Only two Nigerian agrictech startups make Bloomberg’s 2025 tech watchlist 

Only two Nigerian startups—Pricepally and Thrive Agric—made Bloomberg’s 2025 list of top African startups. While unexpected, it highlights Nigeria’s evolving food and agri-tech landscape amid Lagos’s rise as a global tech hub.

Canal+ gets green light for R55 billion MultiChoice merger

Canal+ has received conditional approval to acquire MultiChoice for R55 billion, marking a major shift in Africa’s media and streaming landscape.

Tanzania’s internet blackout enters Day 2

Tanzania enters the second day of a sweeping internet blackout, with X (formerly Twitter) still blocked. The disruption, linked to political tensions and opposition arrests, threatens free expression and critical services.

Nigeria’s Central Bank holds rates steady at 27.50% as inflation cools

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) eased to 23.71% last week, reinforcing expectations among economists for a pause in the aggressive rate hikes seen over the past two years under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

BREAKING: IHS Towers to sell Rwanda operations to Paradigm Tower Ventures for $274.5 million

IHS Towers has agreed to sell its Rwandan subsidiary, IHS Rwanda Limited, to Paradigm Tower Ventures for $274.5 million. The deal includes 1,465 telecom towers and is expected to close in the second half of 2025, pending regulatory approvals.

Egyptian Autotech Sylndr closes $15.7M Series A to drive digital transformation in used car market

The investment underscores growing investor confidence in technology-driven solutions to modernise traditionally fragmented sectors in Africa.

EXCLUSIVE: Avalon Health Co-Founder Ebrahim exits, starts new venture

Access Health, Ebrahim’s new venture, will focus on reimagining health financing, a major challenge for many across the African continent

₦225 billion dispute: Fidelity Bank responds to Supreme Court ruling, assures stakeholders

Fidelity Bank states it is “willing to settle the obligation” now that the appeal process is exhausted. However, the bank points to “significant ambiguities in the judgment resulting in difficulties in calculating the actual financial liability”.

Tantalizers swaps burgers for broadcasts in renewed digital content play

The expansion into new sectors is supported by a $25 million financing facility, aimed at bolstering Tantalizers' ambition to become a top 50 company on the NGX.

Nigeria’s inflation eases to 23.71%, reducing possible rate hike

Analysts widely anticipate the central bank holding rates for a second consecutive time, as it did in February, owing to reduced consumer prices and rebased inflation figures.

Nigeria’s first biochar plant opens in cross river by Releaf Earth

Releaf Earth has launched Nigeria’s first industrial biochar facility in Cross River, combining carbon removal with regenerative agriculture to empower rural communities.

AfDB-Backed TechPark CV Turns Cabo Verde into a Cyber Island

With African Development Bank backing, Cabo Verde’s TechPark CV is transforming the island nation into a thriving digital economy hub for West Africa and beyond.