Guides, reports, and expert insights for African business
Market ReportAfrican cereal yields average roughly half of the global average, and the gap between actual yields and what the same la...
Market ReportSafaricom's M-Pesa processed KSh 38.29 trillion in FY2025, serving 35.82 million active customers in Kenya alone. Two de...
Kenya
Market ReportAfrican logistics infrastructure adds between 40 and 60 percent to the cost of goods according to IFC and Google researc...
Market ReportApproximately 600 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa lacked access to electricity as Mission 300 entered its second ye...
Market ReportAfrican edtech in 2026 is in a reality check similar to the one playing out in African healthtech. Edukoya shut down in ...
NewsThe African Development Bank used its presence at the 27th African Energy Forum to launch its flagship Electricity Regul...
South AfricaCase StudyKuda began in 2017 as Kudimoney, an online lending and savings platform founded by a former PwC engagement manager and a...
Nigeria
Market ReportAfrican healthtech is in a reality check phase. 54gene collapsed. Medsaf shut down. Ilara Health laid off staff despite ...
Market ReportThree years after MTN MoMo and Airtel SmartCash launched their Payment Service Banks in Nigeria, the telco-led mobile mo...
Nigeria
How-to GuideThe BCEAO electronic money institution license is the gateway to operating a fintech across the eight-country WAEMU zone...
Senegal
Market ReportAfrican agrifoodtech funding peaked at USD 776 million in 2022 and has contracted to USD 192 million in 2024, a retreat ...
Market ReportAfrican fintech raised US$769 million in equity funding in 2025, still the largest sector, but its dominance is narrowin...