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Ghana’s Complete Farmer Gets $2.5 Million Boost to Transform Northern Agriculture
Complete Farmer, a Ghanaian agritech startup, has secured €2.2 million (~$2.5M) in funding from the EU’s AgriFI initiative…
Starlink Reopens Nairobi Sign-Ups After 7-Month Freeze
Starlink has resumed new sign-ups in Nairobi and surrounding counties, ending a seven-month freeze caused by overwhelming demand…
Chowdeck Acquires POS startup Mira to Become Full-Stack Foodtech Platform
Nigerian delivery giant Chowdeck has acquired Mira, a fast-growing point-of-sale (POS) platform serving the food and hospitality sector,…
Flutterwave Acquires Payment License in Cameroon To Offer Digital Payment Services
African fintech giant Flutterwave has officially launched its suite of digital payment services in Cameroon, marking a significant…
PaidHR Raises $1.8M to Scale Financial Access for Africa’s Workforce
Nigerian HR tech startup PaidHR has raised a $1.8 million seed round, led by Accion Venture Lab, to…
Starlink Service Goes Live In Lesotho
Elon Musk’s satellite internet venture, Starlink, has officially gone live in Lesotho. The company was granted a 10-year license…
E-Commerce Startup Sabi Lays Off 20% of Staff as It Shifts Focus to Global Commodity Trade
African B2B e-commerce startup Sabi has laid off about 20% of its workforce—roughly 50 employees—as it pivots away…
Onafriq and PAPSS Launch Cross-Border Payment Service Pilot in Ghana
Onafriq, in partnership with the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), has launched a new cross-border payment service,…
Chpter Expands to 11 New African Markets in Flutterwave Partnership
Chpter, a Kenyan software startup powering social commerce, has expanded to 11 more African countries through a partnership…
Yellow Card and Visa Team Up to Boost Stablecoin Payments Across Africa
Stablecoins — digital currencies pegged to traditional assets like the US dollar — offer a low-cost, fast alternative…