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Ethiopian Airlines and China Southern Sign Codeshare Agreement Deepening Africa-China Links
Ethiopian Airlines and China Southern have signed a codeshare agreement, deepening air connectivity between Africa and China on a major intercontinental route. The deal has trade and logistics implications for businesses moving goods and…
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Bolt Calls for Dialogue With AUATON Ahead of October 12 Indefinite Strike Deadline
Latest: Lagos ride-hailing drivers call off their four-day strike but vow to abandon inDrive, sharpening platform-labour tensions in Nigeria's gig economy
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- 2026-10-17Unverified — not yet reviewed
Ethiopian-China Southern Codeshare
Ethiopian Airlines and China Southern have signed a codeshare agreement, deepening air connectivity between Africa and China on a major intercontinental route. The deal has trade and logistics…
- 2026-10-16Unverified — not yet reviewed
Proc360 Targets China-Africa Fraud
Nigerian startup Proc360 is deploying escrow and physical inspection mechanisms to reduce fraud in the China-Africa wholesale trade corridor, a large and underserved market. The company positions…
- 2026-10-16Unverified — not yet reviewed
Spotify Audiobooks Land in Nigeria
Spotify has launched its audiobook service in Nigeria at a monthly price of ₦2,300, adding a new content category to its platform in one of Africa's largest digital audio markets. The move signals…
- 2026-10-16Unverified — not yet reviewed
Lagos Driver Strike Ends
Lagos ride-hailing drivers have called off a four-day strike against Bolt and inDrive, with drivers publicly vowing to abandon inDrive following the dispute. The resolution leaves underlying…
- 2026-10-15Unverified — not yet reviewed
Kenya Media Market Eyes $6B
PwC projects Kenya's media and advertising market will reach $6 billion by 2030, driven by streaming and online advertising growth, according to the consultancy's latest forecast. The figure is being…
- 2026-10-15Unverified — not yet reviewed
Chowdeck Founders Join Endeavor
The co-founders of Nigerian on-demand commerce startup Chowdeck have been admitted to the Endeavor global entrepreneur network. The membership signals rising international recognition for Nigeria's…
- 2026-10-14Unverified — not yet reviewed
inDrive Responds to Lagos Strike
inDrive has responded to an ongoing Lagos driver strike by claiming it charges the lowest commission rate among ride-hailing platforms operating in Nigeria and pledging commitments to driver welfare.…
- 2026-10-14Unverified — not yet reviewed
Owerri Closure Costs Airlines N6.6bn
A planned 25-day closure of Owerri Airport in southeast Nigeria risks N6.6 billion in lost revenue for domestic airlines operating routes through the facility. The disruption is flagged as a…
- 2026-10-13Unverified — not yet reviewed
Lagos Drivers Strike Bolt, inDrive
Drivers for Bolt and inDrive in Lagos have begun an indefinite work stoppage, demanding higher fares and threatening to leave Nigeria entirely if conditions are not met, causing significant service…
- 2026-10-13Unverified — not yet reviewed
LekkeSlaap Acquired by SA Investors
South Africa's LekkeSlaap, the country's largest online accommodation booking platform, has been acquired by an investor consortium following 17 years of operation. The transaction is being cited as…
- 2026-10-12Unverified — not yet reviewed
Bolt-AUATON Strike Standoff Escalates
Ride-hailing platform Bolt has called for dialogue with Nigerian drivers' union AUATON as the October 12 deadline for an indefinite work stoppage approaches. The standoff risks significant disruption…
- 2026-10-10Unverified — not yet reviewed
Chowdeck Hits 100M Deliveries
Nigerian food delivery platform Chowdeck has reported delivering 100 million items across 30 million orders in five years of operation. The milestone is being cited as concrete evidence of scale in…
- 2026-10-09TakeUnverified — not yet reviewed
Moove Exits Nigeria, Hands Over Fleet
Months after closing a $250 million raise at a $2.1 billion valuation, Moove is leaving Nigeria — the city, Lagos, where it started with 76 cars in 2020.
- 2026-10-09Unverified — not yet reviewed
UNILAG-Swoop Campus Delivery Pilot
Nigeria's University of Lagos has partnered with delivery platform Swoop to pilot a regulated campus food delivery model targeting cost and safety concerns for students. The initiative is at an early…
- 2026-10-08Unverified — not yet reviewed
Nigeria Relaunches Digital Postcodes
Nigeria's NIPOST has relaunched a digital postcode system that analysts note is not the first attempt to fix the country's addressing infrastructure, with earlier initiatives having failed to achieve…
- 2026-10-08Unverified — not yet reviewed
Deedy Cuts Out SA Estate Agents
South African proptech startup Deedy is offering homeowners a direct-to-consumer property selling platform that bypasses traditional estate agents. The model is at an early stage but represents a…
- 2026-10-08Unverified — not yet reviewed
GRA Probes Missing Tema Port Cargo
Ghana's Revenue Authority has formed a nine-member committee to investigate an alleged 28 missing containers at Tema Port, flagging a customs integrity risk relevant to logistics operators and…
- 2026-10-07Unverified — not yet reviewed
Glovo Appoints Nigeria MD
Glovo has named Reni Onafeko as its new Nigeria country managing director, with the company describing Nigeria as its fastest-growing global market. The appointment follows the departure of the…
- 2026-10-07Unverified — not yet reviewed
Lagos Drivers Threaten Ride-Hail Shutdown
App-based drivers in Lagos are seeking remittance relief from platforms including Moove and LagRide ahead of a threatened October 12 work stoppage, exposing structural financing and regulatory…
- 2026-10-06TakeUnverified — not yet reviewed
Copia Kenya Collapses Into Liquidation
The number that should stop every investor in their tracks: $123 million raised, $1.6 million recovered. That's not a startup that ran out of luck — that's capital that essentially evaporated.
- 2026-10-06Unverified — not yet reviewed
Lagos Drivers Threaten Ride-Hailing Shutdown
App-based drivers in Lagos are seeking remittance concessions from platforms including Moove and LagRide ahead of a threatened October 12 shutdown. The standoff exposes regulatory and labour pressure…
- 2026-10-06Unverified — not yet reviewed
Quickmart Prices KES 30B NSE IPO
Kenyan supermarket chain Quickmart has priced its Nairobi Securities Exchange IPO at KES 7.50 per share, with private equity backer Adenia Partners placing a KES 30 billion valuation on the business.…
- 2026-10-06Unverified — not yet reviewed
Cameroon's LensX Targets African B2B Trade
Cameroonian startup LensX has launched a B2B marketplace modelled on Alibaba, targeting trade between African businesses. The venture is at an early stage with ambition noted but commercial traction…
- 2026-10-04Unverified — not yet reviewed
Ghana Fashion Startup Sparks E-Commerce
A Ghanaian fashion entrepreneur has built an early-stage e-commerce marketplace originating from a $100 sandal product, with the business cited as an emerging example of founder-led digital commerce…