{"id":5377,"date":"2026-08-20T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/?p=5377"},"modified":"2026-08-20T09:05:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T09:05:47","slug":"best-startup-ecosystems-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/best-startup-ecosystems-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Startup Ecosystems in Africa in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The best startup ecosystems in Africa in 2026 show where startup activity, investment, innovation, and ecosystem support are strongest across the continent. Based on the StartupBlink Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2026<\/span><\/a>, this ranking highlights Africa\u2019s leading startup countries and startup cities, helping founders, investors, and ecosystem builders understand where the continent\u2019s strongest startup hubs are located.<\/p>\n

Because startup ecosystem strength is not always concentrated in the same way, this article looks at both countries and cities. Country rankings capture national startup ecosystem performance, while city rankings measure the absolute strength of individual startup hubs.<\/p>\n

In 2026, South Africa<\/span><\/a> is the top startup country in Africa, while Lagos<\/span><\/a> is the top startup city. Tunisia<\/span><\/a> records the fastest growth among Africa\u2019s top 10 countries, while Cape Town<\/span><\/a> grows fastest among the top 10 cities.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\nTop Startup Countries in Africa 2026<\/title><style>\n:root{--ink:#15243b;--muted:#5b6b82;--line:#e7ebf1;--bg:#fbfcfe;--accent:#174C81;--accent-soft:#eef3fa;--up:#1A8049;--up-bg:#e6f5ec;--down:#C7362F;--down-bg:#fbeceb;}\n*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}\nhtml,body{max-width:100%;overflow-x:hidden}\nbody{font-family:'Archivo',sans-serif;color:var(--ink);background:var(--bg);padding:clamp(16px,3vw,32px);line-height:1.4}\n.sr-only{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);white-space:nowrap;border:0}\n.wrap{max-width:1180px;width:100%;margin:0 auto}\n.tablewrap{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(21,36,59,.04),0 8px 24px rgba(21,36,59,.05);max-width:100%}\n.scroll{max-height:620px;overflow-y:auto;overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch}\ntable{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:600px}\nthead 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10px;border-radius:20px;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;white-space:nowrap;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}\n.pill.up{background:var(--up-bg);color:var(--up)}\n.pill.dn{background:var(--down-bg);color:var(--down)}\n.pill.na{background:#f1f4f8;color:#8b98a8}\n.foot{margin-top:14px;font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);display:flex;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px}\n.foot a{color:var(--accent);text-decoration:none}\n@media(max-width:640px){thead th,tbody td{padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px}}\n<\/style><\/head><body>\n<div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"tablewrap\"><div class=\"scroll\">\n<table><caption class=\"sr-only\">Top Startup Countries in Africa in 2026<\/caption><thead><tr>\n<th scope=\"col\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-sort=\"none\" data-k=\"rank\" class=\"num\"><span class=\"hl\">Africa<br>Rank<\/span><span class=\"ar\"><\/span><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-sort=\"none\" data-k=\"country\" class=\"cityh\"><span class=\"hl\">Country<\/span><span class=\"ar\"><\/span><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-sort=\"none\" data-k=\"score\" class=\"num\"><span class=\"hl\">Total<br>Score<\/span><span class=\"ar\"><\/span><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-sort=\"none\" data-k=\"growth\" class=\"num\"><span class=\"hl\">Annual<br>Growth<\/span><span class=\"ar\"><\/span><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-sort=\"none\" data-k=\"global\" class=\"num\"><span class=\"hl\">Global<br>Rank<\/span><span class=\"ar\"><\/span><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-sort=\"none\" data-k=\"value\" class=\"num\"><span class=\"hl\">Ecosystem<br>Value<\/span><span class=\"ar\"><\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr><\/thead><tbody id=\"tb\">\n\n<tr data-rank=\"1\" data-global=\"52\" data-score=\"5.156\" data-growth=\"31.3\" data-value=\"14.33\" data-country=\"south africa\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">1<\/span><span class=\"mv s\">—<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/south-africa?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Africa<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">5.156<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+31.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">52<\/span><span class=\"mv s\">—<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"val\">US$ 14.3B<\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-rank=\"2\" data-global=\"61\" data-score=\"2.757\" data-growth=\"-0.2\" data-value=\"12.81\" data-country=\"kenya\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">2<\/span><span class=\"mv s\">—<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/kenya?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenya<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">2.757<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill dn\">-0.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">61<\/span><span class=\"mv d\">▼3<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"val\">US$ 12.8B<\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-rank=\"3\" data-global=\"62\" data-score=\"2.743\" data-growth=\"31.8\" data-value=\"20.04\" data-country=\"nigeria\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">3<\/span><span class=\"mv u\">▲1<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/nigeria?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nigeria<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">2.743<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+31.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">62<\/span><span class=\"mv u\">▲4<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"val\">US$ 20.0B<\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-rank=\"4\" data-global=\"65\" data-score=\"2.232\" data-growth=\"4.7\" data-value=\"10.59\" data-country=\"egypt\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">4<\/span><span class=\"mv d\">▼1<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/egypt?