French development finance institution Proparco has invested €150,000 in Kenyan agritech company Farm to Feed as the startup expands its technology platform and efforts to reduce post-harvest food losses. Founded in 2021, Farm to Feed connects smallholder farmers with buyers while helping coordinate sourcing, demand forecasting, logistics, warehousing, sales and payments. Its model is designed […] The post Proparco Invests €150,000 in Kenya’s Farm to Feed appeared first on Tech In Africa.

MTN Rwanda is increasing its use of artificial intelligence to improve network performance while continuing a targeted expansion of its 5G infrastructure across the country. The telecom operator is deploying AI tools to identify network problems, including transmission failures, site outages and fibre cuts. By detecting the source of faults earlier, the technology allows technical […] The post MTN Rwanda Turns to AI as It Expands 5G Network appeared first on Tech In Africa.

It started with a small card machine and has since grown into a technology platform serving 200,000 small businesses.

If Dangote can bring substantial retail and institutional money into a Nigerian public offering, it could provide something founders and investors have never had at scale: evidence that a deep enough pool of Nigerian capital exists at the end of the startup lifecycle.

Financial technology company Kredete has acquired stablecoin infrastructure platform Gravv as part of efforts to strengthen its international payments capabilities and gain greater control over transaction settlement and routing. Kredete, founded in 2022 by Adeola Adedewe, provides financial services aimed particularly at African immigrants and diaspora communities. Its platform enables customers to send money across […] The post Kredete Acquires Gravv to Expand Stablecoin Payment Infrastructure appeared first on Tech In Africa.

Satellite software company Satlyt has raised $8 million in seed funding as it works to expand artificial intelligence and data-processing capabilities aboard spacecraft. The funding round was led by non sibi ventures and attracted participation from TLCOM, Antler, Slauson & Co., Launch Africa Ventures, Enza Capital, Askya Investment Partners, Demos, BAG Collective, Gaingels, Axian Investment […] The post Satlyt Raises $8 Million to Expand AI Computing in Space appeared first on Tech In Africa.

James Hope University Partners with Global EdTech Leader Academia by Serosoft to Build a Next-Generation Digital Campus in Nigeria Academia by Serosoft, the globally recognised EdTech brand behind the award winning Student Information System, today announced a strategic partnership with James Hope University (JHU) in Nigeria. Located in the Twin Lakes Estate in Lekki, Lagos, JHU will implement Academia by Serosoft’s unified campus operating system, driving a comprehensive digital transformation to elevate the academic […] TechCity

Anees Health, an Egyptian healthtech startup founded in 2025, has closed a seed round of an undisclosed amount. It’ll use the money to grow its model, in which one team manages a patient’s care from the first contact until their condition is stable. The company builds its clinical model around geriatric medicine, with family doctors […] The post Egypt’s Anees Health closes seed round to coordinate care for older and chronically ill patients appeared first on Tech In Africa.

The DRC is using anonymised phone records to map how people travel during its largest Ebola outbreak. Here is how the method works, where it flagged risks early and why coverage gaps still limit the fight against the Bundibugyo virus.

Kenya cyber threats reached 11.12 billion in the year to June 2026, according to the country’s communications regulator. That is 29% more than the 8.62 billion events recorded a year earlier. The sharpest jump came from DDoS attacks, which rose 114.3%. The figures come from the Communications Authority of Kenya’s (CA) fourth-quarter Sector Statistics Report, […]

How to Tell If Your Phone Is Hacked (and What to Do First) Your battery used to last until dinner. Now it’s dead by lunch. There’s an app on your home screen you don’t remember installing, and this morning a login code arrived for an account you weren’t trying to open. Here’s how to tell if your phone is hacked, and what to do about it. Any one […] TechCity