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    Lagos vs. Cape Town: The 2025 Playbooks of Funded Startups

    A comparative analysis of 2025 funding rounds in startups by Launch Base Africa reveals that Africa’s two largest tech hubs are operating from fundamentally different scripts.

    Nigeria’s Zedcrest Capital Exits Leatherback’s Cap Table After $10M Pre-Seed Round Amid Boardroom Battle

    Leatherback's lead investor has divested its stake following a turbulent period marked by fraud investigations, CEO changes, and strategic disputes that reshaped the cross-border payments startup

    Ethiopia’s Gebeya Takes On ‘Vibe Coding’ Giants: ‘The Existing Tools Aren’t Built for Us’

    “While the world is excited about ‘Vibe Coding,’ the conversation misses a crucial point,"

    South Africa’s Maxwell+Spark Raises $15M to Decarbonise Forklifts and Cold-Chain Logistics

    The cash will be used to scale its lithium-ion systems that replace diesel and lead-acid power in industrial vehicles.
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    Spanish group's first global AI centre signals Cairo's push into higher-value technology services

    From Fintech to Medtech, Casablanca Delivers Back-to-Back Tech IPOs

    The back-to-back tech listings mark an acceleration for a bourse that until 2025 had not seen a major technology IPO in years.

    Donor-Backed AI Health Tools Proliferate Across Africa, but Sustainability Remains Elusive

    Gates-funded report finds 20 deployed solutions delivering tangible results, yet most rely on short-term grants and lack independently verified cost savings

    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.

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    Why Spanish CX Powerhouse Konecta Chose Cairo for Its First Global GenAI Hub

    Spanish group's first global AI centre signals Cairo's push into higher-value technology services

    From Fintech to Medtech, Casablanca Delivers Back-to-Back Tech IPOs

    The back-to-back tech listings mark an acceleration for a bourse that until 2025 had not seen a major technology IPO in years.

    Nigerian Fintech Founder Turns to Fish Farm Drones After Central Bank Blacklist

    The final blow came last month, when the Central Bank of Nigeria published a list of 46 microfinance banks whose licences had been revoked with immediate effect.

    ‘It’s Not a Pipeline Problem’: Why African VCs Are Ghosting Female Founders

    “It was pretty heartbreaking to be technically competent and have a team composed of a second-time founder and still have to deal with this type of sexism.”