a breakdown in…
26 Oct 2025
- Feyisayo (Sayo) Eweje, a Nigerian-American scientist and co-founder of Procure Bio, is not the kind of scientist who accepts limitations. Whether he…
26 Oct 2025
- Feyisayo “Sayo” Eweje, a Nigerian-American scientist is not the kind of scientist who accepts limitations. Whether he is clicking through a Rubik’s…
25 Oct 2025
- Sun King, the solar and appliances financing firm, is entering manufacuring and assembly, with its new manufacturing facility in Tatu City, in Kenya…
25 Oct 2025
- Anka, a pan-African e-commerce platform formerly known as Afrikea, that connects African creators to global buyers, has been acquired by Global Shop…
24 Oct 2025
- NVIDIA has invested into Cassava Technologies (Cassava), a pan-Africa tech firm founded by telecom billionaire Strive Masiyiwa. NVIDIA, which…
24 Oct 2025
- NVIDIA has invested into Cassava Technologies (Cassava), a pan-Africa tech firm founded by telecom billionaire Strive Masiyiwa. NVIDIA, which…
24 Oct 2025
- Madica, a structured investment program for pre-seed African startups, has invested $400,000 into two AI-powered companies Anavid and Hypeo AI.…
24 Oct 2025
- Cercli, UAE’s workforce platform for enterprises, has raised $12 million to create the single platform for enterprises to manage their people, data…
23 Oct 2025
- Coinbase has acquired Echo, an onchain platform that helps communities invest together and gives founders more options for their cap table. With this…
23 Oct 2025
- Yaga, the Estonia based online marketplace for secondhand fashion, has secured €4 million in pre Series A funding as it looks to accelerate growth in…
23 Oct 2025
- Wakanow, Nigeria’s top online travel group, has acquired Nairabox, an event and cinema ticketing platform, in a move that will see Wakanow expand…
23 Oct 2025
- Spiro, the ebike and battery swapping firm, has raised $100 million to provide affordable and accessible mobility to the masses while transforming…
22 Oct 2025
- Yaga, an Estonia-based secondhand fashion marketplace, has raised €4 million in a pre-Series A round to accelerate its expansion across Africa and…
22 Oct 2025
- Spiro, the electric motorcycle and battery swapping firm, has raised $100 million investment round, to provide affordable and accessible mobility to…
21 Oct 2025
- Moniepoint Inc., a Nigerian fintech firm, has secured an additional $90 million in funding, bringing its Series C round to a total of $200 million as…
20 Oct 2025
- PAYDAY, a Tunisian fintech and insurtech startup, has raised its first pre-seed financing round at a $3 million valuation. The round was led by UGFS…
20 Oct 2025
- Nokia is bringing advanced 5G Dual-Band massive MIMO technology to Vodafone, Vodacom, and Safaricom networks in Kenya, Ethiopia and South Africa.…
19 Oct 2025
- The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has proposed an equity investment of up to $6 million in the Catalyst Fund, a venture capital vehicle…
18 Oct 2025
- LOOP, an NCBA Bank product, has launched LOOP FLEX, a Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) credit facility, to help customers acquire goods on credit, according…
18 Oct 2025
- Google and the World Bank Group have partnered to build AI-powered digital identity systems in emerging markets using artificial intelligence in a…
18 Oct 2025
- Africa’s innovation economy is entering its next act, and the world is watching. The continent is shifting from dependence on aid to shaping AI…
18 Oct 2025
- YEBO, a new encrypted file-sharing tool built by SemaBOX Africa specifically for African creators, filmmakers, and businesses, has officially been…
17 Oct 2025
- Apple has unveiled its latest custom silicon, the M5 chip, its most aggressive leap yet in artificial intelligence processing as it seeks to keep…
16 Oct 2025
- Apple has launched an upgraded version of its Vision Pro headset powered by the new M5 chip, delivering faster performance, sharper visuals, and…
16 Oct 2025
- Apple has launched the new 14-inch MacBook Pro, powered by its M5 chip, with great promise of a major leap in AI performance, speed, and efficiency…
16 Oct 2025
- Apple has unveiled the next-generation iPad Pro powered by its new M5 chip, bringing major leaps in AI performance, graphics, and efficiency…
16 Oct 2025
- Chari, Morocco’s YC-backed startup, has raised $12M Series A round, in a move that will see it transform its e-commerce platform into a merchant…