Live
Fuel station forecourt at dusk
Breaking
Trade & Industry·6 Jul 2026
01/05
Trade & Industry

OLA Energy acquires TotalEnergies' Ethiopia network, ending a 76-year presence

A continent-shaping fuel deal reshapes African energy — the terms, the timing and who moves next.

6 Jul 20265 min readRead
Advertisement

Latest stories

View all →
There Is No 5-Second Swimming Lesson in BusinessFRINo. 24
Founder Fridays · 24 Jul 2026
Every year a new shortcut promises African founders instant mastery — instant growth, instant funding, instant scale. The water doesn't care how badly you want to skip the lesson.
Bruce Chikola
Founder & CEO, SmartMine X
Sector
Mining AI
Founded
Harare, 2022
Raised
$4.2M seed
Team
31 people
Deal of the week

The Big Business Deal

Updated 24 Jul 2026
AcquirerLemFi
TargetWealth8
Fintech

There Is No 5-Second Swimming Lesson in Business

Every year a new shortcut promises African founders instant mastery — instant growth, instant funding, instant scale. The water doesn't care how badly you want to skip the lesson.

~$40M
Deal value
Read the full breakdown
The reachBy the numbers
0.0M
Monthly page views
0.00M
Unique visitors / month
0
Newsletter subscribers
0+
Key African markets
The Friday Brief

Join 29,000+ leaders reading the brief every Friday.

  • The week's most important African startup deals
  • Tools & tactics you can use on Monday
  • One honest opinion, no press-release fluff

No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. Every Friday.