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Egypt<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">2.232<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+4.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">65<\/span><span class=\"mv s\">—<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"val\">US$ 10.6B<\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-rank=\"5\" data-global=\"74\" data-score=\"1.370\" data-growth=\"31.3\" data-value=\"0.0483\" data-country=\"cape verde\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">5<\/span><span class=\"mv s\">—<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/cape-verde?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cape Verde<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">1.370<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+31.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">74<\/span><span class=\"mv u\">▲1<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"val\">US$ 48.3M<\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-rank=\"6\" data-global=\"84\" data-score=\"1.074\" data-growth=\"36.6\" data-value=\"2.75\" data-country=\"tunisia\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">6<\/span><span class=\"mv u\">▲1<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/tunisia?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tunisia<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">1.074<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+36.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">84<\/span><span class=\"mv d\">▼2<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"val\">US$ 2.8B<\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-rank=\"7\" data-global=\"85\" data-score=\"1.068\" data-growth=\"-999\" data-value=\"0.167\" data-country=\"mauritius\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">7<\/span><span class=\"mv new\">NEW<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/mauritius?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mauritius<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">1.068<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill na\">n.a.<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">85<\/span><span class=\"mv new\">NEW<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"val\">US$ 167.2M<\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-rank=\"8\" data-global=\"87\" data-score=\"1.004\" data-growth=\"25.5\" data-value=\"2.87\" data-country=\"ghana\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">8<\/span><span class=\"mv d\">▼2<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/ghana?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ghana<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">1.004<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+25.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">87<\/span><span class=\"mv d\">▼6<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"val\">US$ 2.9B<\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-rank=\"9\" data-global=\"90\" data-score=\"0.899\" data-growth=\"30.7\" data-value=\"1.12\" data-country=\"morocco\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">9<\/span><span class=\"mv s\">—<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/morocco?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Morocco<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">0.899<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+30.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">90<\/span><span class=\"mv d\">▼2<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"val\">US$ 1.1B<\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-rank=\"10\" data-global=\"94\" data-score=\"0.804\" data-growth=\"8.2\" data-value=\"0.509\" data-country=\"namibia\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">10<\/span><span class=\"mv d\">▼2<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/namibia?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Namibia<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">0.804<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+8.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">94<\/span><span class=\"mv d\">▼9<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"val\">US$ 508.6M<\/td><\/tr>\n\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"foot\"><div>Source: StartupBlink Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2026<\/div><div>Click any country to view its full ecosystem profile →<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<script>\n(function(){\nconst 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The ranking becomes much tighter directly below it: Kenya remains second, but its score is only 0.5% higher than Nigeria\u2019s after Nigeria grew 31.8% and climbed four global places. Nigeria\u2019s rise also moves it above Egypt into third place.<\/p>\n<p>Further down the ranking, Tunisia records the fastest growth among the top 10 at 36.6% and moves up to sixth in Africa. Mauritius returns to the Index at seventh after being unranked in 2025, while Cape Verde holds fifth and reaches its highest global position in the 2021\u20132026 period.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Africa\u2019s ranked startup countries hold about US$86 billion in combined Ecosystem Value, with Nigeria and South Africa together accounting for roughly 40% of the total.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Startup Ecosystem Growth Across Africa\u2019s Subregions<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Africa is reported within a combined Middle East and Africa region in the Index, but aggregating the continent\u2019s five subregions shows that African startup ecosystems grew about 26% in 2026.