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From Medical School to Health Tech: How 22-Year-Old Ryan Anderson Built Circadify to Diagnose Africa
In rural Buyende district, Uganda, getting a doctor’s appointment feels like mounting an expedition. For every 450,000 residents,…
XecelAfrica: Ghana-Based Startup Connects African SMEs With Fractional C-Suite Executives to Unlock Business Growth
A Ghanaian startup is tackling one of the most stubborn bottlenecks holding back small and medium-sized businesses across…
PawaPay Hits 3 Billion Mobile Money Transactions in Africa, Doubles Daily Volume to 5 Million
Africa’s mobile money infrastructure is processing payments at a pace that would have seemed unimaginable a decade ago,…
CBN Orders Banks and Fintechs to Store Nigerian Payment Data Locally by January 2027
Nigeria’s financial sector is preparing for one of its most significant regulatory changes in recent years. The Central…
Agenz Raises $5M to Drive Morocco’s Real Estate Digital Transformation
Something significant is happening in North Africa’s property technology space, and Morocco is right at the center of…
Shuttlers Joins Google Maps Transit in Nigeria After Reaching 10 Million Trips
Ten years after its founding, Nigerian shared mobility startup Shuttlers has announced two milestones that together tell the…
Why Kenya’s Lipa Later Entered Administration in 2025: Key Reasons Behind the Collapse
One of Kenya’s most celebrated fintech startups is now a cautionary tale, and its founder is finally talking…
Egyptian Fintech MNT-Halan Hits $1.4 Billion Valuation After New Funding
Egypt’s fintech sector has a fresh milestone to celebrate. MNT-Halan, the country’s pioneering fintech unicorn, has closed the…
South Africa’s SupaChat Helps Businesses Use AI Agents to Capture More Leads.
South African startup SupaChat Global is on a mission to ensure that no business, regardless of size or…
CreditChek Secures $600,000 Funding to Scale Credit Data Services in East Africa.
Nigeria’s fintech ecosystem has produced yet another milestone worth paying attention to. CreditChek, a Nigerian credit data infrastructure…