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Algeria, Funding, News
GRIPS Energy secures growth equity to expand solar and battery storage across Sub-Saharan Africa
October 15, 2026
Funding, News, Nigeria
Nigeria’s MAX extends Series B3 to $29 million with Nithio backing to expand electric mobility
October 15, 2026
Funding, News, Nigeria
Cascador and Sterling Bank launch $200 million fund to help Nigerian SMEs get loans
October 15, 2026
Lists, News, South Africa
Meet the 15 startups selected for the 2026 Google for Startups Accelerator South Africa programme
October 15, 2026
Funding, News, South Africa
South Africa’s DCC Holdings secures $17 million in mezzanine debt from Kholo Capital
October 14, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Africa lending-as-a-service Kuunda completes oversubscribed secondary sale led by E4EAfrica
October 14, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Africa Nature Impact Fund launches with $100 million target to back nature and carbon projects
October 14, 2026
Egypt, News
Egypt’s Bank NXT extends partnership with Network International on payments
October 13, 2026
News, Rwanda
Bio Usawa to open Sub-Saharan Africa’s first monoclonal antibody plant in Rwanda
October 13, 2026
Funding, News, Nigeria
Standard Bank Group to invest in Nigeria’s OPay as the FinTech prepares for IPO
October 13, 2026
Africa, News
IFC and BlueOrchard launch private debt vehicle targeting $2 billion for emerging markets
October 13, 2026
News, South Africa
Mukuru appoints former Jumia executive Jean-Jacques Maïkere as Group Chief Customer Officer
October 12, 2026
News, South Africa
South African EV startup Everlectric exits Vumela Fund
October 12, 2026
Funding, News, South Africa
South Africa-founded Healthleap raises $38 million to help hospitals detect missed diagnoses with AI
October 9, 2026
Funding, News, Nigeria
Nigeria’s Vatar, creator of viral browser game Lagos Life, raises $500k to scale its social worlds platform
October 9, 2026
Acquisitions, News, South Africa
Kredete buys South African crypto licence holder to grow stablecoin payments
October 9, 2026
Funding, Kenya, News
Meet the Kenyan startups that raised funding in Q3 2026
October 9, 2026
Acquisitions, News, South Africa
South African booking platform LekkeSlaap acquired by local investor consortium as founders exit
October 9, 2026
Africa, News
Velocity and CrissCross partner to develop stablecoin, real-time payment and virtual account products for Africa
October 8, 2026
Africa, News
African Union-mandated AfCRA launches to offer independent ratings of African governments and businesses
October 8, 2026
Acquisitions, Africa, News
African FinTech M-KOPA acquires Finnish device-locking software firm KilpiTek for $8 million
October 8, 2026
Funding, Morocco, News
Moroccan FinTech Vantage Payment Systems secures AfricInvest backing to build an omnichannel payments platform
October 8, 2026
Funding, Kenya, News
Kenya’s Cloud9 secures investment from Alliance to build borderless banking for African entrepreneurs
October 8, 2026
Funding, News, United Republic of Tanzania
Tanzanian AgTech East Africa Foods secures $40 million to scale food supply chain infrastructure across East Africa
October 7, 2026
Kenya, News
Jubilee Group and FSD Africa partner with seven InsurTechs to widen insurance access in Kenya
October 7, 2026
Africa, Funding, Lists, News
FINCA Ventures Prize 2026: Six African startups win $400k in grants
October 7, 2026
News, Nigeria
Cross-border payments startup Leatherback rebrands as Foren after Zedcrest acquisition
October 6, 2026
Acquisitions, News, South Africa
RMB Ventures to buy South African sports retailer MoreCorp from Old Mutual Private Equity
October 6, 2026
News, Nigeria
Nigeria launches $300 million fund for distributed solar and mini-grids
October 5, 2026
Funding, Kenya, News
Kenya’s Family Bank secures $10 million credit line from African Development Bank to expand SME and agribusiness lending
October 5, 2026
Africa, News
UNDP and GSMA sign agreement to strengthen Africa’s AI ecosystem
October 5, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
KawiSafi Ventures invests $2 million in Orb Energy to expand solar in East Africa
October 5, 2026
Acquisitions, Egypt, News
Egypt-founded Atta acquired by Replit to bring interactive charts into its AI chat
October 1, 2026
Funding, News, Nigeria
Nigeria’s Prado Power secures REPP 2 debt financing to develop five solar mini-grids with battery storage