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69e9475 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"69e9475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!DOCTYPE html><html lang=\"en\"><head><meta 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class=\"num\"><span class=\"hl\">2026<br>Score<\/span><span class=\"ar\"><\/span><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-sort=\"none\" data-k=\"growth\" class=\"num\"><span class=\"hl\">Ecosystem<br>Growth<\/span><span class=\"ar\"><\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr><\/thead><tbody id=\"tb\">\n\n<tr data-sub=\"southern africa\" data-s25=\"4.972\" data-s26=\"6.360\" data-growth=\"27.9\">\n<td class=\"ev\">Southern Africa<\/td>\n<td class=\"prev\">4.972<\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">6.360<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+27.9%<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-sub=\"western africa\" data-s25=\"4.666\" data-s26=\"5.870\" data-growth=\"25.8\">\n<td class=\"ev\">Western Africa<\/td>\n<td class=\"prev\">4.666<\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">5.870<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+25.8%<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-sub=\"eastern africa\" data-s25=\"4.250\" data-s26=\"5.497\" data-growth=\"29.3\">\n<td class=\"ev\">Eastern Africa<\/td>\n<td class=\"prev\">4.250<\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">5.497<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+29.3%<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-sub=\"northern africa\" data-s25=\"3.781\" data-s26=\"4.448\" data-growth=\"17.6\">\n<td class=\"ev\">Northern Africa<\/td>\n<td class=\"prev\">3.781<\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">4.448<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+17.6%<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-sub=\"central africa\" data-s25=\"0.344\" data-s26=\"0.525\" data-growth=\"52.6\">\n<td class=\"ev\">Central Africa<\/td>\n<td class=\"prev\">0.344<\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">0.525<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+52.6%<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot><tr>\n<td class=\"ev\">Africa (total)<\/td>\n<td class=\"prev\">18.013<\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">22.700<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+26.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr><\/tfoot>\n<\/table><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"foot\"><div>Source: StartupBlink Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2026<\/div><div>Click any column header to sort 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Eastern Africa grows 29.3%, the fastest rate among the three largest subregions, while Central Africa records the highest growth overall at 52.6% from a much smaller base. Northern Africa grows 17.6%, the lowest rate among the five subregions.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>Top 10 Startup Countries in Africa in 2026<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea37cd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea37cd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/south-africa?utm_campaign=blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cape-town-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36955\" alt=\"Cape Town, South Africa, host city for leading African startup events\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cape-town-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cape-town-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cape-town-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cape-town-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cape-town-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cape-town-45x30.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cape-town.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-570d093 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"570d093\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"p1\"><b>1. South Africa<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p2\"><b>Africa rank: 1 \u2022 Global rank: 52 (\u2014) \u2022 Total score: 5.156 \u2022 Annual growth: +31.3%<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/south-africa?utm_campaign=blog\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">South Africa<\/a><\/span> remains Africa\u2019s leading startup country and holds 52nd globally for a third consecutive year. Its 31.3% annual growth leaves its score 87% higher than Kenya\u2019s in second place. South Africa also has two cities in Africa\u2019s top five: Cape Town and Johannesburg. That city-level depth distinguishes it from several other leading African countries whose ranked activity is concentrated much more heavily in one hub. Its Ecosystem Value stands at US$14.3 billion, the second highest in Africa.<\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><b>2. Kenya<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p2\"><b>Africa rank: 2 \u2022 Global rank: 61 (\u25bc3) \u2022 Total score: 2.757 \u2022 Annual growth: -0.2%<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/kenya?utm_campaign=blog\">Kenya<\/a><\/span> remains second in Africa, but the gap to Nigeria has narrowed to just 0.5%. Kenya records -0.2% annual growth and falls three global places to 61st after reaching 58th in 2025. Nairobi remains the country\u2019s main ranked hub, accounting for 96.0% of Kenya\u2019s ranked city-level startup activity and ranking fourth in Africa. Kenya\u2019s Ecosystem Value of US$12.8 billion remains the third highest on the continent.<\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><b>3. Nigeria<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p2\"><b>Africa rank: 3 (\u25b21) \u2022 Global rank: 62 (\u25b24) \u2022 Total score: 2.743 \u2022 Annual growth: +31.8%<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/nigeria?utm_campaign=blog\">Nigeria<\/a><\/span> moves up to third in Africa after 31.8% growth and a four-place global rise to 62nd, passing Egypt in the regional ranking. Its score is now only 0.5% below Kenya\u2019s in second. Nigeria also has Africa\u2019s highest Ecosystem Value at US$20.0 billion, despite ranking third by total score. Lagos remains the continent\u2019s highest-ranked startup city at 70th globally and accounts for 76.7% of Nigeria\u2019s ranked city-level startup activity.