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    The $250M Researcher: Inside the AI Bidding War Where African Talent Is Invisible

    40% of top US AI researchers come from Chinese universities. 0% come from Africa.

    The Great Return: Stablecoins Win Back Africa’s Fleeing Crypto Startup Investors

    The institutional capital we are seeing is now more than just a fleeting conviction.

    The Most Active Investors in African Tech Startups: H1 2025

    Who invested the most in African tech startups in H1 2025? An unexpected foreign VC appears to be everywhere in Africa at the moment.

    The 5 Most Active Seed-Stage Investors in Africa’s Emerging Tech Markets Currently

    The growing investor appetite for markets beyond the traditional hubs is driven by several converging factors.
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    Why African Fintech PalmPay Is Eyeing Hong Kong for a $1bn IPO

    Nigeria's two largest mobile payment heavyweights are both eyeing IPOs, but their target exchanges tell a story of contrasting global ambitions.

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    Airtel Africa Picks London for $245bn Mobile Money IPO but Faces Independence Test

    Rapid growth and 56.5m users make it Africa’s hottest tech float. But privately negotiated intra-group fees threaten to cloud its standalone public valuation.

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