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    10,000 Interns and Counting: The Massive Tech Skills Offensive Led by Egypt’s ITIDA

    The payoff is starting to show. In the fiscal year 2022–2023, Egypt’s IT-enabled services sector grew by 54.2%, reaching $3.7 billion in exports.

    9 in 10 African Companies Lack AI Skills. SA’s WeThinkCode Just Got $2M From Google to Fix It

    WeThinkCode, founded in Johannesburg in 2015, runs tuition-free, aptitude-based coding programmes designed to make digital careers accessible to underrepresented communities.

    While Its Non-African Investments Return 1.3x, Silverbacks’ Nigeria Exits Deliver 10.7x — Inside the VC’s Latest Move

    These consistent, strong exits with attractive IRRs demonstrate that investing in Africa is not only viable but also a smart move for generating superior returns.

    Flutterwave-backer 4DX Ventures Drafts Heavyweights for Global Playbook & Beyond-Seed Strategy

    With the addition of Alemayehou and Sekyi-Otu, 4DX is expected to take a more expansive approach to deal sourcing and strategic advisory, particularly in sectors like the creative economy and later-stage growth capital .
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    Major ValU Investor Sells Down Stake in First Secondary Deal Since Listing

    The sale comes as Egypt’s capital markets have shown signs of renewed activity following a period of muted equity capital markets (ECM) transactions.

    Profit, Pivot, and Panic: Swvl Faces Nasdaq Delisting Threat Despite $1.3m Turnaround

    Mobility technology company reports first annual profit since going public, but auditors raise going concern doubt and Nasdaq listing remains under threat

    “No Shortcuts Through the Data”: How Intron is Building African Voice Infrastructure from Scratch

    "The assumption we had to kill earliest was that the technical problem was the hardest one. It is not."

    Optasia’s Growth Is Coming From Where Few Investors Are Looking

    The Dubai-headquartered lending platform's most revealing growth story is not in Africa's largest markets.

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    Major ValU Investor Sells Down Stake in First Secondary Deal Since Listing

    The sale comes as Egypt’s capital markets have shown signs of renewed activity following a period of muted equity capital markets (ECM) transactions.

    Profit, Pivot, and Panic: Swvl Faces Nasdaq Delisting Threat Despite $1.3m Turnaround

    Mobility technology company reports first annual profit since going public, but auditors raise going concern doubt and Nasdaq listing remains under threat

    A New Expansion Map: African Startups Redraw Routes Through Accra

    From Nigerian defence contractors to Kenyan logistics software, a new cohort of well-capitalised tech firms is bypassing traditional hubs to set up operational bases in Accra.

    13 Charts From a Decade of African Exits — And the Uncomfortable Takeaway

    A review of hundreds of acquisitions and listings across Africa's startup ecosystem reveals a market bifurcating.