Wise’s CBN IMTO licence — secured via the UK-Nigeria Enhanced Trade and Investment Partnership ministerial dialogue in March — is the first significant…
The Queue Behind Wise: Nigeria’s Post-FATF Fintech Entry Pipeline
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Africa Banking Sector FY2025 Earnings Round-Up: Who Won, Who Struggled, and What the Numbers Reveal
Africa’s major banks have reported their 2025 full-year results, and the numbers reveal a continent divided. East and Southern African lenders — led by…
Africa Q1 2026 Funding: $518M, 35 Deals, and the End of VC as the Dominant Force
Africa Q1 2026 startup funding review — $518M, 35 deals, debt dominance, and what the composition means for the ecosystem.
Africa’s Series A Drought Is Real. Local VCs Are Filling the Gap.
Africa’s Series A drought 2026 — why foreign VC pulled back and how local venture funds are rebuilding the early-growth funding layer.
Japan’s African Bet: How Tokyo Became the Continent’s Fastest-Growing Startup Investor
While American venture capital retreated from African markets in 2024 and 2025, Japan moved in the opposite direction — and by early 2026, Tokyo had…
Safaricom’s Ziidi Money Market Fund: M-Pesa Meets the NSE
Safaricom Ziidi Trader — how M-Pesa connects to the NSE, what the money market fund product means for Kenyan capital markets.
Aga Khan Exits Nation Media Group. Rostam Azizi Takes Over. What Changes?
Aga Khan exits Nation Media Group — Rostam Azizi acquisition, editorial independence implications, and NMG’s future in East African media.
AfDB and Saviu Ventures Create West Africa’s Biggest Francophone VC Fund
AfDB and Saviu Ventures Francophone Africa VC fund — fund size, strategy, target sectors, and what it means for French-speaking startup ecosystems.
Breadfast $50M Pre-Series C: Mubadala, IFC, SBI, Olayan, YC Back Cairo Quick Commerce on IPO Track
When Mubadala Investment Company — Abu Dhabi’s $302 billion sovereign wealth fund — led a $50 million round into a Cairo grocery delivery company in…
Weego $1.1M Seed — Azur Innovation Backs Moroccan-Senegalese Shared Mobility Platform
Weego, a shared mobility platform operating across Morocco and Senegal, has closed a $1.1 million seed round led by the Azur Innovation Fund, making it…