Ibn Bacar
An editor focused on spotlighting African startups, investments, technology, Islamic finance, and halal industries, curating stories that highlight the foundations of Africa’s evolving innovation ecosystem.
2nd Annual Global Health Summit
An initiative hosted by the Global Startup Ecosystem in partnership with Google Cloud, AWS, IBM Cloud, Hubspot, Sendgrid, & More with 10 Global Speakers...
Endeavor Nigeria unveils inaugural cohort for its ScaleUp
Entrepreneurs from Releaf, Bankly, wallets.africa and BFREE selected to participate in new Endeavor ScaleUp Program
06 September 2021 - Endeavor Nigeria has unveiled the inaugural cohort of entrepreneurs...
Is now the right time to buy Bitcoin?
Luno, South Africa’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, says you are still an early adopter if you are buying crypto for the first time even now....
The 1001 Female Entrepreneurs project
The Khadija RA Initiative to Empower 1001 Female Entrepreneurs: World’s Largest Cohort, Incubation & Acceleration Program Launched by Halal Angels Network
Inspired by 1001...
Enygma Ventures invests R 4.2m into Job Crystal
Enygma Ventures is proud to announce that it has made a R 4.2m investment into Job Crystal, South Africa’s Premier Recruitment Company.
“Never has there...
Standard Bank acquires 35% stake in fintech, TradeSafe
Standard Bank has acquired a 35% equity stake in digital escrow company TradeSafe Escrow.
TradeSafe is an online escrow platform that safeguards the buyer’s funds...
PayQin, a fintech startup announces a seed round
PayQin, a fintech based in Estonia and targeting the African market announces
a seed round.
The startup - that allows unbanked people to buy and receive...
First Personal Finance app for Africa’s mass market
Dar es Salaam, 30th June 2020 – Leading finance start-up, Mipango Fintech has today launched a new app that will provide free financial advice to...
Startup Ecosystem Rankings 2020 Report
Startup Blink has released the Startup Ecosystem Rankings 2020 report, ranking the startup ecosystems of 100 countries and 1,000 cities.
The ranking algorithm was built...
Inspiring young Nigerians to save and invest
More than ever, it is clear that digital banking and app-based financial services are the way forward. Pandemic and social distancing concerns aside, young...
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DR Congo’s €8B Digital Plan: Telecom, Data Centers and 700,000 Jobs by 2030
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has unveiled an ambitious €8 billion ($8.8 billion) digital transformation plan for 2026–2030, aimed at expanding connectivity, modernising...
Kenya dominates Africa Entrepreneurship Awards 2026
The awards ceremony took place during the 13th Sankalp Africa Summit, organised by Aavishkaar Group, Intellecap and Sankalp Forum. The summit convened more than...
Moroccan Fintech WafR Secures $4M to Digitise 20,000 Corner Stores
Morocco-based fintech WafR has raised $4 million in an oversubscribed seed round to accelerate its expansion of last-mile financial services across the country. The...
Only four african countries absorbed 72% of $4.1B startup funding in 2025
Africa’s startup ecosystem raised $4.1 billion in 2025, marking a 25% increase from the previous year. After two years of declining venture flows, the...
Northern Mozambique Gets $2 Million Boost for Small Business Growth
Northern Mozambique has received a fresh economic stimulus with the launch of a US$2 million financing line aimed at supporting micro and small enterprises...
