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Chinese Ride-hailing Startup, DiDi Shuts Down South African Operations

Oluwasegun 04/11/2022

Egypt’s Sprints Closes $1.2m Seed Round Led by Alexandria Angels Network

Mohammed Mane 04/11/2022

Elon Musk Won’t Be Joining Twitter Board Afterall

Musa Suleiman 04/11/2022

IFC Invests $15m in Algebra Ventures to Support Egyptian Tech Startups and Drive Innovation

Ester Adams 04/11/2022

CBN Approves DLM Capital Group’s Acquisition of Links Micro Finance Bank

Musa Suleiman 04/09/2022

Egypt’s Flend Secures $3 Million Seed Funding to Expand Digital SME Lending Platform

By Adebayo Trevor / 07/22/2025

Flend, an Egyptian fintech company, has bagged $3 million seed funding round, comprising both equity and debt, to grow its...

Egypt’s Flend Secures $3 Million Seed Funding to Expand Digital SME Lending Platform

South African Court Provisionally Liquidates 54 Collective

By Musa Suleiman / 07/22/2025

A South African High Court has provisionally liquidated 54 Collective—formerly known as Founders Factory Africa—after damning revelations of financial misconduct...

South African Court Provisionally Liquidates 54 Collective

Visa Launches Application for Africa Accelerator Programme

By Adebayo Trevor / 07/17/2025

Visa has officially launched the Cohort 5 application cycle for its Visa Accelerator Programme Africa, a high-impact initiative designed to...

Visa Launches Application for Africa Accelerator Programme

How to Monetise TikTok in Nigeria

By Adebayo Trevor / 07/17/2025

With over 37 million Nigerian users, TikTok has evolved into more than just a video-sharing app—it’s now a full-fledged revenue-generating...

Nigerian Appointed As Jumia Nigeria CEO, 5 Years After Juliet Anammah’s Exit

By Musa Suleiman / 07/16/2025

Jumia, the African ecommerce firm, has announced the appointment of Temidayo Ojo as the new CEO of Jumia Nigeria. Ojo...

Nigerian Appointed As Jumia Nigeria CEO, 5 Years After Juliet Anammah’s Exit

5 Cheapest Android Phones Under ₦30,000 in Nigeria

By Ester Adams / 07/15/2025

If you're on a tight budget and need a reliable Android phone under ₦30,000, you're in luck. Whether it's for...

5 Cheapest Android Phones Under ₦30,000 in Nigeria

MoneyBadger Raises $400K to Expand Bitcoin Payments in Retail Stores

By Oluwasegun / 07/15/2025

MoneyBadger, the South African crypto payments startup, has raised $400,000 (R7 million) in a pre-seed funding round led by P1...

MoneyBadger Raises $400K to Expand Bitcoin Payments in Retail Stores

Engage Capital Bids $24.5M to Acquire Lipa Later

By Adebayo Trevor / 07/15/2025

Engage Capital has submitted a $24.5 million (KES 3.17 billion) bid to acquire Lipa Later, the buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) company that...

Engage Capital Bids $24.5M to Acquire Lipa Later

Roqqu Acquires Kenya’s Flitaa

By Musa Suleiman / 07/14/2025

Roqqu, a Nigerian cryptocurrency startup, has acquired Flitaa, a Kenya‑based crypto exchange. This marks the first-ever publicly confirmed intra‑African crypto...