Climate Watch
Kenyan Startup, Acre Insights, is Using Drone Technology to Help African Farmers Monitor Farms and Forests
In much of Africa’s agricultural and conservation economy, decisions are still made with incomplete or outdated information. Satellite images can miss small plots, mobile...
Energy Firm, Husk, Commissions 1MWp Solar Hybrid Project in Nasarawa, Nigeria. What You Need to Know
Husk, a leading distributed energy resources (DER) company, has announced the commissioning of a 1MWp solar hybrid facility at the Nasarawa State Secretariat in...
BasiGo Expands Beyond Nairobi With New Fast-Charging Station to Reduce Downtime for Kenya’s Electric Buses
BasiGo, Kenya’s leading provider of electric bus solutions, has officially opened a new electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging site at the Shell Athi River Service...
OceanHub Africa’s 2026 Accelerator Opens Application to Transform the Continent’s Blue Economy. Apply Now
Applications have opened for the seventh edition of OceanHub Africa’s 12-month accelerator, a programme designed to strengthen Africa’s fast-growing blue economy by supporting up...
DRIVE100 —032: Using Mobile USSD Technology, Yemert Is Helping African Farmers Access Crop Insurance and Climate Finance
For millions of smallholder farmers across Africa, a single storm, pest outbreak, or market dip can destroy months of labour and investment. But Yemert,...
Kenya’s Farm to Feed Raises $1.5M to Tackle Food Waste and Build Climate-Resilient Agriculture
Kenyan agri-tech startup Farm to Feed has secured $1.5 million in seed funding to scale its operations and strengthen its mission of reducing food...
How Ghanaian Startup Farmio Is Helping Farmers Tackle Climate and Food Crises Through Tech
Ghanaian startup Farmio Limited is transforming how farmers grow and sell food, offering a lifeline to fight post-harvest losses. Founded in 2020 by Anaporka...
How Bboxx and CreditChek Are Using AI Financing to Provide Affordable Solar Energy for Nigerians
Bboxx, a data-driven platform connecting consumers to innovative products and services across Africa, has partnered with CreditChek as its technical partner on Nigeria’s Distributed...
Solar Foods: How Alaa Salih Hamadto is Using Solar Technology to Power Food Security Amid War in Sudan
Amid the civil war in Sudan, Solar Foods, a Kassala-based social enterprise, is using solar-powered food dryers to prevent post-harvest losses and support farmers...
How Nigerian Startup Kadara Agric is Repositioning Farming with Technology
A Nigerian agritech startup, Kadara Agric, is betting on technology-driven solutions to tackle food insecurity, farmer poverty, and volatile prices in Africa’s agricultural sector.
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Kenya’s Pyramidia Ventures Secures $1.5m to Scale Climate-Smart Agritech Startups
Kenyan agri-tech venture studio Pyramidia Ventures has secured $1.5 million in funding to expand its model of creating and scaling climate-focused startups across Africa. The...
How Malian Insurtech Startup OKO Plans to Boost Climate Resilience with New Fund
Malian startup OKO has secured a new funding round worth thousands of dollars led by Catalyst Fund, alongside two existing investors, to expand its...
