Technology

Africa’s technology sector is growing faster than any other region. Africaspoint covers fintech, telecom, AI, e-commerce, healthtech, agritech, and the startups, investors, and policies driving digital transformation. From M-Pesa to Nairobi’s Silicon Savannah, we track the tech shaping Africa’s future.

FintechSouth Africa

Mastercard pays $1.8bn for South African fintech

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Africaspoint Editorial

Mastercard is acquiring BVNK, the stablecoin infrastructure company founded by three South Africans, for up to $1.8 billion — the…

BusinessEast Africa

Zeno raises $25m for East Africa e-motorcycles

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Africaspoint Editorial

Kenyan electric motorcycle startup Zeno has raised $25 million to scale production of its Emara e-motorcycle and battery-swap network across…

AfricaBusiness

Safaricom’s Ziidi Puts the Nairobi Stock Exchange in Every Kenyan’s Pocket

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Africaspoint Editorial

Safaricom's Ziidi investment platform has grown from a KES 1.3 billion money market fund at launch to KES 15.1 billion…

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BusinessEast Africa

Spiro secures $50 million to expand Africa battery-swapping network

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Africaspoint Editorial

Spiro, Africa's largest electric motorcycle operator, has raised $50 million from Afreximbank, Nithio, and the Africa Go Green Fund to…

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Endeavour Mining posts record $880m EBITDA

Endeavour Mining, West Africa's largest gold producer, reported record adjusted EBITDA of $880 million for…

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Africa’s $164bn wealth funds eye mining

Africa's sovereign wealth funds now hold combined assets exceeding $164 billion and are being deployed…

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Abiy unveils Addis Ababa’s riverside makeover

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the Entoto-Kebena River and Riverside Development Project in Addis Ababa…

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EU’s steel tariff hits South Africa

The EU's new steel import framework took effect July 1, imposing annual quotas with a…

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DiasporaInvestment

Morocco’s Yakeey raises $15 million to expand its property technology platform across North Africa

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AfricaEast Africa

African tech startup funding jumped 50% in 2025 as the funding winter finally thaws

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AfricaNigeria

MTN Group agrees to acquire full ownership of IHS Towers in a $2.2 billion deal

AfricaAviation

Kenya offers foreign investors a Sh258 billion stake in Kenya Airways to revive the national carrier