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July 29, 2025028

Duniya Healthcare is digitising medicine supply chains to reach Zambia’s most remote clinics

In a remote part of Zambia, a heavily pregnant 17-year-old named Chipego arrived at a Catholic-run clinic in Monze District, south of Lusaka, with a h

June 4, 20250128

Nigerians have tried and failed to curb dangerous policing; can a blockchain tool help?

In Lagos, the memory of October 20, 2020, still haunts Daniel Tambee, a Nigerian blockchain developer. That night, at the Lekki Tollgate, military per

May 22, 20250156

Day 1–1000: How Sycamore founders built the fintech from a living room

What does it really take to build a startup in Africa—from the first idea to the thousandth day? In Day 1–1000, we follow founders through the raw, un

May 22, 20250185

Roam, M-Kopa top Kenyan firms on FT Africa’s fastest-growing companies list

Three Kenyan startups—Roam Electric AB, M-KOPA Holdings Ltd, and Victory Farms Ltd—have been named among Africa’s fastest-growing companies in the lat

May 21, 20250131

10 African startups opening markets, cutting CO2 & seafarming no one’s talking about yet

Startups on Our Radar is a bi-weekly column that spotlights new startups across Africa taking unconventional approaches, filling fundamental gaps, and

October 10, 20240434

Interoperability critical to the future of payment solutions in Africa

Favourable demographics, economic growth in the past decade, and innovation in payments infrastructure are working to define the future of payments in

July 9, 20240611

Mastercard Foundation conference spotlights Africa’s edtech startups

Investor interest in African education technology (edtech) has cooled since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns highlighted how technology aids

May 17, 20240431

Spiro secures $50m debt funding from Afreximbank to expand electric vehicles in Africa

Spiro, an India-based electric vehicle company, has signed a $50 million debt financing deal with Afreximbank to expand its offering in its existing m

May 2, 20240559

Wave is Africa’s only startup on Y-Combinator’s list of top earners

For the second year running, Francophone fintech Wave is the only African company listed on Y-Combinator’s top 50 earning startups in 2024. The

March 18, 20240475

Nigerian neobank Kuda eyes global reach with new licenses

Kuda Microfinance Bank, the Target Global-backed neobank, has secured payment licences in Tanzania and Canada as part of an expansion drive across Afr

March 14, 20240396

GITEX Africa wants 100 Nigerian startups to exhibit in Morocco

The Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) wants to bring about 100 Nigerian companies to Marrakech, Morocco where the second edition of the e

March 14, 20240450

Flutterwave’s COO leaves fintech giant after several other high-profile exits

Flutterwave’s chief operating officer, Bode Abifarin, has left Africa’s largest startup after six years of leading the startup’s ope

February 14, 20240501

Kenyan EV startup Roam secures $24m to scale production

Roam, a Kenya-based electric vehicle company has raised $24 million in equity and debt to expand local manufacturing capabilities in Kenya, scale up p