Global
Nigeria Ditches China Satellites; Namibia Scraps $2.4M AI Deal
Two African governments are making costly course corrections on technology contracts, signalling a sharper scrutiny of foreign tech partnerships across the continent.
Global
Africa's Digital Ambition Meets Global Capital Shifts in 2025
Trade realignment, mobile-first infrastructure, and a reshuffling of global ad and tech leadership are converging to reshape Africa's growth trajectory.
Politics
Sendwave vs TapTapSend: The Apps Reshaping Africa's Remittance Corridors
A Lagos-based VC director's daily app choice illustrates how mobile-first remittance platforms are dismantling the dawn-queue era of African money transfers.
Global
JSE Lists AI ETF, Borderless Bets on Stablecoins, Sintana Drills Deeper
Three deals reshaping African capital markets and energy in the same week: a Johannesburg AI fund, a stablecoin payments push, and a Namibian offshore oil stake.
Global
Starlink in Uganda, Digital Banks in Egypt, Cards in UAE: Africa's Connectivity Week
Three deals spanning satellite internet, neobanking, and commercial payments capture how fast infrastructure and fintech are converging across African and Middle Eastern markets.
Most read
- OpenAI Loses 12 Executives in 2026 as Leadership Exodus Deepens
- Flutterwave Eyes East African Bank Acquisition as IPO Stalls
- South Africa Secures $122B Chinese Backing for 105GW Energy Push
- Moove raises $250M Series C, hits $2.1B unicorn valuation
- Cue Raises $5M to Scale AI Customer Service Across Africa
The Brief
Global
Climate Fund, Battery Swaps, Nasdaq Debut: Africa's Clean Infrastructure Week
AFC Capital Partners, SUN Mobility, and NuRAN Wireless each made concrete moves in a single week that collectively push capital and connectivity into underserved African markets.
Business
Dangote Launches Real-Time Driver Control Room After Fatal Truck Crashes
Following at least two high-profile fatal incidents in August 2025, Dangote Group has deployed a Driver Monitoring Control Room combining facial recognition, speed limiters, and drug testing across its nationwide Nigerian fleet.
The Money
Deal Tracker →Pre-seed
$500K
Pouchers
Fintech · Nigeria
Funding
Undisclosed
Banxso
Fintech · South Africa
Undisclosed
$250M each
Starcloud / Muon Space
Deep Tech
Debt
₦250bn
Bank of Industry (BOI)
Development Finance · Nigeria
Growth
Undisclosed
EliseAI
Proptech · United States
Seed
$52M
Terra Industries
Defense Tech · Nigeria
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