March 25, 2026
Equity Bank has been named Africa’s strongest banking brand in a new Brand Finance report, with a Brand Strength Index (BSI) score of 93.9 out of […]
February 19, 2026
Kenyan e-mobility startup ARC Ride is preparing for a major expansion. The Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS) company has secured a $5 million commitment from the International Finance Corporation […]
February 19, 2026
Women-led investment firm Fearless Fund has officially launched a Microfinance Fund in Ghana, marking its first major expansion into Africa. To kickstart, a national pitch competition […]
February 11, 2026
As more global capital turns toward Africa, the gap between startups that secure large institutional checks and those that remain stuck at the seed stage is […]
November 10, 2025
UrbanGeekz Founder and Chief Exec Kunbi Tinuoye will moderate multiple executive-level fireside conversations at Africa Tech Festival 2025, the continent’s largest and most influential technology and […]
October 8, 2025
Payaza, a leading African fintech company, has successfully repaid $13.5 million in commercial paper obligations. The company cleared the debt ahead of schedule, relying solely on […]
April 16, 2023
WomenWork Network graduates its first Ghana cohort made up of women business owners completing the 3-month program. WomenWork Network, an organization advancing African businesswomen to success, […]
March 10, 2022
Nigerian fintech startup Canza Finance has just raised $3.27 million in a seed funding round. The raise was led by blockchain-focused venture capital firm Fenbushi Capital along […]
March 5, 2021
Plans to launch the first African-led Artificial Intelligence Research Center have been unveiled by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the government of the […]
November 18, 2020
Kofi Anku is at the helm of an ambitious luxury real estate development in Ghana’s capital Accra. Ayi Mensah Park – a thriving community of 218 […]
September 12, 2018
Y Combinator startup Nigerian logistics company Kobo360 has raised more than $1.2 million dollars in pre-seed funding. Apple has become the first U.S. public company to reach […]
August 27, 2018
When Adamu Waziri moved back to Nigeria he struggled to find a job as an animator. Now a decade later he is a pioneer of the […]