Today Africa Weekly: Tech news recap | September 22 – 28, 2025
Some weeks in the African tech ecosystem feel like a soap opera, other weeks feel like a boardroom thriller. This one? Let’s just say it had a bit of both — billion-dollar power plays on one side, founders chasing cheques on the other, and enough policy drama to keep investors
How to Use Market Research to Test Your Business Idea
Every entrepreneur starts with an idea. Maybe it’s a product you’ve always wanted but could never find. Maybe it’s a service you believe solves a real problem. But before you pour time, money, and energy into launching, one crucial question stands in your way: How do you know if your
Fundraising from Diaspora Angel Investors: Strategies that Work
Every African entrepreneur knows the story all too well. You have a brilliant idea, you assemble a team, and you start building. But soon, you hit the wall that every founder dreads—funding. Banks won’t touch you because you are “too risky.” Venture capital is limited and highly competitive. Government support
How Entrepreneurs can Survive Africa’s Long Sales Cycles
Selling in Africa is rewarding but rarely fast. Deals that could close in weeks elsewhere often drag on for months—or even years—due to bureaucracy, cautious buyers, and complex decision-making. For entrepreneurs, these long sales cycles can strain cash flow, test patience, and stall growth. The good news is that with
How Alfi Oloo Broke into Product Design Without a Degree
What if the very thing that once made you feel like a failure became the spark that changed your future? That’s the story of Alfi Oloo, a product designer who struggled in university, battled dyslexia, and questioned whether he would ever find his place in the professional world. Today, Alfi
Kenya’s Ilara Health cuts staff as funding crunch forces restructuring
Ilara Health, a Kenya-based healthtech company that helps primary care clinics deliver better healthcare, is restructuring its operations and laying off an undisclosed number of its employees. In a statement, the company said the restructuring is in response to “current market conditions and financing dynamics, including a reversal of funding
How to Manage Cash Flow While Scaling a Business Successfully
Scaling a business is every entrepreneur’s dream. Growth means more customers, higher revenue, and the chance to dominate your industry. But here’s the hard truth: many businesses fail not because they lack customers, but because they run out of cash. Research from CB Insights shows that 38% of startups fail
8 Business Models that Work in Informal African Markets
If you want to understand Africa’s economic engine, don’t start with the corporate boardrooms or glass skyscrapers, but in its markets, streets, and small shops. From open-air stalls to informal transport networks, the informal African markets employ over 80% of the continent’s workforce and contribute up to 55% of its
SheFoundry Ltd. Taps Growth, Partnership, and Strategic Advisors in Preparation for the AWFS 2025
The African Women Founders Summit (AWFS) 2025 is set to ignite the continent’s entrepreneurial scene with a powerful mix of strategic leadership and collaborative energy, joined by expert advisors and renowned partners across industries and parastatals. The powerhouse event, organised by SheFoundry Limited, Nigeria’s leading venture studio for female founders
Acumen raises $246M to scale clean energy in Africa
Impact investor Acumen raises $246.5 million for a blended finance programme designed to expand clean energy access in sub-Saharan Africa’s most underserved markets. The initiative, called the Hardest-to-Reach (H2R), pools capital from DFIs, private financiers, and philanthropic backers, including the Green Climate Fund, IFC, British International Investment, and South Korea’s
