African startup deal activity weakened again at the start of 2026, with the number of disclosed funding rounds falling back toward levels last seen in the early years of the decade, underscoring how far the market remains from its 2022 peak despite pockets of resilience in funding volumes.
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Royal Ibeh
Royal Ibeh is a senior journalist with years of experience reporting on Nigeria’s technology and health sectors. She currently covers the Technology and Health beats for BusinessDay newspaper, where she writes in-depth stories on digital innovation, telecom infrastructure, healthcare systems, and public health policies.
