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Terra Industries founders Nathan Nwachuku and Maxwell Maduka.
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Terra Industries wins $1 million mining security contract in Nigeria

Terra Industries wins a $1 million contract to provide autonomous security for Anka Metals’ Jema’a mining project in Kaduna.

Omokolade Ajayi Omokolade Ajayi
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Nairobi-based Watu
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Nairobi-based Watu secures $7 million debt facility from AHL Venture Partners

Watu has secured a $7 million debt facility from AHL Venture Partners to expand lending across selected African markets.

Omokolade Ajayi Omokolade Ajayi
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Optasia Limited, the Dubai-headquartered and JSE-listed fintech company
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Optasia profit surges 58% to $36.9 million on booming mobile financial services

Optasia’s net profit jumped 58 percent to $36.9 million in H1 2026, driven by an 84 percent surge in mobile financial services across African markets.

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Africell
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Africell secures $100 million U.S. loan to expand networks in Africa

Africell’s $99.6 million loan will expand telecom networks in Africa, with Angola at the center of its U.S.-backed investment.

Timilehin Adejumobi Timilehin Adejumobi
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Integrity360 security operations center, CapeTown
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Integrity360 launches its largest security operations center in Cape Town

Integrity360 opens its largest security operations center in Cape Town after investing $3.4 million to expand cyber defense.

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Terra Industries founders Nathan Nwachuku and Maxwell Maduka.
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Nigeria’s Terra Industries wins $2 million lithium mining deal after fresh funding

After growing its seed round to $52 million, Nigeria’s Terra Industries lands $2 million in mining surveillance contracts to protect local lithium sites.

Omokolade Ajayi Omokolade Ajayi
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Nigerian tech entrepreneur Yinka Adewale
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Nigerian tech entrepreneur Yinka Adewale leads Nomba to $3 million funding success

Nomba secures a $3 million debt facility as Yinka Adewale expands its cross-border payments network across Africa and Asia.

Omokolade Ajayi Omokolade Ajayi
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San Francisco-based giant Uber Technologies Inc
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Uber sharpens focus on Kenya after exiting Nigeria, Uganda and Tanzania

Uber exits Nigeria, Uganda and Tanzania while keeping Kenya as a key African market amid rising costs and a push for profitability.

Omokolade Ajayi Omokolade Ajayi
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Palantir CEO Alex Karp
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Billionaire Alex Karp’s Palantir names Nebius as preferred sovereign AI infrastructure partner

Palantir names Nebius its preferred sovereign AI infrastructure partner, expanding secure AI computing options for commercial customers.

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