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Africa, News
Cassava Technologies adds NVIDIA Nemotron models to its AI Factory
October 23, 2026
News
AfDB launches pan-African capacity-building programme to help African institutions invest in venture capital funds
October 23, 2026
News
Kilima Partners launches to advise African tech companies on fundraising, M&A and exits
October 23, 2026
Funding, News
ATCO Pharma gets growth investment from RMBV’s RNAF III fund in Egypt
October 23, 2026
News
EBANX launches OPay Direct Debit for global merchants in Nigeria
October 23, 2026
News
WalletConnect Pay launches in South Africa through Ezeebit
October 22, 2026
Acquisitions, Egypt, News
Heidelberg Materials Egypt acquires minority stake in ZeroCarbon to decarbonise Egypt’s cement industry
October 22, 2026
Egypt, Funding, News
Deloitte Innovation Hub in Cairo plans further $40 million investment under $110 million expansion plan
October 22, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Ground Up Investing reaches $6 million first close for $20 million fund backing agricultural SMEs in Africa and Latin America
October 22, 2026
Funding, News, Senegal
Afreenergy Solar secures $13.4 million debt facility from REPP 2 to expand solar and storage in Senegal
October 22, 2026
Egypt, News
Egypt’s first unicorn MNT-Halan gains 6.6% on stock market debut after country’s largest IPO since 2021
October 21, 2026
News, South Africa
Johannesburg-based Sango Capital appoints Darryn Schovell and Rainer Steinhagen to its investment team
October 21, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Aries Media Ventures launches debut fund for African MediaTech startups, backs first three companies
October 21, 2026
News
LemFi adds UK savings, credit and eSIMs as it rebuilds its app and launches a new brand
October 21, 2026
Egypt, Funding, News
Egyptian PropTech Aqar Exit raises $200k at $2 million valuation; targets $5 million round in 2027
October 20, 2026
Egypt, Funding, News
Cairo’s Tactful AI secures backing from former e& CEO Hatem Dowidar; plans to raise Series A in 2027
October 20, 2026
Funding, News, Uganda
After DOB Equity investment, Uganda’s Irrisol Engineering attracts Nordic Impact Funds backing
October 20, 2026
Acquisitions, News, South Africa
South African seaweed biostimulant maker Afrikelp acquired by SAS Group
October 20, 2026
Funding, News, Nigeria
EBRD backs Nigeria’s Beacon Power Services to modernise electricity distribution
October 19, 2026
Africa, News
After backing MAX, Nithio launches FUEL, a $150 million pan-African e-mobility debt fund
October 19, 2026
Ethiopia, Funding, News
Digital Africa makes first Ethiopian investment, backing AgTech startup ChipChip
October 19, 2026
Funding, News, Senegal
Cygnum Capital’s ALCB Fund invests $7 million in Senegal’s Swami Agri’s $52.2 million debut green bond
October 19, 2026
Africa, News
dLocal and Western Union expand partnership to cover remittance payouts in Africa
October 16, 2026
Funding, Namibia, News
Zurich-based Tivano secures $606.1k REPIC grant to scale carbon removal and tackle bush encroachment in Namibia
October 16, 2026
Africa, News
Africa Finance Corporation appoints Nigeria’s central bank governor Yemi Cardoso as board chairman
October 16, 2026
News, South Africa
MoneyHash partners with Ozow to widen South African payment options for merchants
October 16, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Solarise Africa secures $1.15 million EEP Africa grant to enter Uganda and Zambia
October 16, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
GRIPS Energy secures growth equity to expand solar and battery storage across Sub-Saharan Africa
October 15, 2026
Funding, News, Nigeria
Bisedge secures $11.2 million loan from Finnfund to expand electric forklift fleet in Nigeria and East Africa
October 15, 2026
Africa, Lists, News
Africa’s IPO wave: Five major listings to watch, from Dangote to OPay
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
Guyana Development Bank opens with interest-free loans for SMEs
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
Ocular AI raises $2 million pre-Seed to build voice AI training data
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
Funding, News
Infinite Partners closes Core Equity Fund II at $168 million
October 6, 2026
Funding, News
Egyptian FinTech unicorn MNT-Halan plans 20% stake sale in EGX listing as CIB commits up to $38.23 million to the IPO
October 6, 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
Funding, News
Nairobi- and Sunnyvale-based Satlyt raises $8 million to build the intelligence layer for satellites
October 2, 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
News
Ethiopia’s Lersha named MIT Solve 2026 Solver, wins $100k Heifer Prize for Smallholder Agricultural Transformation
September 29, 2026
Acquisitions, News
Octoco Group buys strategic stake in South African RailTech startup HisWay Labs
September 29, 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
News
Flutterwave hosts UNGA roundtable on infrastructure and capital for African businesses
September 28, 2026
Funding, News
Nigeria’s Tomato Jos secures $2 million as tomato paste import ban opens up local market
September 28, 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