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African defense tech company Terra Industries on Monday announced an additional $18 million in funding, bringing its seed round to $52 million. Investors in the round include Joe Lonsdale’s 8VC, Silent Ventures, and Nova Global.

Sonic Fire Tech is testing a sound-powered fire protection system, which it says snuffs out fires within seconds while also sparing properties from messy water and chemical damage.

Education advocate and Chief Executive Officer of Educare, Alex Onyia, has announced the formal registration of ISEE as the Initiative for School Excellence and Education Foundation.

Hackaholics is Wema Bank's flagship innovation programme designed to empower Africa's brightest innovators to build solutions that solve real-world challenges and create lasting impact.

A model of Ferrari’s first-ever fully electric car, the Luce, has sold for $40 million, breaking the record for the most expensive new car ever sold at auction.

Cameroon claimed a first Women's Africa Cup of Nations title when they thumped surprise package Malawi 3-0 in the final on Sunday, ending decades of heartbreak and writing their name into the history books

If you are passionate about investment and building a career in finance, this could be an opportunity to take a major step toward the CFA charter.

The Company Lab (CO.LAB) today announced CO.LAB Q, a 12-month quantum commercialization studio designed to help promising startups and research teams turn advanced technologies

Ripple confirmed an expanded conference program for its Swell 2026 in New York, with more than 1,500 attendees, over 75 speakers, and 50-plus sessions expected across three stages from Oct. 27-29

The current 929,465 BTC left to mine are not the same as the coins available to buy. Some already mined Bitcoin is likely gone forever because private keys were lost, devices failed or owners made irreversible mistakes.

The Pan-African marketplace, AfriWallStreet Store, launched in January 2026, is betting on verified sellers and community trust to fix e-commerce’s biggest credibility problem.

Kenyan used-car marketplace, Peach Cars, has secured about US$4 million (~ KSh 517 million) in debt financing from Japan Finance Corporation (JFC) and Shoko Chukin Bank, giving the company additional capital