Cold Solutions Rwanda is set to secure up to $18 million to expand its cold-chain infrastructure in Kigali, strengthening the systems used to store and distribute temperature-sensitive food and other products across Rwanda. The financing comes at a time when cold-chain infrastructure is becoming increasingly important to Africa’s food systems. For farmers, food processors, retailers…

French development finance institution Proparco has invested €150,000 in Kenya-based food-tech company Farm to Feed, backing efforts to reduce food waste while creating new income opportunities for farmers. The investment highlights growing interest in African businesses developing commercial solutions to one of the continent’s most persistent agricultural challenges: significant amounts of food are lost before…

African businesses are increasingly operating across multiple banks, payment channels, currencies and markets, making treasury management more complicated than ever. Duplo is seeking to address that challenge with the launch of a Treasury Management Solution designed to centralise financial operations and give businesses greater visibility over their cash. Treasury functions sit at the heart of…

Africa’s transition from diesel-powered electricity to distributed solar is not simply a technology challenge. It is a financing challenge—and companies such as Odyssey Energy Solutions are working to address the gap between clean-energy projects that need capital and investors looking for viable infrastructure opportunities. Across many African markets, diesel generators remain a critical source of…

Every time a customer clicks “pay” on an online checkout, a complex security system begins working behind the scenes. While the transaction may appear to take only a few seconds, payment platforms can analyse dozens of signals to determine whether a transaction is legitimate or potentially fraudulent. This invisible layer of intelligence has become increasingly…

Pan-African fintech Kora is adding stablecoins to its payment infrastructure, marking another step in the industry’s shift toward digital assets as a tool for faster and more efficient cross-border transactions. Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies designed to maintain a relatively stable value by being linked to assets such as the US dollar. Their growing use in payments…