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    Tracking Google’s AI Interests in Africa: A Strategy of Venture, Grants, and Skilling

    The tech giant’s latest moves—spanning venture funding, academic grants, and digital upskilling—signal a long-term bet on Africa’s potential to drive AI innovation tailored to local challenges.
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    Looking for VC in Ghana in 2025? Accra’s Not Where the Money Is

    This year so far, most Ghanaian startups raised from a single institutional backer.
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    Demo Day, Then Decay: The Reality of Africa’s Makeshift Startup Accelerators

    There’s also a chronic geographic imbalance. Cities like Lusaka, Douala, and Bamako appear only sporadically on the accelerator map, despite emerging tech scenes. And of the few programs based in Somalia, Cameroon, or Tanzania, nearly all are inactive.
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    Bizao Post-Mortem: What Went Wrong at Africa’s B2B Payments Infrastructure Startup?

    Following its entry into receivership, a Paris court opened a bidding process in April 2025 to attract acquirers. None emerged.
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    Helios Investment Partners Reaches $250m Second Close for African Climate Fund

    The funding gap for African climate initiatives is vast: currently, public finance covers only 10% of the continent’s requirements. To help bridge this divide, London-headquartered Helios Investment Partners has secured a second close for its Helios Climate Fund, bringing total commitments to approximately $250m. The...
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    Inside Lesaka’s Struggle to Make African Fintech Consolidation Pay

    The Johannesburg payments company has spent $80m acquiring competitors. Six months of data show why buying scale in African fintech doesn't guarantee profitability.

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    Egyptian Logistics Startup Bosta Eyes $170M IPO on Local Exchange

    Bosta, the Cairo-based logistics startup that has become ubiquitous on Egyptian streets, may soon be delivering its own shares to the public market.
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    Helios Investment Partners Reaches $250m Second Close for African Climate Fund

    The funding gap for African climate initiatives is vast: currently, public finance covers only...
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    Inside Lesaka’s Struggle to Make African Fintech Consolidation Pay

    The Johannesburg payments company has spent $80m acquiring competitors. Six months of data show why buying scale in African fintech doesn't guarantee profitability.
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    ‘Don’t Wait for a Cash Crunch’: The $70M Debt Playbook from Lula’s Trevor Gosling

    In 2025, African tech reached a tipping point. For the first time, debt financing across the continent’s startup ecosystem surpassed the $1 billion mark.
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    Nomba’s Canadian Play: Why Nigerian Fintechs are Buying Their Way Out of the Naira Trap

    By investing $2 million into the acquired entity, Nomba is building a direct pipeline between the Canadian Dollar (CAD) and African currencies 

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