According to the programme, this model is designed to “effectively double the capital injection” without forcing founders to dilute their equity further.
The suspension of Ezra Olubi at Stripe-owned Paystack is the latest in a troubling series of founder-related crises, raising urgent questions about governance and trust in Africa's most-funded ecosystem.
As 2025 draws to an end, earnings reports from Jumia, Fawry, and Swvl reveal a new playbook. We analyzed the common themes and what they mean for the continent's tech future.
The African fintech, fresh from a major banking partnership, faces a formal complaint from a co-founder alleging a "grossly unfair" employee share buyback plan.
The Ghanaian healthtech, now under new leadership, has secured a strategic investment from BII-backed GIP Ghana to expand its pharmacy network into Togo and Benin.
The pan-African e-commerce player's Q3 2025 results show a strategic retreat from its standalone payment app, as it doubles down on core e-commerce and its path to profitability.
The investment from Afreximbank's equity arm, FEDA, aims to move the continent beyond raw ore exports and capture the lucrative processing and manufacturing value chain.
A Nigerian fintech raised $2.6m from marquee investors, promised its employees fair treatment, and then shut down. A Nigerian court has spent two years untangling what it left behind.
