News - West Africa

Kwely, a Senegalese B2B wholesale distribution channel for "Made in Africa" products, has raised a seed round of funding of...

OnePort 365, a digital freight forwarding company based in Nigeria that makes it easier to transfer cargo to, from, and...

Bboxx, a London-based cleantech company that delivers clean energy in Africa, has reportedly paid $200 million for PEG Africa, another...

Techstars, a global accelerator, and investment firm has announced the creation of a Lagos-based program in collaboration with ARM, which...

Farmerline, a Ghanaian startup that bills itself as "Amazon for African farmers," has raised US$6.4 million in pre-Series A funding...

ETAP, a Nigerian startup that makes it easier to acquire auto insurance and file claims, has raised US$1.5 million in...

Equiano, the Google undersea cable, has arrived in Lagos, Nigeria. The Equiano cable, which is slated to be fully operational later...

Umba, a Nigerian digital banking startup, has secured $15 million in Series A funding to address the underserved market. Costanoa...

ImaliPay, a Nigerian fintech startup focused on the gig economy, has acquired $3 million in a seed round to expand...

MTN has received final approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to operate as Momo Payment Service Bank Limited...

ZirooPay, a Nigerian fintech startup, has secured $11.4 million in Series A funding headed by Zrosk Investment Management.  Investors that...

Equinix Inc, the world's digital infrastructure firm, said that it has finalized the acquisition of MainOne, a West African data...