Spiro has launched its first 100 electric motorcycles in Ghana, entering the market with a battery-swapping model and plans for local assembly that could create opportunities for Ghanaian businesses.
Aries Media Ventures Fund I targets startups at the angel, pre-seed, and seed stages, focusing on businesses operating at the intersection of media, entertainment, and commerce.
Stanbic Bank Ghana and Hong Kong-based RD Technologies are exploring a stablecoin-powered payment solution to help Ghanaian businesses settle trade payments with suppliers in Asia.
MAX provides commercial transport operators with access to electric vehicles through a subscription model that combines vehicle financing, battery technology, and fleet management tools.
Pan-African payments company PawaPay has secured a Payment Service Provider (PSP) license from the Bank of Mozambique, allowing it to onboard merchants directly and provide regulated payment services in the country.
Nigeria currently hosts around 20 co-location data centers, mainly concentrated in Lagos, with the market led by Rack Center, Africa Data Centers, MDXi (Equinix), and MTN, which together account for more than 70% of the country's IT power capacity.
Nigerian geospatial technology startup Milsat has helped power Nigeria’s new digital postcode system after mapping more than 65 million properties nationwide as part of preparations for the country’s first digital census.
French health-tech company Alan has acquired Senegalese digital health startup Tanel, giving its founders and early investors a rare exit in Francophone Africa’s healthcare technology market.
Nigerian card-issuing fintech Allawee will shut down its personal and business account services on December 1, 2026, following its acquisition by Paystack in 2025.
Huawei has launched its agentic AI cloud service in Nigeria, expanding its cloud offering as businesses across the country increase their adoption of artificial intelligence.
OPay is considering a listing on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX), which could give Nigerian investors direct access to one of the country’s biggest fintech companies.
