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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.

    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.

    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.

    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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    Botswana Tech Fund Seals First Close With £5M From Lansdown Family Office

    The Botswana Tech Fund (BTF), domiciled in Guernsey and targeting a total size of £50m.

    Pepkor Creates $1.2bn Fintech Unicorn Ahead of Planned IPO

    South African retailer creates merchant commerce platform with eye on future listing as competition intensifies for cash-based market.

    Rooibos Becomes South Africa’s Latest Export — to Space

    Rooibos seeds bound for the International Space Station in initiative linking space plant science with skills development.

    Why Europe’s Development Bank Is Writing Multi-Million Euro Checks for Egyptian Fintechs

    “This isn’t just about capital; it’s a powerful validation.''

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    Botswana Tech Fund Seals First Close With £5M From Lansdown Family Office

    The Botswana Tech Fund (BTF), domiciled in Guernsey and targeting a total size of £50m.

    Pepkor Creates $1.2bn Fintech Unicorn Ahead of Planned IPO

    South African retailer creates merchant commerce platform with eye on future listing as competition intensifies for cash-based market.

    1M Users in 8 Years, 9M in 6: The Smartphone Pivot Driving M-KOPA’s Hypergrowth

    The group now signs up about 10,000 new customers daily.

    Context Is the New IP: Inside the New Wave of Africa’s Early-Stage AI Micro-M&A

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