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** For the best experience, download the free Africa Private Equity News app Android | iOS **The International Finance Corporation has disclosed a proposed equity investment of up to $12 million in Quona Fund IV, a venture capital fund that backs early- and growth-stage companies expanding financial inclusion in emerging markets.The fund is managed by Quona Capital Management.Quona Fund IV will primarily make investments in Latin America, Southeast Asia, South Asia and Africa. Want to know who is raising, investing, and exiting in Africa? Get Africa Private Equity News’ monthly Dealmaker’s Log – a database of reported investment deals, exits,…

PE surpasses VC in Africa — First time since 2019, private equity led deal volume in Q1 2026, signalling a structural market shift on the continent. Early-stage funding collapses — Seed deals fell 81% since 2021, threatening the pipeline of Africa’s next generation of investable startups. Regime change underway — Africa’s private capital market is rotating from return-driven VC to institutional PE, reshaping who funds what — and who doesn’t. Africa’s private equity market surpassed venture capital in deal volume for the first time in six years during the first quarter of 2026, data compiled by Ecofin Agency’s Africa Private…

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Make CryptoSlate preferred on Bitcoin climbed to its highest level since the early-February sell-off after US producer prices went up, but rose less than economists expected, in March, with easing oil prices and stronger equity markets adding to the rebound in risk assets.According to CryptoSlate’s data, Bitcoin surged past the $76,000 mark during early US trading hours, with the broader crypto ecosystem adding around $110 billion billion to its market capitalization during the last 24 hours.Bitcoin Price PerformanceThe prevailing market optimism has been largely driven by shifting expectations regarding the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy, compounded by unexpected developments in ongoing…

Abdulqudus Abubakre didn’t plan to become a frontend developer, and his first encounter with programming was almost accidental. During a school holiday, his father hired a private tutor to teach him web design, and for a few weeks, he learned the basics of HTML and CSS without thinking much of it. Years later, at university, something clicked when a friend who was already deep in software development rekindled his curiosity. What started as a casual interest quickly became a serious pursuit, and Abubakre found himself drawn into the world of web development. “It is interesting thinking about it now,” he says.…

Microsoft has introduced a change to the Windows 11 out-of-box setup experience that lets users skip the update installation step during initial PC setup. The option is now generally available after months of testing with select groups, according to Aria, a Microsoft engineer working on Windows Update.Previously, Windows 11 setup forced users to wait through an update process that could take up to 30 minutes, depending on the number of pending updates, resulting in total setup times of up to 40 minutes.How the Windows 11 “Update Later” Button Works and What It Means for Future UpdatesA new “update later” button…

To better serve the communication needs of private capital investment firms and service providers, Africa Private Equity News has introduced Africa Invest Wire.This new service allows firms to distribute their corporate announcements – including recent transactions, thought leadership, investment opportunities and team appointments – directly to Africa’s private capital community. Rather than routing news through PR agencies and hoping it gets picked up by the right outlets, firms can now communicate directly and predictably with African private capital stakeholders.We email your update directly to our database of 7,500+ regional investment professionals, and publish a dedicated edition of our LinkedIn newsletter…

CREDIT rating agency, Moody’s has revised Ghana’s sovereign credit outlook from ‘stable’ to ‘positive,’ while affirming its long-term foreign-currency rating at Caa1. The revision to a positive outlook reflects growing confidence that Ghana’s macroeconomic conditions are gradually stabilising after a period of severe financial distress. Moody’s in a statement cited improvements in fiscal discipline, including efforts by the government to reduce budget deficits and enhance revenue mobilisation as the basis of the revision of Ghana’s outlook. Follow us on WhatsApp | LinkedIn for the latest headlines It said those measures, combined with expenditure controls, were beginning to restore some credibility…

Former petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke has denied allegations of bribery and corruption before a UK court, insisting she neither solicited nor received illicit payments while in office. A former Nigerian petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, on Monday denied asking for or receiving bribes while in office, as she testified before the Southwark Crown Court. Mrs Alison-Madueke, 65, told the court she had “tried to push back on corruption” in Nigeria, which she described as a longstanding challenge dating back to the colonial era. Follow us on WhatsApp | LinkedIn for the latest headlines The former minister is standing trial over allegations…

Fellowship, a super political action committee (PAC) that claims to have $100 million in its war chest from crypto-aligned parties ahead of the 2026 US midterms, has begun reporting spending and endorsements for the next election.According to a filing with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), the Fellowship PAC reported spending $300,000 on advertising for Clay Fuller, a Republican who won a special election for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District to replace resigning congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. The spending, reported disbursed on Tuesday, comes about a month before Georgia’s Republican primary on May 19.Source: Federal Election CommissionFellowship is just one of several…