News - West Africa

Ghana’s District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) and Singapore‑based Embed Financial Group Holdings (EFGH) announced on 29 October 2025 a strategic joint venture...

U.S. retail‑technology company Global Shop Group has acquired Ivorian e‑commerce platform ANKA (formerly known as Afrikrea), marking a significant entry...

Nigerian climate tech venture Rana Energy has officially closed a US $3 million pre-seed funding round aimed at scaling its...

Moniepoint, Nigeria’s leading fintech company, has successfully closed an additional $90 million in its Series C funding round, bringing the...

Cameroonian fintech startup REasy has raised $1.8 million in pre-seed funding to streamline cross-border payments for small and medium-sized enterprises...

Pan-African logistics startup Logidoo has announced the acquisition of Kamtar, a leading Ivorian road freight platform, marking a significant step...

Chocolate City Group, one of Africa’s leading entertainment companies, has unveiled a $1 million Founders Fund aimed at supporting early-stage...

Nigeria's beleaguered telecom operator, ntel, is poised for a significant revival, thanks to a fresh, undisclosed capital infusion facilitated by...

In a high-profile announcement, Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama unveiled a new $50 million government fund designed to support indigenous...

Côte d'Ivoire has secured a $95 million funding commitment from the United Arab Emirates to accelerate its digital transformation. The...

Kredete, a fintech startup dedicated to assisting African immigrants in building credit and accessing financial services, has raised $22 million...

In a historic milestone for Nigeria’s science and technology landscape, Temidayo Isaiah Oniosun, founder and managing director of Space in...