News - West Africa

LaVida Studios in Nigeria has received a $50 million production investment. A $50 million initial commitment from PAC Capital Limited...

Thepeer, an African tech infrastructure firm connecting businesses’ wallets, has secured a $2.1 million seed funding led by The Raba...

Nigerian edtech startup Kibo School has raised a $2 million seed round led by Neo, a VC firm founded by...

Pre-seed funding of $1.5 million has been secured by Nigerian startup Healthtracka, which provides simple at-home lab examinations.  Venture capital...

Fido, a fintech company based in Ghana, has closed a $30 million Series A funding round led by Fortissimo Capital...

MFS Africa, a digital payments network, has raised another US$100 million in equity and debt capital led by Admaius Capital...

MFS Africa has agreed to pay $34 million in cash to acquire Global Technology Partners (GTP).  GTP is Africa's leading...

Indicina, a Nigerian fintech firm that is building API-driven credit infrastructure for Africa, has raised $3 million in funding to...

Klasha, based in Lagos and San Francisco, has raised an extra $2.1 million to round up its $4.5 million seed...

The United States has concluded its nearly six-year $316 million investment in Ghana's energy infrastructure with the opening of the...

Starlink, a satellite internet network operated by SpaceX, has been granted a license by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).  Elon...

Zuri Health, a mobile-based digital healthcare startup, has announced that it has raised $1.3 million in funding to grow across...