Nigeria’s cross-border payments: The rails are multiplying, but someone still has to connect them
Nigeria’s cross-border payments landscape is expanding beyond correspondent banking, with stablecoins, PAPSS and tokenised central-bank...
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African startups hit $2.10 billion in 8 months
African startups raised $2.10B across 275 deals in the first 8 months of 2026. Read...
Zambia’s carbon registry could mark a turning point for Africa’s carbon market
Seven African countries have crossed transaction-readiness thresholds in the Article 6 carbon market. Zambia is...
84 M&A deals worth $11.4 billion in disclosed value recorded so far in 2026
Mergers and acquisitions have doubled in Africa's digital economy, reaching 84 deals worth an estimated...
Nigeria Has Taught Entrepreneurship for Years. Is It Actually Converting?
Nigeria has spent nearly two decades embedding entrepreneurship education in higher education. But with 85%...
Nigeria Reformed NYSC but Skills Alone Won’t Create Jobs
Nigeria's biggest NYSC reform in 53 years is ambitious, necessary. It is being discussed as...
$224 million raised in July 2026, Electric Vehicles dominate
African startups funding in July 2026 hit $224M, pushing the total to $1.66B. Discover how...
AI Productivity in Africa: What the IMF’s 0.2% Forecast Really Means
The IMF estimates AI will add only 0.2% to Sub-Saharan Africa's GDP over the next...
State of Tech in Africa H1 2026 recap: Is consolidation the new growth story?
At the launch of the State of Tech in Africa H1 2026 report, investors and...
Why Nigeria’s telemedicine sector is growing again
In 2018, telemedicine had the most startups in Nigerian healthtech but only managed to raise...
$1.44 billion raised in the first half of 2026
African tech funding H1 2026 reached $1.44B. Discover how record-breaking M&A deals, debt financing, and...
Inside Africa’s tech layoffs: What the data says (2023–2026)
Between January 2023 and March 2026, at least 56 layoff events (4,948 disclosed job losses)...