Middle East and Africa

French energy company Engie has fully commissioned the 650 megawatt Red Sea Wind Energy project on Egypt’s Red Sea coast,...

Meta Platforms Inc. has acquired PlayAI, a California-based voice AI company founded by Egyptian engineers Mahmoud Felfel and Hammad Syed....

Technology startups in the United Arab Emirates raised a total of US $1.0 billion during the first half of 2025,...

Cairo‑based venture studio Aria Ventures has unveiled a new investment fund totaling USD 1 million (EGP 50 million), dedicated to supporting early-stage deep‑technology...

Algerian HR-tech startup Talenteo has announced the successful close of a six-figure funding round to expand its recruitment and talent...

Egyptian logistics and mobility startup Octane has announced a successful $5.2 million seed funding round aimed at transforming how fleet...

DHL Group has announced plans to invest approximately €500 million (US$575 million) over the next five years to enhance its...

COREangels MEA, in collaboration with PTS Holdings and the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AAST), has introduced...

ElGameya, a Cairo-based fintech startup digitizing the culturally ingrained ROSCA (Rotating Savings and Credit Association) model, has secured a seven‑figure...

Thndr, a Cairo-based digital investment platform, has raised US $15.7 million in a Series A round led by Prosus Ventures, with participation...

MaxAB‑Wasoko, the leading pan‑African retail e‑commerce and supply‑chain super‑app, has announced the acquisition of Egypt‑based B2B marketplace Fatura from EFG...

Sylndr, Egypt’s leading online used-car platform, has secured US $15.7 million in a Series A equity funding round, led by Development Partners...