2+ hour, 20+ min ago  (750+ words) Nigerian startups raised a total of $113. 7 million in disclosed funding in June 2026. This is according to numbers sourced and crunched by Technext. The total sum raised might be larger, but with companies like the Nigerian insurtech Myka and B2 B platform…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (1031+ words) When Zimbabwe went into lockdown in 2020, some people turned to baking, binge-watching television, or scrolling social media. Courage Nyoni taught himself how to code. Nyoni's Lobola Calculator, housed on the Google Play Store, has attracted users across Southern Africa, Europe,…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (284+ words) South Africa's trade balance recorded a deficit of -1. 79 billion rand in May, a sharp reversal from the revised surplus of 15. 16 billion rand in April, according to the latest data from the South African Revenue Service (SARS). The figure underscores the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (626+ words) While Western financial media has spent much of 2026 tracking Bitcoin's crash from its October 2025 all-time high near $126, 000, Trezor Academy has released a documentary that documents a different story." Seeding Bitcoin: Trezor Academy and Africa's Bitcoin Revolution follows educators, merchants, and…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago  (440+ words) The initiative, known as the Road to Africa expedition, is designed to generate real-world data on the challenges and opportunities of cross-border electric mobility along some of the continent's most important trade corridors. According to the organisers, the planned convoy…...

3+ week, 16+ hour ago  (399+ words) In a country where modern economic history is written in the harsh ink of currency volatility, digital assets stopped being a speculative gamble; they became a financial necessity. After years of banishing the crypto sector to the regulatory wilderness, Zimbabwe…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (461+ words) The operator launched the new route carrying fertilizer, the first cargo on a service the government frames as a way to place logistics at the service of the real economy. Over the coming days, the Port of Beira in Sofala…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (386+ words) Angola and Namibia have taken a concrete step towards deeper digital integration, with Angola Telecom and Telecom Namibia signing a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cross-border connectivity and expand access to international broadband capacity. For investors, the agreement signals growing…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (145+ words) The opening day of the mission, dedicated to the infrastructure and construction sectors, closed with the signing of a Declaration of Intent for the Green Cities project under the Mattei Plan for Africa. Running on 8 and 9 June, the event was…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (228+ words) Zimbabwe has secured a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for 202728, positioning Harare to play a more active role in global security debates. It signals a measured diplomatic comeback with potential implications for sovereign risk, security cooperation and…...