Investment
Discussing investment opportunities, market trends, and tips for potential investors.
- Business
CMA names 15 investment platforms operating in Kenya without a licence
The Capital Markets Authority named 15 entities taking money from Kenyans without a licence. QVSE, CBEX and Just Markets included.
- Business
High Court declares the KES 244.5 billion Safaricom sale to Vodacom null and void
Three judges quashed the KES 244.5 billion Safaricom stake sale to Vodacom, ordering the 15 per cent back to government.
- Business
The second Twiga company has gone into administration
Twiga Foods Limited, now Templar Field Limited, is in administration. Its own board appointed the administrator. Claims close 15 October.
- Business
Twiga Foods is in administration, 16 months after the leaked plan we published
Kenyan startup Twiga Foods is under administration after raising $185.4 million. An administrator now runs GT Flow Limited, formerly Twiga…
- Business
MPs find gaps in the rules for the KES 340 billion fund built from the Safaricom sale
Parliament wants the investment policy for Kenya's KES 340 billion National Infrastructure Fund rewritten before the first projects get money.
- Business
QVSE froze Kenyans out of their money. Its US filings show a company one man registered for USD 50
QVSE sold itself to Kenyans as a US stock exchange. Its own Colorado and FinCEN filings show something far smaller.
- Startups
A Nigerian drone maker just raised $52 million, the biggest seed round in Africa
Terra Industries closed a $52 million seed round, the largest in Africa. What the Nigerian defence startup builds, explained.
- Business
NCBA and HEVA open a KES 20 million unsecured loan pool for creatives at 9%
NCBA and HEVA Fund launched a KES 20 million unsecured loan facility for Kenyan creatives at 9% interest, six-month terms.
- Business
5,000 people land in Kigali for the 20th Africa Food Systems Forum
Paul Kagame opens the 20th Africa Food Systems Forum in Kigali on 31 August, a year after Dakar's US$18.5 billion.
- Business
Kenya’s first locally made ETF will let you buy 11 banks in one trade
CMA has approved the WSA Banking Index ETF for the NSE. It tracks 11 listed Kenyan banks. Here's how it…
- Startups
Open Startup turns 10 and bets on African deep tech with a new fund
Open Startup marks 10 years by launching The Science Road and Openers First, a new investment arm backing African deep…
- Business
EADB Sets Aside USD 13 Million for Youth and Women-Led Businesses as Rwanda Takes Over Leadership
East African Development Bank launches USD 13 million fund for women, youth entrepreneurs as Rwanda's Murangwa takes Governing Council chair
- Startups
GreenAfrica’s $100K Win Caps the World’s Largest Web3 Hackathon
Hedera's $1M Africa Hackathon ends with GreenAfrica winning $100K. A new Investment Committee signals long-term capital for builders.
- News
China’s Huawei is the brain behind Safaricom’s Ziidi platform
While Safaricom is the consumer-facing powerhouse of Ziidi, the technical backbone powering the massively successful wealth platform is built in…
- News
Safaricom’s Ziidi hits 4.3 million users, bags ‘Best FinTech’ award at MWC 2026
Just over a year since its introduction, Safaricom’s Ziidi MMF has completely upended Kenya’s digital investment landscape. At the ongoing…
