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Justina Salami Salami

Journalist for Condia. Beats are news and development. Reach me at justinaize247@gmail.com.
Startups

5 notable rebrands of 2025 in the African tech scene

Discover the top five African tech rebrands of 2025 and how each company reshaped its identity to stay relevant in a challenging market.

News

Paramount vs. Netflix: Who will take home Warner Bros?

Paramount challenges Netflix with a $108.4B hostile bid for Warner Bros, turning a near-done deal into Hollywood’s biggest corporate showdown of 2025.

News

Capitec acquires Walletdoc for R400 million

Capitec acquires Walletdoc in a R400 million deal to deepen its digital payments strategy and lower transaction costs in South Africa.

Startups

10 African startups that shut down in 2025

10 African startups shut down in 2025 across fintech, edtech, healthtech, HRtech, and logistics. Here’s why they closed and what it means.

News

Tobe Ofili joins Hello Tractor as chief financial officer

Hello Tractor appoints Tobe Ofili as CFO to scale its digital tractor-hailing model and expand climate-smart mechanisation for Africa’s smallholder farmers.

Startups

10 biggest African startup fundraises in 2025

Only 3 of the top 10 funds raised by African startups were in pure equity deals. The biggest raises cut across varying sectors and countries.

EdTech

How Breni, a Nigerian Edtech startup, gained 3,000+ users in 20+ countries with zero ad spend 

Nigerian edtech startup Breni gained 3,000+ users across 20+ countries without ads. Sadiq shares how they built a global product in just three months.

Fintech

AXIAN Group and Mastercard enter new partnership, echoing MTN’s earlier play in digital payments

AXIAN Group and Mastercard enter a new partnership to launch digital payment solutions across five African markets, expanding cross-border payments.

Fintech

Axian Group rebrands fintech division to Digibank & Fintech and strengthens governance for pan-african expansion

Axian Group has rebranded its fintech arm to Digibank & Fintech and strengthened its board to drive digital banking expansion across Africa.

Funding

Washington backs Zipline’s African expansion with $150 million

The U.S. backs Zipline’s African expansion with $150m in results-based funding to scale drone delivery across Rwanda, Kenya, Nigeria, and others.

Funding

Saudi-based Strataphy raises $6 million to scale  cooling systems for AI infrastructure

Strataphy has raised $6M to scale its subsurface cooling technology for AI and industrial infrastructure, led by Outliers VC. Read more

Fintech

Paystack confirms the termination of cofounder Ezra Olubi’s employment

Paystack confirms the termination of Ezra Olubi's employment. Following Olubi's blog post, the company is set for another round of legal battles since Zap Africa.

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