Before this relaunch, our most recent story went up on 8 September 2023. Now Charge Africa is back, with one job: explain African technology so everyone gets it the first time, from the CEO to the street businessperson.
Key facts
- Before this relaunch, Charge Africa’s most recent stories were published on 8 September 2023 (our Nestcoin story).
- We now cover AI, fintech and payments, startups and funding, policy and regulation, and energy and mobility.
- Every other Monday, The Charge newsletter. On the first Monday of every month, The Raise.
African tech didn’t wait for us. Founders kept building. Money kept moving. The rules kept changing.
The money alone tells the story. African tech startups raised $4.1 billion in equity and debt in 2025, 25% more than in 2024, according to Partech Africa’s annual report (22 January 2026). Kenya led in total funding, with $1.04 billion. Debt, money lent rather than invested for shares, made up 41% of the total.
Why it matters: those deals reach far beyond pitch decks. They decide which payment app your POS agent uses, what a loan on your phone costs, and which rules govern your data in Lagos, Nairobi, Johannesburg or Cairo. We’ll explain those decisions, country by country, with the source for every number.
What Charge Africa will cover
- AI: who is building it in Africa, for whom, and what it changes at work.
- Fintech and payments: mobile money, cards, cross-border transfers and the people who use them.
- Startups and funding: who raised, from whom, and what they plan to do with it.
- Policy and regulation: the rules from central banks, regulators and parliaments, in plain words.
- Energy and mobility: solar, electric vehicles and the infrastructure that keeps the lights on.
Plus telecoms, Big Tech in Africa and the research behind it.
How you’ll get it
Every other Monday, The Charge newsletter: five stories, one number, one opportunity. The first issue lands on Monday 23 November 2026. Sign up at the end of this post.
On the first Monday of every month, The Raise: who got funded, and why it matters. It lists every deal we can confirm that month, with the country, the sector and the source. You’ll find it here on the site, as a carousel and a reel, and in that week’s issue of The Charge. The first edition lands on Monday 7 December 2026.
If you liked our FTX explainer for newbies, expect more of that: complex stories, made simple.
Our promise
Every number sourced, every story explained, so the trader at the bus stop and the CEO in the boardroom both get it.
Every figure links to where it came from. When we get something wrong, we correct it in the open, with the date. Our videos use AI voices and some AI-generated images, and we label them on screen and in every caption. Reporting and fact-checking are done by the Charge Africa newsroom.
Tell us what Charge Africa should cover
Story ideas, tips and corrections go to [email protected]. We read every message.
If you are a founder, investor or regulator with news to share, send the primary document with it: the filing, the term sheet or the circular. We won’t publish a claim we can’t check, and we’ll say so when we can’t.
If we get a fact wrong, tell us. We fix errors within 24 hours and add a dated correction at the bottom of the story, so you can see what changed.
What’s next
Our last funding story before the break, on Nestcoin’s $1.9 million round, went up on 8 September 2023. The next one arrives with The Raise on 7 December.
Which African tech story should we explain first? Tell us on X at @ChargeAfrica. We’re listening.
