CompaniesKenyaRetrospective
Archive edition 2024–2025
Energy & mobilityRwanda
Rwanda’s Ampersand secures $2 million in additional funding
AHL Venture Partners and Everstrong Capital back the electric-mobility company’s expansion in East Africa.
Company recordAmpersand on StartupList Africa
Energy & mobilityKenya
BII invests another $4 million in Kenya’s SunCulture
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FintechSouth Africa
South Africa’s NjiaPay raises $1.3 million to expand payments services
Energy & mobilityAfrica
CrossBoundary Energy raises $45 million for renewable energy projects across Africa
The clean-power company secured financing from EAAIF for commercial and industrial renewable energy projects.
CompaniesEgypt
Egypt’s Widebot raises $3 million in Saudi-backed funding
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Energy & mobilityGhanaProfile
Inside Kofa’s battery-swapping network in Ghana
A look at the Ghanaian company’s portable batteries and swap-station network.
Energy & mobilityKenyaProfile
The journey of Mark Mwangi’s Amitruck on rough terrain
A profile of the logistics marketplace and its approach to freight transport in Kenya.
“I think the key value addition was bringing trust and transparency to the transportation of goods and the way in which those transactions happen.”
Mark Mwangi, founder of Amitruck
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FintechSouth AfricaAnalysis
Nedbank’s $93 million iKhokha deal signals a shift from fintech partnerships to ownership
An analysis of Nedbank’s iKhokha acquisition and its implications for South Africa’s SME payments market.
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CompaniesNigeria
How Jumia and Jiji responded to Temu’s arrival in Nigeria
Energy & mobilityKenya