Three years ago, when electric mobility was still an experimental idea in much of Africa, Japanese entrepreneur Yuma Sasaki made an unconventional choice.
The pan-African VC firm takes on an investment advisory role for the Botswana Tech Fund, which is targeting Southern Africa's undercapitalised digital economy
Mobility technology company reports first annual profit since going public, but auditors raise going concern doubt and Nasdaq listing remains under threat
From Nigerian defence contractors to Kenyan logistics software, a new cohort of well-capitalised tech firms is bypassing traditional hubs to set up operational bases in Accra.
The payment processor, which handles over R100bn annually and was acquired by Lesaka Technologies in 2024, has seen its internal code offered for sale on a dark web forum.
The country's first major overhaul of investment law in over a decade removes the capital entry thresholds that have quietly blocked hundreds of foreign founders from registering in Ghana.
Three years ago, when electric mobility was still an experimental idea in much of Africa, Japanese entrepreneur Yuma Sasaki made an unconventional choice.
A circular issued recently by the CBE expands the legal definition of "financial companies" to include fintech startups, money transfer operators, and SME lenders.
"Growth is outpacing the structures built to hold it. The answer is not more stores, it is a better middle layer." - Larry Hodes, CEO Grow Franchising & FASA Board Member, writes from Johannesburg.