October 1, 2026
Funding, News, Rwanda
Cold Solutions Rwanda secures up to $18 million from Africa Go Green Fund for Kigali cold-storage facility
October 1, 2026
Funding, News, Nigeria
Nigeria’s Ororo Waste secures up to $1 million from Rising Tide Africa to expand used cooking oil collection
October 1, 2026
Africa, Funding, Lists
African startups that raised funding in September 2026
October 1, 2026
Cameroon, Funding, News
Cameroon’s Prometal SA gets $45.6 million working capital facility from Afreximbank
October 1, 2026
Funding, News, Zambia, Zimbabwe
BII commits $65 million across Zambia and Zimbabwe to unlock investment in frontier markets
September 30, 2026
Africa, News
FSD Africa launches Manager Finance Facility to “finance the financiers” backing African businesses
September 30, 2026
Funding, Kenya, News
Kenya’s Farm to Feed secures $171k from Proparco to cut food loss and boost farmer incomes
September 30, 2026
Funding, News, Senegal
Senegal-based SORAM Afrique raises $1.36 million funding round, marking its first ClimateTech investment
September 30, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Exergy and Mercuria sign $250 million deal to finance power infrastructure across Southern and Eastern Africa
September 29, 2026
News, Nigeria
Terra Industries partners with Promethean Resources to secure Nigerian mining operations with autonomous surveillance
September 29, 2026
Funding, Ghana, News
Ghana’s Propartners to launch $207k crowdfunding note to finance local SMEs
September 28, 2026
Funding, News, Zambia
Zambian honey producer Wuchi Wami raises undisclosed investment from Inside Capital Partners
September 28, 2026
Funding, News, Seychelles
African Development Bank approves $34 million loan to Seychelles for public services, private sector growth and climate resilience
September 25, 2026
Africa, News
Zambezi Basin countries agree climate resilience priorities for $130 million programme
September 25, 2026
Africa, News
Dar Ventures and Plug and Play team up to launch new DarE cohort
September 25, 2026
Kenya, News
Kenswitch launches Kenya’s first national domestic card scheme, eyes Tap to Pay and digital wallets
September 25, 2026
Africa, News
Afreximbank issues $29 million guarantee to scale EAC Customs Bond across East Africa
September 24, 2026
Morocco, News
Moroccan FinTech Chari appoints former Visa executive Aurélien Pichon to its board
September 24, 2026
Funding, Kenya, News
Kenya’s SunCulture closes $10 million securitisation with Mirova to expand solar irrigation access
September 24, 2026
Funding, News, Zambia
Zambia-based Sun King raises $5 million from Acumen to scale pay-as-you-go solar
September 24, 2026
Acquisitions, News, South Africa
South African FinTech Luno acquires cross-border payments startup GTXN
September 24, 2026
News, Nigeria
LemFi appoints former Central Bank of Nigeria adviser Dr. Haydar Daudu as Head of Regulatory Affairs and Policy for West Africa
September 23, 2026
Funding, Kenya, News
Pan-African fund 3IF Ventures makes debut investment in Kenyan InsurTech Turaco
September 23, 2026
Africa, News
Meet Morounke Olufemi: The new global CFO of African FinTech unicorn Flutterwave
September 23, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
EV.Tech raises undisclosed funding from Enko Capital to scale EV charging infrastructure
September 23, 2026
Egypt, Funding, News
Cairo-based Anees Health raises Seed funding to scale its integrated home healthcare model
September 22, 2026
Egypt, News
Egypt’s Career 180 launches KEMET-X to connect Egyptian and African startups with global investors
September 22, 2026
Funding, News, South Africa
South African FinTech Mission Mobile raises $30.9 million from DNI to scale smartphone financing
September 22, 2026
Acquisitions, Africa, News
Kredete acquires stablecoin infrastructure platform Gravv
September 22, 2026
Africa, News
Enko Capital secures CDC Benin as investor in Francophone West Africa SME Strategy
September 21, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
ATDC secures $500 million credit facility from Afreximbank to scale trade and distribution across Africa
September 21, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Spiro secures additional $18 million in debt financing from Africa Go Green Fund
September 21, 2026
Egypt, Funding, News
Egypt-based FinTech Paymob raises $35 million in pre-Series C round
September 21, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Biochar Industrial Group secures $1.5 million to turn waste into durable carbon removal
