This week's brief covers active Requests for Proposals and Expressions of Interest across healthcare, technology, agriculture, climate, gender, education, trade, and infrastructure. Verified. Deadline-sorted. Ready to act on.
African startups raised $487 million in the first two months of 2026 alone, but the composition of that capital shifted significantly debt and development finance now account for 57% of total funding, up from 24% the year before.
This category covers two types of opportunities. The first is direct — grants, accelerators, and competitions you apply to yourself. The second is indirect — credit lines and financing facilities that flow through local partner banks