<\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><b>4. Egypt<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p2\"><b>Africa rank: 4 (\u25bc1) \u2022 Global rank: 65 (\u2014) \u2022 Total score: 2.232 \u2022 Annual growth: +4.7%<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/egypt?utm_campaign=blog\">Egypt<\/a><\/span> holds 65th globally for a second year but moves from third to fourth in Africa after Nigeria rises above it. The country records 4.7% growth in 2026 and has an Ecosystem Value of US$10.6 billion, the fourth highest among African countries. Cairo remains the country\u2019s leading hub and ranks second in Africa at 99th globally, making Egypt one of only two African countries with a city in the global top 100.<\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><b>5. Cape Verde<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p2\"><b>Africa rank: 5 \u2022 Global rank: 74 (\u25b21) \u2022 Total score: 1.370 \u2022 Annual growth: +31.3%<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/cape-verde?utm_campaign=blog\">Cape Verde<\/a><\/span> holds fifth place in Africa after 31.3% annual growth and rises one global position to 74th. This is its highest global rank in the 2021\u20132026 period, improving from 87th in 2021. Its Ecosystem Value of US$48.3 million is the smallest in Africa\u2019s top 10, illustrating the difference between the population-adjusted country ranking and the accumulated value of a startup economy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d322ff2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d322ff2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/tunisia?utm_campaign=blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/tunis-1024x916.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37073\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/tunis-1024x916.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/tunis-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/tunis-150x134.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/tunis-768x687.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/tunis-1536x1375.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/tunis-45x40.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/tunis.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9427d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9427d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"p1\"><b>6. Tunisia<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p2\"><b>Africa rank: 6 (\u25b21) \u2022 Global rank: 84 (\u25bc2) \u2022 Total score: 1.074 \u2022 Annual growth: +36.6%<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/tunisia?utm_campaign=blog\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">Tunisia<\/a><\/span> records the fastest annual growth among Africa\u2019s top 10 countries at 36.6% and moves up one place to sixth in the continental ranking. Its global rank falls two places to 84th, showing how positive growth can still coincide with a lower global position when other ecosystems grow faster. Tunisia sits at the top of a tight group: its score is only 0.6% higher than Mauritius and 7.0% higher than Ghana. Tunis also remains in Africa\u2019s city top 10.<\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><b>7. Mauritius<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p2\"><b>Africa rank: 7 \u2022 Global rank: 85 (NEW) \u2022 Total score: 1.068 \u2022 Annual growth: n.a.<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/mauritius?utm_campaign=blog\">Mauritius<\/a><\/span> returns to the Index at 85th globally and seventh in Africa after being unranked in 2025. Before that absence, it ranked as high as 59th globally in 2024. Its return places it directly between Tunisia and Ghana, with Tunisia only 0.6% ahead. Mauritius has an Ecosystem Value of US$167.2 million in 2026, considerably smaller than those of several African countries ranked below it.<\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><b>8. Ghana<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p2\"><b>Africa rank: 8 (\u25bc2) \u2022 Global rank: 87 (\u25bc6) \u2022 Total score: 1.004 \u2022 Annual growth: +25.5%<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/ghana?utm_campaign=blog\">Ghana<\/a><\/span> grows 25.5% in 2026 but moves down two places in Africa and six places globally to 87th as other nearby ecosystems grow faster. Its Ecosystem Value reaches US$2.9 billion, slightly above Tunisia\u2019s despite Ghana ranking two places lower. Accra remains Ghana\u2019s leading ranked city and places sixth in Africa, where it marks the beginning of a second group below the continent\u2019s five highest-scoring hubs.<\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><b>9. Morocco<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p2\"><b>Africa rank: 9 \u2022 Global rank: 90 (\u25bc2) \u2022 Total score: 0.899 \u2022 Annual growth: +30.7%<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/morocco?utm_campaign=blog\">Morocco<\/a><\/span> remains ninth in Africa after 30.7% growth, while falling two global places to 90th. Its score is 11.8% higher than Namibia\u2019s in tenth. Casablanca is Morocco\u2019s highest-ranked city at ninth in Africa and accounts for 67.8% of the country\u2019s ranked city-level startup activity, a lower level of concentration than in many African countries whose leading city represents more than 90% of ranked activity.<\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><b>10. Namibia<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p2\"><b>Africa rank: 10 (\u25bc2) \u2022 Global rank: 94 (\u25bc9) \u2022 Total score: 0.804 \u2022 Annual growth: +8.2%<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/namibia?utm_campaign=blog\">Namibia<\/a><\/span> completes Africa\u2019s top 10 with 8.2% annual growth, the second-lowest growth rate in the group. It falls two regional places and nine global places to 94th, the largest global ranking decline among the African top 10 countries. Even with the lower position, Namibia remains inside the global top 100 and has an Ecosystem Value of US$508.6 million.<\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><b>Beyond the Top 10: Angola<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p2\"><b>Africa rank: 14 \u2022 Global rank: 107 (\u25b21) \u2022 Total score: 0.312 \u2022 Annual growth: +70.8%<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/angola?utm_campaign=blog\">Angola<\/a><\/span> stands out beyond the top 10 with 70.8% annual growth, the fastest country-level rate in Africa in 2026. It rises one global place to 107th and remains the highest-ranked country in Central Africa. Its Ecosystem Value of US$5.2 billion is also notable for an ecosystem outside the continental top 10, exceeding the values of every African country ranked from fifth through tenth. 