Startup shutdowns in Africa jumped 50 percent in 2025, erasing more than $52 million in previously raised capital, as a prolonged ...

Africa will need to deploy at least $120 million annually in pre-seed capital to repair a weakening startup pipeline and ...

(Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s capital elected a new mayor two weeks after a multiparty coalition that had ruled the city collapsed, removing Cilliers Brink from the post. Nasiphi Moya, a member of ...

African private capital fundraising more than doubled to $4.0 billion in 2024, representing the third highest final close value on the continent in the last decade. The 2024 African Private Capital ...

Funds that have recently raised or are raising capital for agriculture investment in Africa, or which have agriculture and agribusiness as focus sectors include: Sign up here. -- SilverStreet Capital, ...

One of Africa’s most active investors, known for early bets on unicorns like Flutterwave, Andela, and Wave, has secured fresh capital to invest in startups across the continent. This comes as funding ...

Deployments into Welo Health (South Africa) and TrackRight (Kenya) mark a milestone toward Afrishela's first close and expand access to catalytic, gender- and climate-aligned capital.Johannesburg, ...

Venture capital activity in Africa has shown resilience over the past six months, with major firms on the continent closing their funds despite the ongoing funding winter. In the latest development, ...

Everyone knows Abuja is Nigeria’s capital. But did you know some African countries split their capitals across two or more cities? When Nigeria moved its capital from Lagos to Abuja in 1991, it was ...