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Happy Pay, a South African buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) startup, has raised a $5 million seed round to scale what it describes as Africa’s first ad-supported payments network.  The funding will be used to deepen merchant partnerships, expand distribution across online and offline channels, and further develop its AI-powered recommendations and advertising engine. Partech led the round

This is Follow the Money, our weekly series that unpacks the earnings, business, and scaling strategies of African fintechs, financial institutions, companies, and governments. A new edition drops every Monday.   Nigerian artists have earned over ₦143 billion ($105.62 million) from Spotify since 2023, with annual revenues rising over the period. But that growth is beginning

19 March 2026 In 2025, Malawi undertook two major public health interventions to protect its population and strengthen health security. First, the Ministry of Health launched a nationwide HPV Multi-Age Cohort (MAC) campaign in October, targeting girls aged 9–18 years and transitioning to a one-dose schedule for 9-year-olds. This strategic move aimed to close coverage

For years, Malawi’s Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) laboratory has served quietly but decisively as the national hub for confirming measles and rubella cases. Its work underpins the country’s immunization programme validating suspected outbreaks, guiding vaccination campaigns, and helping health teams distinguish local transmission from imported cases. Until recently, this essential laboratory operated under provisional WHO

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Victor Osimhen’s ties to Turkish football could soon extend beyond the pitch, with reports indicating the Galatasaray forward is plotting to acquire Istanbulspor, one of the country’s oldest clubs. Turkish media reports suggest Osimhen is keen to establish a “football bridge” between Nigeria and Türkiye, positioning Istanbulspor as a hub for developing and transitioning young

The Federal Government has inaugurated the Governing Board of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), charging members to uphold the highest standards of corporate governance and safeguard over N28 trillion in pension assets under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in Abuja on Monday, George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the

GBENGA MAGBAGBEOLA is the managing director of Sycamore Integrated Solutions. He has rich experience in capital markets, having previously held key positions at ARM Securities, FBNQuest Securities, and Profund Securities. In this interview, he speaks how the fintech industry has evolved in the Nigerian financial ecosystem, zeroing in on Sycamore, a Nigerian fintech which, just

The Bank of Industry (BOI) and EIB Global, the European Investment Bank’s development arm, have signed two separate financing agreements worth a combined 135 million euros aimed at strengthening healthcare manufacturing and agricultural value chains, in a push to reduce import dependence and deepen industrial capacity in Africa’s most populous economy. The agreements were signed

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that 10 persons were killed in a fatal road crash that occurred on Monday along the Tafa axis of Niger State. The Corps Public Education Officer at the FRSC Headquarters, Abuja, Mrs. Felicia Kalu, disclosed this in a statement, attributing the tragedy to excessive speeding and illegal

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At the Sentient Futures Summit, animal welfare advocates pushed to make AI care about...