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10px;border-radius:20px;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;white-space:nowrap;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}\n.pill.up{background:var(--up-bg);color:var(--up)}\n.pill.dn{background:var(--down-bg);color:var(--down)}\n.pill.na{background:#f1f4f8;color:#8b98a8}\n.foot{margin-top:14px;font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);display:flex;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px}\n.foot a{color:var(--accent);text-decoration:none}\n@media(max-width:640px){thead th,tbody td{padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px}}\n<\/style><\/head><body>\n<div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"tablewrap\"><div class=\"scroll\">\n<table><caption class=\"sr-only\">Top Startup Cities in Africa in 2026<\/caption><thead><tr>\n<th scope=\"col\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-sort=\"none\" data-k=\"rank\" class=\"num\"><span class=\"hl\">Africa<br>Rank<\/span><span class=\"ar\"><\/span><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-sort=\"none\" data-k=\"city\" class=\"cityh\"><span class=\"hl\">City<\/span><span class=\"ar\"><\/span><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-sort=\"none\" data-k=\"score\" class=\"num\"><span class=\"hl\">Total<br>Score<\/span><span class=\"ar\"><\/span><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-sort=\"none\" data-k=\"growth\" class=\"num\"><span class=\"hl\">Annual<br>Growth<\/span><span class=\"ar\"><\/span><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-sort=\"none\" data-k=\"global\" class=\"num\"><span class=\"hl\">Global<br>Rank<\/span><span class=\"ar\"><\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr><\/thead><tbody id=\"tb\">\n\n<tr data-rank=\"1\" data-global=\"70\" data-score=\"13.826\" data-growth=\"23.2\" data-city=\"lagos\" data-country=\"nigeria\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">1<\/span><span class=\"mv s\">—<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/lagos-ng?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lagos<\/a><span class=\"cty\">Nigeria<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">13.826<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+23.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">70<\/span><span class=\"mv u\">▲6<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-rank=\"2\" data-global=\"99\" data-score=\"9.903\" data-growth=\"0.7\" data-city=\"cairo\" data-country=\"egypt\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">2<\/span><span class=\"mv s\">—<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/cairo-eg?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cairo<\/a><span class=\"cty\">Egypt<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">9.903<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+0.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">99<\/span><span class=\"mv d\">▼9<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-rank=\"3\" data-global=\"114\" data-score=\"8.390\" data-growth=\"39\" data-city=\"cape town\" data-country=\"south africa\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">3<\/span><span class=\"mv u\">▲2<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/cape-town-za?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cape Town<\/a><span class=\"cty\">South Africa<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">8.390<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+39%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">114<\/span><span class=\"mv u\">▲24<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-rank=\"4\" data-global=\"116\" data-score=\"8.371\" data-growth=\"3.2\" data-city=\"nairobi\" data-country=\"kenya\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">4<\/span><span class=\"mv d\">▼1<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/nairobi-ke?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nairobi<\/a><span class=\"cty\">Kenya<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">8.371<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+3.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">116<\/span><span class=\"mv d\">▼9<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-rank=\"5\" data-global=\"122\" data-score=\"7.757\" data-growth=\"8.8\" data-city=\"johannesburg\" data-country=\"south africa\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">5<\/span><span class=\"mv d\">▼1<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/johannesburg-za?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johannesburg<\/a><span class=\"cty\">South Africa<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">7.757<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+8.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">122<\/span><span class=\"mv s\">—<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-rank=\"6\" data-global=\"246\" data-score=\"2.634\" data-growth=\"25.2\" data-city=\"accra\" data-country=\"ghana\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">6<\/span><span class=\"mv s\">—<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/accra-gh?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accra<\/a><span class=\"cty\">Ghana<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">2.634<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+25.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">246<\/span><span class=\"mv d\">▼3<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-rank=\"7\" data-global=\"285\" data-score=\"2.010\" data-growth=\"34.1\" data-city=\"kampala\" data-country=\"uganda\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">7<\/span><span class=\"mv u\">▲1<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/kampala-ug?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kampala<\/a><span class=\"cty\">Uganda<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">2.010<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+34.