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504European Union-Funded AgriFI Invests € 2.2M in Complete Farmer to Drive Ghana’s Innovation in Agritech
The European Union-funded AgriFI facility, managed by EDFI Management Company, is investing € 2.2 million ($ 2.5 million) in Complete Farmer (CF), a...
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512South Africa Captures 18% of African Blockchain Funding
CV VC’s fourth African Blockchain Report delivers a resounding message: The world needs to catch up to Africa. While blockchain accounts for 3.2%...
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385Chowdeck Acquires Mira to Expand into Operational Support for Food and Hospitality Businesses
Chowdeck, Africa’s leading on-demand delivery platform, has acquired Mira, a fast-growing provider of modern point-of-sale (POS) solutions tailored for the food and hospitality...
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460Mastercard and Enza Collaborate to Enable Fintech Innovation Across Africa
Mastercard and enza – a payment solutions company – have collaborated to connect fintech companies across Africa to the Mastercard network. This...
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661DisrupTech Ventures Backs Nigerian Agri-Fintech Startup Winich Farms
DisrupTech Ventures, one of Egypt’s leading early-stage fintech funds, announced its first pan-African investment in Nigerian startup Winich Farms, a fast-growing Agri-Tech...
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743Salus Cloud Secures $3.7M Seed Funding to Expand AI-Native Secure Software Delivery in Growth Markets
Salus Cloud, the AI-native platform revolutionising Developer & Security Operations (DevSecOps) for engineers, closed a $3.7 million Seed round to advance its...
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544Wingu Africa Secures $60M to Super-Charge East Africa’s Digital Future
Wingu Africa, East Africa’s leading carrier-neutral data centre operator, has raised $60 million to fast-track its regional expansion and power the continent’s...
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623Industry Leaders and Investors Convene at Africa Tech Summit London to Unlock Global Capital for African Tech Ventures.
The 9th Africa Tech Summit London, taking place at the London Stock Exchange on June 6th 2025, aims to facilitate access to...
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1.0KDyna.Ai and PalmPay Partners to Accelerate AI Adoption in Nigeria’s Finance Sector
Dyna.Ai and PalmPay announced a strategic partnership that aims to transform Nigeria’s financial industry through the power of AI. The partnership was...
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286Industry Leaders and Investors Convene at Africa Tech Summit London to Unlock Global Capital for African Tech Ventures
The 9th Africa Tech Summit London, taking place at the London Stock Exchange on June 6th 2025, aims to facilitate access to global...
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778Cassava Technologies and Sand Technologies Partner to Boost AI Capabilities and Accessibility for African Enterprises
Cassava Technologies, a global technology leader of African heritage, is pleased to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
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424MaxAB-Wasoko Acquires Fatura, Advancing Bold Ambition for Pan-African E-Commerce Consolidation
MaxAB-Wasoko, Africa’s leading retail e-commerce and supply chain super app, today announced the acquisition of Fatura, an Egypt-based B2B e-marketplace, from EFG...
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981Ampersand Unveils “Alpha”: A New Era for Africa’s Leading Electric Motorcycle
Ampersand, Africa’s leading electric vehicle (EV) energy tech company, is proud to announce a significant milestone in its journey to improve how...
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657Orange Middle East and Africa and the International Finance Corporation Join Forces to Boost Digital Connectivity in West and Central Africa
Orange Middle East and Africa (OMEA) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have signed a partnership to sustainably strengthen access to digital...
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591Burn Secures US$5 Million Investment from Electrifi to Scale Electric Cooking in Kenya
BURN, Africa’s leading clean cookstove manufacturer, distributor, and carbon project developer, has received a USD 5 million investment from EDFI Management Company...
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604Cargoplug Launches in UK to Power Growing UK-Nigeria Trade Route
Cargoplug, Nigeria’s leading tech-enabled cross-border logistics company, announced its official expansion into the United Kingdom with the launch of its first self-managed...
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503Verto Wins $1 Million Milken-Motsepe Prize in FinTech for its Innovative Cross-Border Payment Platform
Verto, a United Kingdom-based business-to-business cross-border payments platform, has been announced as the Grand Prize winner of the Milken-Motsepe Prize in FinTech....
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861Cassava Technologies and Zindi collaborate to showcase African AI innovation
Cassava Technologies, a global technology leader of African heritage has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Zindi, the largest professional network...
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595Releaf Earth Launches Nigeria’s First Industrial Biochar Carbon Removal Facility to Remove 40 Kilotonnes of CO₂e by 2030
Releaf Earth, a climate and agriculture technology company, has launched a Biochar production facility in Iwuru, Cross River State in Nigeria that...
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439Swedfund Invests $15M in TLG II to Boost SME Growth
Swedfund is investing $15 million in TLG Africa Growth Impact Fund II (TLG II). Through the investment, Swedfund aims to support the...
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943i3 Selects 7 African Startups Transforming Pharmacy Care to Receive Up to $225K & Impact Support from the Gates Foundation, MSD & More
Investing in Innovation Africa (i3), a pan-African initiative to support African healthtech startups to commercialise and scale their offerings, has announced its 3rd...
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666Onafriq Partners with Circle to Power Remittances and Cross-Border Payments with USDC
Onafriq, Africa’s largest payments gateway, and Circle, stablecoin market leader and issuer of USDC, today announced their strategic partnership aimed at transforming cross-border...
