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Strategic partnerships and distribution deals that change how companies reach customers.

CleanTech/ partnerships

Africa’s $11bn clean energy push is becoming an industrial strategy

New clean energy deals announced in Nairobi show how Africa’s renewable energy market is moving into aviation fuel, hydropower, solar, wind and clean cooking infrastructure.

Tariq AbubakarMay 13, 2026

Fintech

GWCU’s MTN Liberia deal shows why telecom rails are becoming fintech’s fastest route to scale

GWCU’s reported MTN Liberia rollout shows how African fintechs are using telecom networks to scale embedded credit without building distribution from scratch.

Amara NwosuMay 10, 2026

Terra Industries Is Building Africa's Largest Drone Factory in Ghana

Glovo, Chowdeck, and the trust gap in Nigeria’s food delivery market

WayaWaya’s Teddy Ogallo shows why African fintech still depends on hard integration work

Yoco’s new CEO marks a harder chapter for South Africa’s SME fintech market

Nala Secures $50m Credit Line to Scale Its Stablecoin Payment Rails

Kenya’s proposed VAT on payment platforms tests the cost of digital money

MTN Wants to Lend From Its Own Balance Sheet. That Changes the Risk

Zimbabwe’s digital X-ray rollout shows why rural healthtech needs infrastructure first

Microsoft’s stalled Kenya data centre shows Africa’s AI ambitions need harder infrastructure maths

Anthropic’s $1.8bn Akamai deal shows why AI builders must understand compute economics

Egypt's Sinai.ai Raises $1.45m to Turn Books Into AI-Native Experiences

BFree Raises Growth Round to Buy Up Africa's Bad Loans With AI

African startup funding is nearing $1B, but fewer companies are carrying the market

SA's Aions Ventures Backs Early-Stage Founders With $6.1m Seed Fund

Namibia's Bellatrix Launches a $10m Seed Fund for Southern Africa

Digital Africa Launches $58m Seed Fund for Overlooked Tech Markets

Wasoko's Daniel Yu Launches a $100m Fund Betting Africa's Problem Is Jobs, Not Apps

Partnerships

Africa’s $11bn clean energy push is becoming an industrial strategy

GWCU’s MTN Liberia deal shows why telecom rails are becoming fintech’s fastest route to scale

Terra Industries Is Building Africa's Largest Drone Factory in Ghana

Glovo, Chowdeck, and the trust gap in Nigeria’s food delivery market

WayaWaya’s Teddy Ogallo shows why African fintech still depends on hard integration work

Yoco’s new CEO marks a harder chapter for South Africa’s SME fintech market

Nala Secures $50m Credit Line to Scale Its Stablecoin Payment Rails

Kenya’s proposed VAT on payment platforms tests the cost of digital money

MTN Wants to Lend From Its Own Balance Sheet. That Changes the Risk

Zimbabwe’s digital X-ray rollout shows why rural healthtech needs infrastructure first

Microsoft’s stalled Kenya data centre shows Africa’s AI ambitions need harder infrastructure maths

Anthropic’s $1.8bn Akamai deal shows why AI builders must understand compute economics

Egypt's Sinai.ai Raises $1.45m to Turn Books Into AI-Native Experiences

BFree Raises Growth Round to Buy Up Africa's Bad Loans With AI

African startup funding is nearing $1B, but fewer companies are carrying the market

SA's Aions Ventures Backs Early-Stage Founders With $6.1m Seed Fund

Namibia's Bellatrix Launches a $10m Seed Fund for Southern Africa

Digital Africa Launches $58m Seed Fund for Overlooked Tech Markets

Wasoko's Daniel Yu Launches a $100m Fund Betting Africa's Problem Is Jobs, Not Apps

Africa’s $11bn clean energy push is becoming an industrial strategy

GWCU’s MTN Liberia deal shows why telecom rails are becoming fintech’s fastest route to scale

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