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">285<\/span><span class=\"mv u\">▲16<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-rank=\"8\" data-global=\"288\" data-score=\"1.984\" data-growth=\"24.5\" data-city=\"victoria\" data-country=\"seychelles\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">8<\/span><span class=\"mv d\">▼1<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/victoria-sc?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Victoria<\/a><span class=\"cty\">Seychelles<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">1.984<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+24.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">288<\/span><span class=\"mv s\">—<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-rank=\"9\" data-global=\"318\" data-score=\"1.708\" data-growth=\"23.1\" data-city=\"casablanca\" data-country=\"morocco\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">9<\/span><span class=\"mv s\">—<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/casablanca-ma?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Casablanca<\/a><span class=\"cty\">Morocco<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">1.708<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+23.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">318<\/span><span class=\"mv d\">▼1<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-rank=\"10\" data-global=\"330\" data-score=\"1.602\" data-growth=\"22.8\" data-city=\"tunis\" data-country=\"tunisia\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">10<\/span><span class=\"mv s\">—<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/tunis-tn?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tunis<\/a><span class=\"cty\">Tunisia<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">1.602<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+22.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">330<\/span><span class=\"mv d\">▼3<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"foot\"><div>Source: StartupBlink Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2026<\/div><div>Click any city to view its full ecosystem profile →<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<script>\n(function(){\nconst tb=document.getElementById('tb');\nconst rows=[...tb.querySelectorAll('tr')];\nlet sortK='rank',sortDir=1;\nconst NUM={rank:1,global:1,score:1,growth:1};\ndocument.querySelectorAll('thead th').forEach(th=>{\n const sortTable=()=>{\n const k=th.dataset.k;\n if(sortK===k)sortDir*=-1;else{sortDir=1;sortK=k;}\n document.querySelectorAll('thead th').forEach(x=>{x.classList.remove('asc','desc');x.setAttribute('aria-sort','none');});\n th.classList.add(sortDir===1?'asc':'desc');th.setAttribute('aria-sort',sortDir===1?'ascending':'descending');\n const get=t=>NUM[k]?parseFloat(t.dataset[k]):(t.dataset[k]||'');\n rows.sort((a,b)=>{const x=get(a),y=get(b),nx=x===-999,ny=y===-999;if(nx!==ny)return nx?1:-1;return(x>y?1:x<y?-1:0)*sortDir;});\n rows.forEach(tr=>tb.appendChild(tr));\n };\n th.addEventListener('click',sortTable);\n th.addEventListener('keydown',e=>{if(e.key==='Enter'||e.key===' '){e.preventDefault();sortTable();}});\n});\nconst rankHeader=document.querySelector('thead th[data-k=\"rank\"]');rankHeader.classList.add('asc');rankHeader.setAttribute('aria-sort','ascending');\nfunction reportHeight(){var h=document.documentElement.scrollHeight;if(window.parent)window.parent.postMessage({startupblinkTableHeight:h},'*');}\nwindow.addEventListener('load',reportHeight);\nwindow.addEventListener('resize',reportHeight);\nnew MutationObserver(reportHeight).observe(document.body,{subtree:true,attributes:true,childList:true});\n})();\n<\/script>\n<\/body><\/html>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-badd180 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"badd180\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Lagos remains Africa\u2019s leading startup city and climbs six global places to 70th. Its score is 39.6% higher than Cairo\u2019s in second. Cairo remains inside the global top 100 at 99th, giving Africa two cities in the global top 100 in 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The largest movement in the top 10 comes from Cape Town. It grows 39.0%, climbs 24 global places, and rises two places within Africa to third. Cape Town also becomes South Africa\u2019s highest-ranked startup city, while Nairobi moves to fourth with only a 0.2% gap between them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A clear break appears after the top five. Accra ranks sixth, but Johannesburg\u2019s score is about 195% higher. Below Accra, the ranking tightens again: Kampala moves ahead of Victoria after 34.1% growth, while Casablanca and Tunis complete the top 10.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Africa has 17 cities in the global top 500 and 38 in the top 1,000 out of 69 African cities in the Index. Beyond the continental top 10, Luanda records the strongest city growth among African cities in the global top 500.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p3\"><b>Top 10 Startup Cities in Africa in 2026<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-639f061 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"639f061\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/lagos-ng?utm_campaign=blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lagos-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37064\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lagos-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lagos-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lagos-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lagos-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lagos-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lagos-1100x620.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lagos-45x25.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lagos.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67a8602 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67a8602\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"p1\"><b>1. Lagos, Nigeria<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p2\"><b>Africa rank: 1 \u2022 Global rank: 70 (\u25b26) \u2022 Total score: 13.826 \u2022 Annual growth: +23.2%<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/lagos-ng?utm_campaign=blog\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">Lagos<\/a><\/span> remains Africa\u2019s leading startup city, growing 23.2% and climbing six places to 70th globally. Its score is 39.6% higher than Cairo\u2019s in second place, giving it the clearest lead between adjacent cities in Africa\u2019s top five. Lagos accounts for 76.7% of Nigeria\u2019s ranked city-level startup activity and anchors a country that rises to third in Africa while also recording the continent\u2019s highest Ecosystem Value.