September 18, 2026
Funding, News, United Republic of Tanzania
Afreximbank extends $10 million facility to Azania Bank to support SMEs in Tanzania
September 18, 2026
Funding, Ghana, News
Ghana’s Complete Farmer secures $2.4 million IFC-BIFT loan and $660k in advisory and grant support
September 18, 2026
Funding, News, Nigeria
Terra Industries leads $1 million pre-Seed round in Nigerian cybersecurity startup Aeon
September 18, 2026
Africa, News
Pan-African Payment and Settlement System targets wider adoption after transaction volumes surge 1,000% across Africa
September 18, 2026
Egypt, Funding, News
Egypt’s Bekia raises $765k to digitise waste collection and launch its first B2B software product
September 17, 2026
Kenya, News
India’s Absolute takes AI-led biosolutions agriculture platform INERA to Africa, begins operations in Kenya
September 17, 2026
Funding, News, South Africa
South Africa’s NEF and NYDA launch $6.13 million fund for youth entrepreneurs
September 17, 2026
Funding, Malawi, News
Centenary Bank secures $8.5 million from EIB Global to finance smallholder farmers and agri-food businesses in Malawi
September 17, 2026
Funding, News, South Africa
VEA Capital Partners acquires stake in South African AI firm Bonisa Applied Insights
September 16, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Africa Jobs Fund backs People Gateway to build job pathways from Africa to Italy
September 16, 2026
Funding, News, Nigeria
All On invests $5 million in PowerGen to expand solar mini-grids across Nigeria
September 16, 2026
Funding, News, South Africa
Cape Town-based Iris Fresh raises growth capital to expand fresh produce exports
September 16, 2026
News, Nigeria
Nigeria Police Force appoints Flutterwave CEO Olugbenga Agboola as National Youth Ambassador
September 15, 2026
Kenya, News
Kenya’s AgTech startup Twiga Foods enters administration after years of layoffs, debt and a failed asset-light pivot
September 15, 2026
Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Funding, News, Nigeria
Madica backs five African startups, makes first investments in Algeria and Cameroon
September 15, 2026
Egypt, Funding, News
Egyptian-founded FinTech startup Synapse Analytics raises $13 million to bring AI decisioning to banks
September 15, 2026
Africa, News
African EV soonicorn Spiro partners with China’s Yadea to scale affordable electric mobility across the continent
September 14, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Africell secures $99.6 million EXIM loan to deploy American and European telecoms technology in Angola
September 14, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
PIDG and IFDK back Africa GreenCo with additional $11.5m investment
September 11, 2026
Funding, Morocco, News
Moroccan LegalTech Charikaty secures pre-Seed funding at $3.4 million valuation
September 11, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Watu secures $7 million debt facility from AHL Venture Partners to expand mobility and connectivity lending
September 11, 2026
News, Nigeria
Flutterwave powers online payments for Dangote Refinery’s IPO, widening access for retail and diaspora investors
September 11, 2026
Funding, Morocco, News
Moroccan water company SNCE secures investment from CDG Invest Growth and MCP
September 11, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Paris-based Amethis backs Zamara Holdings to build leading pan-African financial services platform
September 10, 2026
Egypt, Funding, News
Egyptian-UK FinTech firm Zeal raises $10 million to expand payment terminal loyalty tools
September 10, 2026
Funding, News, Nigeria
TLG Capital invests $3 million in Nigeria’s Drive45
September 10, 2026
Acquisitions, News, Uganda
Creditchek acquires Uganda-based core banking and lending platform Algosys
September 9, 2026
Funding, Malawi, News, Zambia
Africa Jobs Fund backs labour mobility startup Velocity as it expands nurse placements into Malawi and Zambia
September 9, 2026
Kenya, News
Kopo Kopo launches K2 Connect V2 APIs for faster in-app payments
September 9, 2026
Egypt, News
Vodafone Business and Cassava Technologies partner to build Egypt’s first sovereign AI factory
September 9, 2026
News, South Africa
ZARU adds Absa as banking partner to strengthen Rand-backed stablecoin infrastructure
September 8, 2026
Funding, News, South Africa
South Africa’s Capitalworks secures $15 million from Proparco for fourth private equity fund
September 8, 2026