Africa
Egypt Opens Second Women in Tech Accelerator for Female-Led Startups
The second Women in Tech Accelerator in Egypt will support 12 women-led technology startups, with three winners sharing $35,000 in equity-free funding.
Category: Tech
Africa
Paratus Launches Starlink Enterprise Service in Uganda as Satellite Broadband Market Opens
Paratus Uganda has launched Starlink-based low Earth orbit satellite connectivity for enterprise customers following Starlink’s licensing in Uganda.
Business
Go Rentals Brings the Events Industry Together at Event Tech Showcase 2026
A Sandton technology showcase has highlighted how event organisers are using rental access to AV, devices, registration technology and connectivity rather than…
Africa
World Bank Group Backs Jumia With $25 Million Investment in African Digital Commerce
IFC is investing $25 million in Jumia Technologies to strengthen digital marketplaces and logistics across eight African markets, with small businesses and…
Africa
Nedbank Highlights East Africa Growth Plans as It Pursues Majority Stake in Kenya’s NCBA
Nedbank has reiterated its East Africa growth strategy as it pursues a roughly 66% stake in Kenya’s NCBA Group.
Africa
A $10 Billion Airtel Money IPO Would Put African Mobile Finance on the Global Capital-Market Stage
A reported plan to list Airtel Money in London at about $10 billion would test global investor appetite for African mobile-finance infrastructure.
Africa
Five West African States Move Toward Second Submarine Cables to Reduce Internet-Outage Risk
The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia and Sierra Leone are evaluating additional submarine-cable capacity to strengthen digital resilience and reduce the impact of…
Africa
Africa Trade Gateway Completes First Southern African Energy Transaction
The Africa Trade Gateway has completed its first Southern African energy-sector transaction, facilitating a US$5.3 million gasoil trade involving a Zimbabwean importer.
Africa
Afreximbank and IDC Partner to Deliver South Africa’s US$8 Billion Industrial Programme
Afreximbank and South Africa’s IDC have signed a three-year agreement to support an US$8 billion industrial development and intra-African trade programme.
Africa
Africa’s AI Opportunity Will Be Won or Lost in Agriculture, Health and Public Services
The IMF says some of Africa’s strongest AI gains could come from agriculture, healthcare, education and public services rather than frontier technology…