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SBM Bank Kenya and Fusion Estates, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate mortgage financing of up to 90% for homebuyers. The firms seek to attract local and diaspora investors from the United Arab Emirates, the…
Biochar Industrial Group has raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding to expand a business that converts agricultural waste from African food processors into biochar and carbon-removal credits. The round was led by BREEGA, with…
Kenya’s active mobile subscriptions climbed to almost 88 million by the end of June, exceeding the country’s population as individuals and businesses maintain multiple SIM cards across different networks and for different services. The…
TikTok has begun asking Kenyan content creators to submit tax-residency and personal information as the platform prepares to comply with Kenya’s withholding-tax requirements on digital content income. Creators are being directed through…
Catalyst Fund has invested in OKOA, an African electric-mobility startup developing an interoperable battery-swapping network for electric motorcycles. The investment will support OKOA’s rollout of battery-swapping infrastructure as the…
Nigerian cybersecurity startup Aeon has raised $1 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Terra Industries, as the African defense and critical-infrastructure company expands into digital security. Terra Industries said on Sept. 18 that…
Mastercard and Trip.com are teaming up to demonstrate how artificial intelligence agents could change the way travelers search, book and pay for travel services. The companies, working with payments provider Network International, are…
Samsung’s Fan Edition phones have traditionally offered a middle ground between flagship performance and a more approachable price. The Galaxy S26 FE continues that formula, but this time Samsung has made several changes that go beyond a…
South African telecoms group Vodacom plans to appeal a Kenyan High Court ruling that ordered the cancellation of its $1.6 billion purchase of an additional 15% stake in Safaricom from the Kenyan government. The court ruled on Tuesday that…
Meta is partnering with African AI accelerator This Is Digital to launch an AI academy in Kenya, targeting students, developers, startups, small businesses and professionals as demand for artificial intelligence skills grows across the…
Mamor Capital has secured R300 million ($18.8 million) in the first close of its debut venture capital fund, giving the black women-owned investment firm capital to begin backing post-revenue technology companies in South Africa. The…
Payments technology company Zeal has raised $10 million in a funding round that will finance a global expansion across more than 4 million payment terminals under contracts signed with acquiring companies, taking its total funding to $14…
Breadfast has entered Egypt’s restaurant-delivery market with the launch of Breadfast Food, extending the company beyond groceries as it seeks to capture more of consumers’ everyday spending through a single app. The restaurant service…
Mawingu Foundation is taking its push to expand internet access in underserved African communities to the United Nations this week, arguing that connectivity alone will not be enough to transform healthcare unless it is paired with…
Electric-mobility company Spiro has partnered with Chinese electric two-wheeler maker Yadea as the African startup moves to expand its battery-swapping network and commercial EV operations following a $270 million funding round. The…
Kenya’s High Court has ordered the reversal of Vodacom’s $1.6bn purchase of a 15 per cent stake in Safaricom, dealing a major blow to the South African telecoms group and raising questions over the Kenyan government’s programme of…
Thally, a bootstrapped software startup founded by former developer-experience executive Ekene Eze, launched publicly after signing up more than 100 active workspaces for its service aimed at helping software companies keep customer-facing…
Madica has committed up to $1 million across five African startups, making its first investments in Algeria and Cameroon as the early-stage investment program after recently announcing a total of $600,000 across three African startups. The…
Stanbic Bank Kenya appointed Michael Mutiga as chief executive officer after receiving regulatory approval, putting a veteran investment banker and former Safaricom executive in charge of the lender as it seeks to build on strong earnings…
Airtel Africa Plc is shutting down its Kenyan wholesale fiber venture after two years without generating revenue, highlighting the difficulty of breaking into a market where established operators already control much of the country’s fiber…
Synapse Analytics, an AI company that builds agentic decisioning infrastructure for fintechs, has raised US$13 million in a Series A funding round, bringing the total raised to US$17 million since inception to scale the team, accelerate…
Twiga Foods, one of Kenya’s best-funded technology startups, has entered statutory administration, marking a major setback for a company that raised about $185.4 million in disclosed funding and was once positioned as a leading technology…
Grindstone Ventures has launched a $27.7 million venture fund targeting high-growth, technology-enabled African businesses from Seed through Series A, seeking to close a financing gap that often leaves startups struggling between early…
Ugandan startup SANDI AI Technologies has won $50,000 at the GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize 2026 for developing technology aimed at helping smallholder farmers access loans without traditional collateral. Founded by Nabakka Sandra, SANDI AI…