<\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><b>2. Cairo, Egypt<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p2\"><b>Africa rank: 2 \u2022 Global rank: 99 (\u25bc9) \u2022 Total score: 9.903 \u2022 Annual growth: +0.7%<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/cairo-eg?utm_campaign=blog\">Cairo<\/a><\/span> remains second in Africa and stays inside the global top 100 at 99th, although 0.7% annual growth is accompanied by a nine-place global decline. Cairo\u2019s score is now 18.0% higher than Cape Town\u2019s, narrowing the separation between second and third. Cairo accounts for 94.5% of Egypt\u2019s ranked city-level startup activity, making it by far the country\u2019s largest ranked hub.<\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><b>3. Cape Town, South Africa<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p2\"><b>Africa rank: 3 (\u25b22) \u2022 Global rank: 114 (\u25b224) \u2022 Total score: 8.390 \u2022 Annual growth: +39.0%<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/cape-town-za?utm_campaign=blog\">Cape Town<\/a><\/span> records the fastest growth among Africa\u2019s top 10 cities at 39.0%, climbing 24 global places to 114th and two places within Africa to third. The rise takes Cape Town above both Nairobi and Johannesburg, making it South Africa\u2019s highest-ranked startup city in 2026. Its score is only 0.2% higher than Nairobi\u2019s, leaving third and fourth as the closest pairing in the continental top 10.<\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><b>4. Nairobi, Kenya<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p2\"><b>Africa rank: 4 (\u25bc1) \u2022 Global rank: 116 (\u25bc9) \u2022 Total score: 8.371 \u2022 Annual growth: +3.2%<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/nairobi-ke?utm_campaign=blog\">Nairobi<\/a><\/span> moves down one place in Africa after Cape Town passes it, while 3.2% growth is accompanied by a nine-place global decline to 116th. The city remains East Africa\u2019s highest-ranked startup hub and sits only 0.2% behind Cape Town. Nairobi accounts for 96.0% of Kenya\u2019s ranked city-level startup activity, closely linking the city\u2019s position with Kenya\u2019s second-place country ranking.<\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><b>5. Johannesburg, South Africa<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p2\"><b>Africa rank: 5 (\u25bc1) \u2022 Global rank: 122 (\u2014) \u2022 Total score: 7.757 \u2022 Annual growth: +8.8%<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/johannesburg-za?utm_campaign=blog\">Johannesburg<\/a><\/span> remains 122nd globally after 8.8% growth but moves down one place within Africa. The main change is within South Africa, where Cape Town overtakes Johannesburg to become the country\u2019s highest-ranked startup city. Johannesburg still accounts for 43.2% of South Africa\u2019s ranked city-level startup activity, close to Cape Town\u2019s 46.7%, giving the country two similarly weighted hubs inside Africa\u2019s top five.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c6cf5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c6cf5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/accra-gh?utm_campaign=blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/accra-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37067\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/accra-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/accra-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/accra-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/accra-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/accra-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/accra-45x30.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/accra.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d2bc9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d2bc9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"p1\"><b>6. Accra, Ghana<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p2\"><b>Africa rank: 6 \u2022 Global rank: 246 (\u25bc3) \u2022 Total score: 2.634 \u2022 Annual growth: +25.2%<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/accra-gh?utm_campaign=blog\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">Accra<\/a><\/span> holds sixth place in Africa after 25.2% growth, although it falls three global positions to 246th. Its position marks the clearest break in the continental city ranking: Johannesburg\u2019s score is about 195% higher than Accra\u2019s, separating Africa\u2019s top five from the group below. Within that second group, Accra maintains a clearer lead, with a score about 31% higher than Kampala\u2019s in seventh.<\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><b>7. Kampala, Uganda<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p2\"><b>Africa rank: 7 (\u25b21) \u2022 Global rank: 285 (\u25b216) \u2022 Total score: 2.010 \u2022 Annual growth: +34.1%<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/kampala-ug?utm_campaign=blog\">Kampala<\/a><\/span> records 34.1% growth, the second-fastest rate among Africa\u2019s top 10 cities after Cape Town, and climbs 16 global places to 285th. It also moves up one place in Africa, passing Victoria for seventh. The two remain closely matched, with Kampala\u2019s score only 1.3% higher. Kampala accounts for all of Uganda\u2019s ranked city-level startup activity.<\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><b>8. Victoria, Seychelles<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p2\"><b>Africa rank: 8 (\u25bc1) \u2022 Global rank: 288 (\u2014) \u2022 Total score: 1.984 \u2022 Annual growth: +24.5%<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/victoria-sc?utm_campaign=blog\">Victoria<\/a><\/span> grows 24.5% but moves down one place in Africa after Kampala rises above it. The gap remains small, with Victoria only 1.3% behind seventh place. Victoria represents 93.7% of Seychelles\u2019 ranked city-level startup activity and holds 288th globally for a second consecutive year.