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Payment Platform NjiaPay Raises $2.1 Million Seed Funding
7+ hour, 20+ min ago (513+ words) " We just launched our WhatsApp channel. Want to get the latest news from the Tech in Africa?Joinhere" South African payment orchestration platform NjiaPay has raised $2.1 million in seed funding led by European B2B SaaS investor Newion Partners, the company announced…...
SolarAfrica Acquires Full Ownership of Commercial Energy South Africa in ZAR 635 Million Transaction
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (210+ words) " We just launched our WhatsApp channel. Want to get the latest news from the Tech in Africa?Joinhere" by Grace Ashiru March 6, 2026, 8:17 am 40 Views SolarAfrica has completed a ZAR 635 million ($39 million) mezzanine-backed secondary transaction to acquire full ownership of Commercial…...
Africa Is Not Missing the AI Wave — It's Playing a Different Game
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (697+ words) " We just launched our WhatsApp channel. Want to get the latest news from the Tech in Africa?Joinhere" Globally, AI captured 50% of all venture capital dollars in 2025. OpenAI and Anthropic alone absorbed 14% of total global VC. Africa saw none of that....
Delivery Platform Chowdeck Partners with MyCoverGenius to Provide Rider Insurance
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (181+ words) " We just launched our WhatsApp channel. Want to get the latest news from the Tech in Africa?Joinhere" The source and methodology of this survey were not specified in company materials. Umar Nasir, Head of Operations at Chowdeck, said the…...
African Development Bank Group awards $16.6 million grant to International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to scale agricultural technologies in Afric
1+ week, 4+ day ago (41+ words) African Development Bank Group awards $16.6 million grant to International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to scale agricultural technologies in Afric'Tech In Africa " We just launched our WhatsApp channel. Want to get the latest news from the Tech in Africa?Joinhere...
AI Regulation in Africa 2026: New Laws, Compliance Risks, and Startup Opportunities
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1441+ words) " We just launched our WhatsApp channel. Want to get the latest news from the Tech in Africa?Joinhere" by Kevin Mwangi about 2 hours ago 22 Views AI Regulation Framework Comparison Across 5 African Countries 2026 With a population exceeding 220 million, Nigeria's market is…...
The Logistics of Hosting African Data Abroad
1+ week, 6+ day ago (612+ words) " We just launched our WhatsApp channel. Want to get the latest news from the Tech in Africa?Joinhere" by Grace Ashiru February 24, 2026, 8:15 am Data hosting has been an international business for a long time, but in recent years, a growing…...
Debt Financing Reaches All-Time High in African Tech: The $1.6B Milestone
2+ week, 5+ day ago (938+ words) " We just launched our WhatsApp channel. Want to get the latest news from the Tech in Africa?Joinhere" by Grace Ashiru about 3 hours ago Something structural is shifting in how African tech companies raise money, and most of the conversation…...
African Tech Funding Hits $4.1B in 2025: What’s Really Driving the Growth
2+ week, 5+ day ago (685+ words) " We just launched our WhatsApp channel. Want to get the latest news from the Tech in Africa?Joinhere" by Grace Ashiru about 2 hours ago 11 Views This is not a return to the exuberance of 2021. It is something different, and arguably…...
Beltone Holding Completes €197.6M Acquisition of Baobab Group
3+ week, 10+ hour ago (292+ words) " We just launched our WhatsApp channel. Want to get the latest news from the Tech in Africa?Joinhere" Beltone Holding has completed its acquisition of Baobab Group through subsidiary Beltone Capital for "197.6 million, acquiring 100 percent of the microfinance provider following…...