West Africa Tech Digest — East Africa — Week of May 04, 2026
This week's top 5 stories from West Africa's tech ecosystem.
Here are this week's top 5 stories from across Africa's tech ecosystem.
1. Bfree Raises $3.1 Million to Expand AI-driven Loan Recovery Across Africa
TechMoran · Kenya
Nigerian credit management startup Bfree has raised $3.1 million from undisclosed investors to scale its artificial intelligence-powered platform for recovering and restructuring defaulted digital loans across Africa. The fresh funding comes after a $2.95 million equity round in 2024 led by Capria V…
2. OPay Hires Banks for Potential $4 Billion U.S. IPO
TechMoran · Kenya
OPay Digital Services Ltd. has hired Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan Chase to work on a potential U.S. initial public offering that could value the Nigerian fintech at about $4 billion, people familiar with the matter said. The listing could take place later in 2026, the sources said, cautioni…
3. CEO Weekends: Maria Buza on How Digital Policy Alert Tracks Global Digital Regulation
TechMoran · Kenya
Digital Policy Alert, an independent, public repository tracking policy changes shaping the digital economy is quickly becoming an essential infrastructure in a regulation-driven tech landscape. Launched in 2021, Digital Policy Alert (DPA), is available in more than 50 jurisdictions and covers areas…
4. CEO Weekends: Gaming is a Young Industry in Africa, But it’s Promising-Leti Arts’ Wesley Kirinya
TechMoran · Kenya
“Gaming is a young industry in Africa, but it’s promising,” Leti Arts CTO and Co-Founder Wesley Kirinya told TechMoran on the sidelines of the recent Games & SDG Summit in Nairobi. “It’s still a young industry in Africa, but it’s promising especially because the continent has rich stories and conten…
5. Shiprazor Raises $2.65 Million to Streamline E-commerce Logistics Across Africa
TechTrends KE · Kenya
Cape Town-based logistics technology startup Shiprazor has secured $2.65 million (R44 million) in seed funding to address one of Africa’s most persistent barriers to e-commerce growth: fragmented and costly delivery infrastructure. The funding round was led by Norrsken22, with participation from AAI…
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