Justina Salami

Stablecon Salon: Africa Series’ completes three-city run, brings conversation to Johannesburg

Paschal Okeke is hosting an invite-only Stablecon Salons: Africa Series, convening operators, builders, and policymakers in intimate settings that are helping shape how institutions approach stablecoin adoption across Africa.

How Africa is being priced out of the creative economy

Africa's creator economy is growing rapidly, but rising platform subscriptions, data costs, and low payouts are making success harder.

Swoop wants Nigerians to trust them to deliver food 

Swoop says its mission in Nigeria is simple: earn customer trust. After raising $7.3 million and attracting over 20,000 users in six weeks, the food delivery startup is betting that operational efficiency, transparency, and lower prices can win over Nigerians who have been disappointed by food delivery services.

The DOA Business Series 2026 convenes industry leaders on Nigeria’s digital future — Bunce wins NGN 10M at the Next Big Bet Pitch Competition

The fifth edition of the DOA Business Series brought together regulators, investors, and technology leaders to discuss Nigeria's digital future, while startup Bunce secured ₦10 million as winner of The Next Big Bet 2026 pitch competition.

Where are Africa’s 24 Y Combinator startups three years later?

In 2022, Y Combinator backed 24 African startups in a record-breaking cohort dominated by Nigerian founders. Three years later, some have raised major rounds and made acquisitions, while others have faded from public view.

4 industry experts say what has changed in raising a Series A in Africa 

Raising a Series A in Africa looks very different from the boom years of 2021 and 2022. Four investors explain why profitability, governance, debt financing, and local capital now matter more than growth at all costs.

Here is the reason CapitalSage acquired Chimoney to build the Africa–Canada payments corridor

CapitalSage has acquired Chimoney weeks after its shutdown announcement. The deal gives CapitalSage a regulated Canadian payments infrastructure foothold and accelerates its Africa–Canada corridor ambitions.

Salesforce, investor in two African unicorns, acquires Fin in $3.6bn deal

The CRM giant behind investments in Flutterwave and Andela is buying AI customer-service startup Fin in a $3.6 billion deal

CreditChek raises a $600k equity round to expand credit data infrastructure across East Africa

CreditChek's latest raise brings its total funding to $935,000, as the startup targets banks, fintechs, and microfinance lenders.

South Africa dissolves PASA after 30 Years, transfers payment system governance to PayInc and SARB

South Africa's long-standing payments body PASA is being dissolved, with its responsibilities transferring to PayInc and the South African Reserve Bank in a major restructuring of the country's payments infrastructure.

From founders to funders: 12 Y Combinator alums backing the next generation of startups

Y Combinator has helped build some of Africa's most successful startups. Now, many of its alumni are becoming investors, backing the next generation of founders across fintech, healthtech, logistics, AI, and developer tools.

From ancient intelligence networks to AI surveillance: The technology of rescue

Nigeria's kidnapping crisis has renewed interest in security technology. From King David's rescue mission to AI drones, satellites, and surveillance systems, this is the history of how societies rescue captives.