The Meta Llama Impact Accelerator 2025 has announced its support for 12 groundbreaking AI startups across Nigeria, Senegal, Kenya, and South Africa, underscoring Meta’s commitment to nurturing Africa’s next generation of AI innovators. Each of the four countries hosted a Demo Day that showcased solutions designed to solve pressing challenges in healthcare, education, agriculture, and…
Mastercard hosted its inaugural Africa Edge Summit 2025, a landmark event that convened influential leaders from across Africa’s payments ecosystem to explore how collaboration and innovation can accelerate the continent’s digital transformation. Led by Mark Elliott, Division President for Africa at Mastercard, the summit focused on building the foundational pillars of infrastructure, trust, and interoperability…
Amazon Web Services (AWS) and OpenAI have entered a landmark $38 billion, multi-year strategic partnership designed to accelerate the future of artificial intelligence at an unprecedented scale. The collaboration will see OpenAI leverage AWS’s world-class cloud infrastructure to power and scale its core AI workloads, starting immediately. This partnership marks one of the largest cloud-AI…
Yellow Card, Africa’s pioneering stablecoin startup, has announced a strategic shift from retail operations to focus exclusively on B2B services. The company’s move marks a new chapter in its mission to build a stronger digital financial infrastructure across Africa and beyond. Retail users have until December 31, 2025, to withdraw their funds before the platform…
Octagon Africa, a leading regional financial services provider in pensions administration, insurance brokerage, actuarial, trust, and training solutions, has appointed Davis Ongiro as the new Chief Executive Officer for its Kenyan operations. This appointment marks a significant step in the firm’s ongoing commitment to strengthening its leadership capacity and driving innovation in financial and retirement…
Eutelsat has announced the appointment of Sébastien Rouge as its new Chief Financial Officer and member of the Group’s Executive Committee, effective February 1, 2026. He will serve under the leadership of Chief Executive Officer Jean-François Fallacher. This strategic appointment reinforces Eutelsat’s focus on financial resilience, operational excellence, and long-term strategic growth as it continues…
MOGO Uganda has reached a remarkable milestone, financing over 100,000 smartphones in just 200 days since the launch of its smartphone-loans product in April 2025. This achievement marks one of the fastest growth trajectories in the company’s history and reinforces its commitment to driving digital inclusion across Uganda. The success reflects the nation’s strong demand…
Revolut has appointed Yacine Faqir as Chief Executive Officer for its Morocco operations, a move that underscores the fintech’s strategic focus on expanding its footprint in North Africa. His leadership arrival comes at a time when Revolut is intensifying its efforts to bring digital banking and payments services into emerging African markets. Faqir joins Revolut…