<\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><b>9. Casablanca, Morocco<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p2\"><b>Africa rank: 9 \u2022 Global rank: 318 (\u25bc1) \u2022 Total score: 1.708 \u2022 Annual growth: +23.1%<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/casablanca-ma?utm_campaign=blog\">Casablanca<\/a><\/span> holds ninth place in Africa after 23.1% growth and falls one global position to 318th. Its score is 6.6% higher than Tunis in tenth, keeping the two North African cities relatively close in the lower part of the top 10. Casablanca accounts for 67.8% of Morocco\u2019s ranked city-level startup activity, showing a more distributed national city structure than many of the African ecosystems around it.<\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><b>10. Tunis, Tunisia<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p2\"><b>Africa rank: 10 \u2022 Global rank: 330 (\u25bc3) \u2022 Total score: 1.602 \u2022 Annual growth: +22.8%<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/tunis-tn?utm_campaign=blog\">Tunis<\/a><\/span> completes Africa\u2019s city top 10 with 22.8% growth, while falling three global places to 330th. The city accounts for 91.3% of Tunisia\u2019s ranked city-level startup activity. Tunisia records the fastest country growth in Africa\u2019s top 10, while Tunis itself grows at a more moderate pace, showing that country-level and city-level movement do not always follow the same pattern.<\/p><h4 class=\"p1\"><b>Notable City Beyond the Top 10: Luanda, Angola<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p2\"><b>Africa rank: 15 (\u25b26) \u2022 Global rank: 473 (\u25b285) \u2022 Total score: 0.812 \u2022 Annual growth: +76.9%<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/luanda-ao?utm_campaign=blog\">Luanda<\/a><\/span> stands out beyond Africa\u2019s city top 10 with 76.9% annual growth, the fastest rate among African cities in the global top 500. It climbs 85 global places to 473rd and six places within Africa to 15th, entering the global top 500. Luanda accounts for all of Angola\u2019s ranked city-level startup activity, matching a country-level result in which Angola records Africa\u2019s fastest annual growth at 70.8%.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9960b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a9960b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lp.startupblink.com\/report\/?utm_campaign=blog&utm_medium=blog&utm_source=blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GSEI-Cover-800x600-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35354\" alt=\"StartupBlink Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2026 report cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GSEI-Cover-800x600-1.png 800w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GSEI-Cover-800x600-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GSEI-Cover-800x600-1-150x113.png 150w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GSEI-Cover-800x600-1-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GSEI-Cover-800x600-1-45x34.png 45w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3131f56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3131f56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>How Startup Ecosystems in Africa Are Ranked<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/lp.startupblink.com\/report\/?utm_campaign=blog&utm_medium=blog&utm_source=blog\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\"><span class=\"s1\">Global Startup Ecosystem Index<\/span><\/a> ranks 120 countries and more than 1,500 cities using measurable data on startup activity, outcomes, investment, exits, unicorns, business conditions, and related indicators. Total score is the primary measure of the ranking, and annual growth shows how each score has moved over the past year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Country and city rankings use different algorithms. Country scores are adjusted for population, while city scores measure the absolute strength of a hub, so a country\u2019s rank and the rank of its leading city should be read separately rather than mapped directly onto one another.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">National share, cited throughout this article, measures how much of a country\u2019s ranked city-level startup activity is represented by a single city. It is calculated from the combined total scores of that country\u2019s ranked cities, not from the country\u2019s own total score. Ecosystem Value adds a further lens, estimating the combined value of a country\u2019s startups alongside rank and annual growth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Africa is reported within the broader Middle East & Africa region in the Index. The continental and subregional figures in this article separate the African ecosystems and aggregate the five African subregions to show how growth is distributed across the continent.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\">South Africa and Lagos remain the leading startup ecosystems in Africa in 2026 at country and city level. The closest country-level competition is between Kenya and Nigeria, now separated by only 0.5%, while Cape Town records the fastest growth among the city top 10 and becomes South Africa\u2019s highest-ranked startup city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Beyond the top 10, Angola and Luanda stand out for a clear reason: Angola records the fastest country growth in Africa at 70.8%, while Luanda grows 76.9%, the fastest rate among African cities in the global top 500.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><i>Want to explore the full African startup ecosystem rankings beyond the top 10?<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3587d53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3587d53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/lp.startupblink.com\/report\/?utm_campaign=blog&utm_medium=blog&utm_source=blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download the Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2026 Report<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best startup ecosystems in Africa in 2026 show where startup activity, investment, innovation, and ecosystem support are strongest across the continent. 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