Uganda cybersecurity is no longer a box-ticking exercise, so who captures the upside? As mobile money surges and internet banking users retreat over cyber fears, managed security, fraud analytics and mobile endpoint protection are the market to watch.
Uganda exported 8.78 million bags of coffee worth $2.38 billion in the year to April 2026. But the next chapter isn't about growing more beans — it's about roasting, branding, and processing at origin. Here's where the value, and the investable opportunities, now sit.
With 21.5% electrification and over 1,500 MW of unmet mining demand, DRC power investment is moving to mini-grids, provincial hydro and captive solar. A single-permit regime and a $37 billion Compact funding are redrawing where bankable returns sit.
Most African export earnings, imports, and foreign debt are denominated in US dollars. Because many countries need more dollars than they earn, the resulting shortage keeps demand for the currency high and puts persistent pressure on African currencies.
Africa is rich in oil, gold and critical minerals, yet remains the poorest continent on earth. The answer to this question reveals a hidden system of value, trade, and loss that decides who truly benefits from its wealth, and it is not always where the resources are found.
Who is winning Kenya's fixed broadband race? Safaricom leads a market growing more than 40% a year, but challengers like Ahadi and Vilcom are taking a rising share of new growth. We break down the regulator's data on where durable value sits for investors.
Uganda's oil investment hit $1.96 billion in 2023 and oil projects now drive most FDI. As first oil nears in 2026, the real returns sit in logistics, insurance and supplier finance, not the crude. Here is where the money flows in the EACOP era.
Senegal has launched a $50 million Catalyst DER/FJ Fund to finance pre-seed and seed-stage startups, aiming to close a critical early-stage funding gap. The initiative seeks to help more Senegalese startups become investment-ready and attract follow-on venture capital.
Africa’s strongest merchant fleets underpin trade, logistics, and industrial supply chains. This ranking pairs fleet strength with quantitative data on ports, cargo, trade, and maritime infrastructure to reveal the continent’s leading shipping economies.
Monzo’s move into Nigeria comes as African startup funding becomes more selective. Despite attracting just 8% of Africa’s funding in 2025, Nigeria still recorded the continent’s highest number of startup deals, reinforcing its position as a key fintech market.
Nigeria-based fintech Daya has raised $2.4 million to build a stablecoin payment infrastructure for African businesses, highlighting growing investor confidence in stablecoins as a solution to the continent's costly and fragmented cross-border payment system.
Discover how Ethiopian fashion innovator Kalu Putik is gaining global recognition through creativity and sustainability, with AI visibility insights from Schedra Labs.
Launch Africa Ventures has returned about $2.5M after 11 exits, a small but meaningful signal in Africa’s VC market where only 181 exits have been recorded in 15 years. It highlights slow but emerging liquidity driven mainly by trade sales and secondary deals.
Africa’s top universities in 2026 reveal a concentrated talent pipeline led by Egypt and South Africa, with Nigeria also represented. These institutions dominate research output, healthcare training, and engineering capacity, while a select few also drive innovation, patents, and startup creation.
Flutterwave has raised its valuation to $3.2B after a strategic Ripple investment in its Series E round. The deal will integrate Ripple’s blockchain settlement system and RLUSD stablecoin to improve cross-border payments. Flutterwave processes $50B+ across 35+ countries.
OmniRetail has launched OmniOne, a trade infrastructure layer built on its FMCG distribution network across West Africa, processing ₦1.3 trillion in annual transactions across 150,000 retailers and 5,800 distributors.
