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Mastercard pays $1.8bn for South African fintech
Mastercard is acquiring BVNK, the stablecoin infrastructure company founded by three South Africans, for up to $1.8 billion — the largest stablecoin deal in history. Jesse Hemson-Struthers, Donald Jackson, and Chris…
Zeno raises $25m for East Africa e-motorcycles
Kenyan electric motorcycle startup Zeno has raised $25 million to scale production of its Emara e-motorcycle and battery-swap network across East…
Safaricom’s Ziidi Puts the Nairobi Stock Exchange in Every Kenyan’s Pocket
Safaricom’s Ziidi investment platform has grown from a KES 1.3 billion money market fund at launch to KES 15.1 billion in assets within a year, and…
Spiro secures $50 million to expand Africa battery-swapping network
Spiro, Africa’s largest electric motorcycle operator, has raised $50 million from Afreximbank, Nithio, and the Africa Go Green Fund to scale its…
Morocco’s Yakeey raises $15 million to expand its property technology platform across North Africa
Moroccan property technology startup Yakeey has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round, making it one of the largest proptech investments in…
African tech startup funding jumped 50% in 2025 as the funding winter finally thaws
African tech startups raised $4.1 billion in 2025, a 25% increase on the prior year and the strongest performance since 2022. Debt financing drove…
MTN Group agrees to acquire full ownership of IHS Towers in a $2.2 billion deal
MTN Group has reached an agreement to take full ownership of IHS Towers in a $2.2 billion transaction, consolidating control over the digital…
Kenya offers foreign investors a Sh258 billion stake in Kenya Airways to revive the national carrier
Kenya is offering a significant equity stake in Kenya Airways, valued at approximately Sh258 billion, to foreign strategic investors as part of a…