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News

Mauritania Signs USD 300 Million Hybrid Solar-Wind IPP Deal Under AfDB Desert to Power Initiative

The Government of Mauritania has signed a USD 300 million independent power producer agreement for a hybrid solar-wind p...

Market Report

African Cold Chain and Food Logistics 2026: The 30 Percent Post-Harvest Loss Problem and the Operators Addressing It

African post-harvest losses for perishable produce have been reported above 30 percent in multiple markets, one of the h...

News

Seventeen African Countries Launch National Energy Compacts at UN General Assembly

At the United Nations General Assembly in September 2025, seventeen additional African countries unveiled their National...

Market Report

Egypt Power Sector 2026: The Renewable Pivot, the Summer Demand Problem, and the Regional Export Ambition

Egypt has approximately 114 million people and one of the largest electricity demand bases in Africa. The country has pi...

Market Report

Francophone West Africa FinTech: Wave, Julaya, and the Quiet Boom Nobody Saw Coming

Francophone African startups raised at least USD 450 million in 2025. The CFA franc peg to the euro, once dismissed as a...

Market Report

African Telemedicine 2026: Babyl's Millions of Consultations, Vezeeta, and the Doctor-to-Patient Ratio Problem

African telemedicine addresses one of the continent's most binding healthcare constraints: doctor-to-patient ratios that...

Market Report

African Last-Mile Delivery and E-commerce Logistics 2026: Jumia's Footprint, the Dispatch Rider Economy, and the Address Problem

African last-mile delivery faces specific structural challenges including informal addresses, urban congestion, and the ...

Market Report

African Technical and Vocational Education 2026: The Youth Unemployment Gap and the TVET Modernization Agenda

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is being recognized as one of the most important responses to Afr...

Case Study

Moniepoint: From TeamApt Bank Software to Africa's Largest SME Banking Unicorn

Moniepoint was founded in 2015 as TeamApt by Tosin Eniolorunda and Felix Ike, two former Interswitch engineers. It start...

Market Report

African Renewable Energy Capacity 2026: 4.5 GW of New Solar in One Year, and the Developers Building It

Africa deployed approximately 4.5 gigawatts of new solar capacity in 2025, representing 54 percent growth over the prior...

How-to Guide

How to Approach a Traditional African Bank for a Fintech Partnership

Most African fintechs eventually need a bank partnership: for licensing cover, settlement rails, co-branded products, or...

Market Report

African Agri-Input Distribution 2026: Seeds, Fertilizer, Agrochemicals, and the Last-Mile Delivery Problem

African smallholder yields are constrained by access to quality inputs: certified seeds, fertilizer, and crop protection...