Ukheshe
Fintech Payment

Who’s Leading the Fintech Pack in Africa?

The local fintech bubble may have burst, with valuations becoming much lower as investors look for profitability and maturity instead of growth

African School of Economics
Edtech

Pan-African University, The African School of Economics Expands to Zanzibar

The African School of Economics (ASE), the Pan-African university developing the frontier of Africa’s next generation of scholars, researchers, policymakers and

Pineapple
Funding Insurtech

Pineapple, a South African Digital Insurance Broker, Raises $22m

Pineapple, the South African digital insurance provider, has announced the conclusion of a R400 million ($22 million) funding round. The

Visa
Fintech Payment

Konnect Emerges as the Sole Tunisian Fintech Selected for the Visa Accelerator Program in Africa

Konnect, the Tunisian fintech revolutionizing financial services in Tunisia, has been announced as the sole Tunisian representative accepted into the

Google
Artificial Intelligence

Google Brings Generative AI to Search in Africa 

Starting today, Google is rolling out its Search Generative Experience (“SGE”) in the SSA region as an opt-in experiment in

Onafriq
Fintech Payment

MFS Africa Announces Rebrand to Onafriq

MFS Africa, the African digital payments network, has unveiled a new identity called Onafriq. This rebranding is not just a name

Husk Power
Clean Energy

Husk Power Secures $100m in Equity and Debt Power Growth of Community Solar Minigrids in Africa

Husk Power Systems, the solar electric power generation company, has announced that it has closed $43 million in Series D

COVA AFRICA
Fintech

COVA AFRICA Named Winner of Sixth Edition of CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa – Togo Edition!

From 16 to 20 October 2023, representatives of ten African fintechs traveled to Togo, in Lomé, to take part in the

Orange
Competition

Here Are Winners of Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East

Prize in Africa and the Middle East (POESAM) is at the heart of its strategy of Orange to develop the

Outsized
News

South Africa’s Venture Capital Firm Knife Capital Leads Investment in Outsized 

Outsized, the independent talent platform in Asia-Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East, has announced the completion of its Series A funding led by