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Kenya plans to introduce a 15% capital gains tax on offshore sales of local companies under the Finance Bill 2026

Nigeria’s healthcare sector has long struggled with fragmented access to medicines, overcrowded hospitals, weak prescription management systems, and the growing...

Cossi Achille Arouko and Samy Chiba co-founded Bujeti in 2022 with a single thesis: that African businesses were being underserved...

Swiss industrial monitoring company AVIAN has secured $2.6 million in pre-seed funding to expand its thermal monitoring system used to...

The UK’s Department for Business and Trade - Africa is backing the launch of the UK–Africa Ecosystem Week, the UK’s...

The much-anticipated 1,000 Tech University Scholarships for Nigerian Indigent Whizkids, powered by the Leo Stan Ekeh Foundation and supported by...

The Africa Finance Corporation’s board has approved a commitment of up to $100 million to invest in Africa-focused technology fund...

Microsoft⁠ has launched the LINGUA Africa Open Call, a new initiative aimed at strengthening the development of inclusive artificial intelligence...

MAX - Metro Africa Xpress, an electric mobility platform in Africa, has secured USD 8 million in debt funding from...

Fintech platform, Kaleidofin, has closed Kenya’s first private-sector local currency securitisation in the smallholder agriculture sector, in partnership with agri-finance...

Legal tech startup BrentWorks Inc. launched CiteSentinel, among the first dedicated platforms built specifically to detect and prevent AI hallucinations...

Africa Tech Summit London, the leading African tech conference in Europe, has announced 13 investor-ready ventures selected to showcase their...

Today, voice AI startup Vapi announced a $50 million funding round to make all calls extraordinary.  When a customer calls a business,...

Stream, the Riyadh-born payments and billing platform, has announced a $5.2 million seed extension. This comes less than six months...

The South East Development Commission has shortlisted 50 startup ventures for the grand finale of its inaugural South East Venture...