Author: Fred Kennedy
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Roger Nengwe Ntafam is Bringing Banking to the Unbanked in Francophone Africa
Roger Nengwe Ntafam is a Cameroonian engineer and entrepreneur working to improve financial access for people in Francophone Africa.
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Lagos Crowned World’s Fastest-Growing Tech Hub as Kampala, Johannesburg Make Top 20 List
Lagos, Johannesburg, and Kampala have been named among the world’s fastest-growing tech hubs in the 2025 Global Tech Ecosystem Index by Dealroom.co.
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Chidalu Onyenso is Making Clean Energy Work for African Businesses
Chidalu Onyenso is a Nigerian-American entrepreneur using technology to solve one of Nigeria’s biggest problems: unreliable electricity.
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EAAIF Raises $325M to Support Infrastructure Projects in Africa and Asia
The Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF), managed by Ninety One, has raised $325 million in new debt financing to support essential infrastructure development across Africa and Asia.
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EBRD and EU Partner to Accelerate Project Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) have launched a joint initiative to drive project development across six sub-Saharan African countries: Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and Senegal.
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Impulse Biomedical Secures Backing from E Squared Investments and ANZA Capital
SA-based medical technology startup Impulse Biomedical has received a new round of funding from E Squared Investments and ANZA Capital.
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GOGO Electric Secures Funding from Africa Go Green Fund to Scale E-Mobility in Uganda
GOGO Electric has secured a revolving working capital facility from the Africa Go Green Fund (AGG), managed by Cygnum Capital, to boost electric motorbike production in Uganda.
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Egypt-Based Investment App Thndr Raises $15.7 Million to Expand in MENA
Thndr, a digital investment startup based in Cairo, has secured $15.7 million in its latest funding round.
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Egypt’s Qardy Acquired by Catalyst Partners ME in $23 Million SPAC Merger
Catalyst Partners Middle East (CPME) has acquired Egyptian fintech startup Qardy in a $23 million deal.