Africa Entrepreneurship Innovation Hub Startup

Nigerian Tech Hubs Can Now Apply For AfDB’s YEI Trust Fund Worth $4m

The African Development Bank has opened applications for its Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation Multi-donor Trust Fund (YEI Trust Fund). It is worth

Venture Capital

Partech Africa II Fund Reaches $300m+ Final Close to Expand Team and Portfolio

Partech, the global technology investment firm, has announced the final closing of its second Africa fund, Partech Africa II, at

FCMB
Accelerator Banking

FCMB Launches Accelerator Programme to Empower SMEs

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has launched an accelerator programme to upskill and grow over one million small and medium-sized

SecondStax
Partnership

African Securities Exchanges Association, SecondSTAX Partner to Accelerate Integration of Africa’s Capital Markets

The African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with SecondSTAX, a technology company that is building

ThriveAgric
AgricTech

ThriveAgric Supports 500,000 Smallholder Farmers to Boost Food Production in Africa

ThriveAgric, an agritech company in Nigeria, has today released its 2022 Impact Report reiterating its mission to build the largest

Moni
Product Launch

Moni unveils new community-powered business loans to drive growth for African SMEs 

Moni, a digital platform that delivers financial services in Africa, has launched a new range of business loans that enables

4DX Ventures
Edtech Investment Legal Venture Capital

Egypt’s Kouncel Bags $1.2m pre-Seed Funding

Kouncel, an Egyptian legal education platform, has secured $1.2 million investment led by Zaldi Capital, the African Development Bank (AFDB), the

Alitheia IDF
Private Equity Fund

Alitheia IDF Announces Final Close at $100m to Fund African Female-led Startups

Alitheia IDF (AIF), Africa’s first women-led and women-focused private equity fund, has announced the final close of the $100 million fund with

MainOne
Acquisition

Equinix to Acquire Nigeria’s MainOne in $320m Deal

Equinix Inc, the global digital infrastructure company, has announced that it will acquire MainOne, a West African data center and connectivity

Edtech Education

Redefining Education in The Developing World by Nelson Tosin Ajulo PhD

Education has been identified as the ultimate route to escape poverty. It is widely held that if you attend school,