Recap: How to secure alternative financing for your business in 2026

As debt financing overtakes equity in Africa’s startup ecosystem, founders are rethinking how to fund growth. Here’s what operators and investors say about securing alternative financing in 2026.

How M-KOPA turned smartphones into Nigeria’s most enforceable collateral

Why enforceability, not interest rates, defines M-KOPA’s Nigeria play

Ex-Andelan, Babajide Duroshola joins SafeBoda as Country Head, Nigeria

Ex-Andelan, Babajide Duroshola has told benjamindada.com that he is joining ride-hailing startup, SafeBoda as their Country Head in Nigeria.