MoneySouth Africa
Moment Raises $22 Million to Expand Pan-African Payment Infrastructure
Pan-African fintech company Moment has raised $22 million in Series A funding to enhance its payment infrastructure across Africa, bringing its total funding...
InnovationSouth Africa
SA-H2 Fund Reaches First Close at $182 Million, Betting Big on South Africa’s Green Hydrogen Future
Climate Fund Managers has locked in the first close of the SA-H2 Fund, also known as Climate Investor Three South Africa, securing ZAR...
BusinessCôte d'Ivoire
BII Commits $20 Million to Africa50 Infrastructure Fund, Fourth Close Hits $330 Million
British International Investment, the United Kingdom’s development finance institution and impact investor, has committed $20 million to the Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund, adding...
NigeriaStartups
CcHUB and Mastercard Foundation Select 12 Nigerian Startups for $100,000 EdTech Fellowship Cohort
Co-creation Hub, Nigeria’s first innovation centre and technology hub, has selected 12 Nigerian startups for the fourth cohort of the Mastercard Foundation EdTech...
Art and CultureEgypt
Afreximbank, Gebeya Launch $50,000 Create-thon for African Music, Video, Gaming Creators
The African Export-Import Bank has partnered with Gebeya to launch a continent-wide competition aimed at making creators build their projects, rather than just...
KenyaSmall Business
KCB Bank Secures $100 Million EBRD Facility to Fuel Kenya’s MSME Credit Boom
KCB Bank Kenya has locked in a US$100 million (KShs. 12.9 billion) financing facility from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, a...
Art and CultureInnovation
Afreximbank appoints One Street Studios to $1 billion Pan-African Film Fund
African Export-Import Bank said on Wednesday it had appointed One Street Studios as co-general partner of the Pan-African Film Fund, a vehicle targeting...
South AfricaStartups
Absa Launches Youth Entrepreneurship Fund to Back South African Startups
Absa has launched a dedicated entrepreneurship fund to help young South Africans build businesses that create jobs and drive inclusive economic growth, as...
South AfricaTech
Google Bets Big on African AI: Cloud, Cables and Startups Anchor New $1 Billion-Plus Push
Google is redrawing its Africa strategy, shifting from a five-year connectivity mission into a full-scale bid to dominate the continent’s artificial intelligence and...
