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South African fintech Lula, formerly Lulalend, has secured a R340 million (about $21 million) injection from Dutch development bank FMO, a move that strengthens its ability to lend

Accel is leading Sapiom’s $15 million seed round, with participation from Okta Ventures, Gradient Ventures, Array Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Anthropic, and Coinbase Ventures.

Brazil’s state-run oil major Petrobras is marking a strategic return to Africa with a 42.5% stake in an offshore oil exploration block off Namibia.

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The African Union (AU) Digital & Innovation Fellowship Program is now accepting applications for its 2026/2027 cohort — a fully funded, 12-month immersive fellowship

Rwanda has signed an expansion agreement with US-based drone logistics company Zipline to scale autonomous medical delivery systems, under a $150 million “pay-for-performance”

President Donald Trump on Thursday is slated to announce the launch of TrumpRx – a direct-to-consumer website that is key to his administration’s efforts to lower prescription drug costs

Semiconductor startup Positron has secured $230 million in Series B funding, TechCrunch has exclusively learned.

Ghana and Zambia have signed a landmark visa waiver agreement that will allow citizens of both countries to travel between the two nations without the need for visas

SNAK Venture Partners announced Wednesday the close of its oversubscribed $50 million debut fund, anchored by the investment firm Pritzker Group

Voice AI company ElevenLabs said today it raised $500 million in a new funding round led by Sequoia Capital, which was an investor in the startup’s last secondary round through a tender.

Lunar Energy shared it raised a previously unannounced $130 million Series C and a $102 million Series D. The Series C was led by Activate Capital, while the Series D was led by B Capital and Prelude Ventures.