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Investable.Africa charges $99 monthly or $299 yearly. Explore investor access, data-room controls, public draft terms and what founders really buy.
EDFI's €1.8m Vitara investment, TreeSyt traceability, MTN Mobile Money, shea farmer income claims and what evidence is still missing.
MNT-Halan's Egyptian IPO raised EGP 7.84bn for the selling shareholder, while an EGP 4bn capital injection later funded the listed company.
Madica gained a $6m Flourish Ventures commitment in October 2026 to support 25–30 African startups. Eligibility, programme design and real outcomes.
Cape Venture Bridge 2026 has 20 places for Western Cape startups. Read the 15 November deadline, R125,000 tech credits and competitive GITEX route.
South African Startup Awards 2026: entries closed 30 October, public voting 2–6 November and awards on 18 November. Criteria and actual prizes.
Injini is recruiting five South African EdTech startups by 6 November 2026. Eligibility, six-month equity-free support, interviews and application advice.
Assess Disrupt Launchpad’s development offer: project scope, equity, code ownership and a practical brief for non-technical African founders.
Spiro Ghana: 100 electric motorbikes and battery swapping. Check purchase prices, swap fees, station access and real operating costs before assuming savings.
Cameroon’s entreprenant status explained: OHADA framework, registration procedures, recognised documents, obligations and costs to verify before using an intermediary.
Start-up 237 in Cameroon: what the budget and reported results show, what remains unmeasured, and how founders can assess useful support.
What does PaySika really cost in Cameroon? Compare official 2026 card rates, XAF and USD fees, mobile money withdrawals, refunds and privacy.
MoovnPay and Mastercard’s East African partnership: planned wallets, cards and merchant payments, plus what to verify about usable balances, fees and withdrawals.
SplashArk in Cameroon: WhatsApp-shared storefronts, online checkout, merchant fees, balance availability and payouts, based on public documents rather than tested transactions.
OPay IPO: 16 million ADSs proposed at $19–$21 in its 23 October SEC filing. Preliminary terms, not proceeds already raised. Reviewed 28 October 2026.
What Nomba's DRC–Zambia corridor means for suppliers, and the fees, currencies, wallets and settlement risks businesses must verify.
Ghana is testing cross-border links with Nigeria and Rwanda, including mobile wallets and PAPSS. The promise is compelling—but the difference between a pilot and a usable payment matters.
A French master's offer can look affordable until tuition, accommodation, visa costs and the uncertainties of a work-study contract enter the picture. A planning guide for Cameroonian applicants.
Orange Money, MTN MoMo and international banking: compare available transfer routes from Cameroon to other African countries and overseas.
The Kempinski Shekinah Palace represents CFA220bn of investment in Douala. Beyond construction, we map the B2B services and recurring operational markets around the complex.
Dangote plans a 700,000-bpd refinery in Lamu, Kenya. We examine the critical dependencies around crude supply, logistics, financing, power and East African markets.
CFAO Mobility Cameroon recorded CFAF 113 billion in sales and CFAF 4.05 billion in profit. Explore the margin decline and what the accounts cannot explain.
CEMAC has launched a common QR code so different payment networks can work together. The real test is much more practical: price, simplicity, security and whether merchants actually use it.
