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    The Ghostwriters of Africa’s Tech Boom

    Yet beneath the noise of global audience metrics, a quieter, more revealing dataset is accumulating.

    An 85% Chance of a $3.1bn IPO Within Two Years: Inside Opera’s High‑Stakes OPay Bet

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    Equator Africa Fund Secures $5M from Proparco to Scale Climate-Focused African Startups

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    A New Digital Tax Overhaul in Kenya Leaves More Questions Than Answers

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    Sanari Capital Targets Technology-Driven Growth with New $80M Africa-Focused Fund

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    Foreign Funds Dominate Africa’s Data Centers, But the Race to Catch Up is On

    “Johannesburg and Nairobi, Africa’s leading data center markets, have a combined live IT power of just 74 MW — starkly inadequate compared to Dublin and London’s over 1,500 MW."

    South Africa to Revoke More Crypto Licenses by June 2025

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    AfDB Seeks to Back Africa-Focused VCs Through New $420M Funding Deal

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    OPay began life inside Opera in 2018, initially as a mobile wallet and ride-hailing service before quickly pivoting to payments.

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