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Revolut Secures UAE Payment Licences, Paving Way for Market Entry

James Musoba
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Katapult Africa Opens 2026 Accelerator Applications with Up to $500,000 for...

James Musoba
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How NCBA’s 16 Weeks of Coaching is Helping Kenyan SMEs Survive...

Diana Mutheu
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Applications Open for AI-first cohort of Google for Startups Accelerator Africa

Diana Mutheu
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South African SME Lender Lula Secures $20M Local-Currency Funding from FMO

Ronald Bwire
Obituaries

PwC Takes Control as Kenyan Startup Koko Networks Enters Administration

Diana Mutheu
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Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Opens 2026 Applications with $5,000 Seed Capital...

Diana Mutheu
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Ride‑Hailing Giant Uber Exits Tanzanian Market After Nearly a Decade of...

James Musoba
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The Carbon Credit Gamble That Brought Down KOKO Networks, Kenya’s Clean-Cooking...

Ronald Bwire
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Africar Group Launches Car Price Comparison Sites in Senegal, Rwanda &...

Ronald Bwire
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Kenya to Impose 2% Tourism Levy on Airbnb and Jumia by...

Diana Mutheu

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UAE’s CNTXT AI Raises $60 Million Series A to Scale Sovereign...

Ronald Bwire
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VOOM Seeks $400,000 Pre-Seed to Digitize West Africa’s Auto Parts Trade

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Ericsson Names Per Narvinger CEO as Börje Ekholm Steps Down After...

James Musoba
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Ukiyo Launches an Edtech & Careers Platform for South Africa’s Youth

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UAE’s CNTXT AI Raises $60 Million Series A to Scale Sovereign...

CNTXT AI, a UAE-based data and artificial intelligence company focused on sovereign AI solutions, has raised $60 million in a Series A funding round co-led by AI71 and BlueFive Capital, as it positions itself to scale secure AI deployments for enterprise and government clients worldwide. The funding marks a significant...