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Edge Growth Launches R350M Fund for African Scale-Ups

Edge Growth has raised R350 million in first-close commitments for the Edge

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NITDA Inaugurates Taskforce for Nigeria’s Sovereign Cloud Push

NITDA has inaugurated the National Sovereign Cloud Initiative Implementation

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South African AI Startup Verascient Raises $1.2M Seed Round

Cape Town's Verascient has raised a $1

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Nigeria Approves NIGCOMSAT-2A, 2B Satellites for Broadband Push

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Kenya Names Martin Koyabe Inaugural Cybersecurity Agency Chair

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16-Year-Old Belusochim Ugochukwu Joins Apple’s ML Team

At sixteen, Nigerian developer Belusochim Ugochukwu has joined Apple's

byBolu Babalola

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Meta Launches AI Academy Nigeria With FG, Offers $5,000 to Startups

Meta has partnered with Nigeria's government to launch AI Academy Nigeria,

byBolu Babalola

August 20, 2026

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Egypt Completes Africa’s First 6GHz Mobile Services Trial

Egypt's NTRA, Telecom Egypt and Huawei have completed Africa's first mobile

byBetty Wangari

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Nigeria Launches Single Digital Gateway for Government Services

Nigeria has soft-launched the Government Service Portal, a single digital

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Lesotho Begins Work on a National AI Strategy and Data Centre Plan

Lesotho has opened a five-day Maseru workshop to draft a National AI Strategy

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Terra Industries Closes $52M Seed Round to Expand Global South Push

Terra Industries has raised an additional $18 million, closing its seed round at

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Hubtel Becomes Tech Partner of Ghana’s MoMo Fintech Lab

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byBolu Babalola

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Why Summits Africa Fintech & Banking Summit 2026 - Nairobi Edition

Africa Fintech & Banking Summit 2026 Heads to Nairobi

Why Summits has released the agenda for the Africa Fintech & Banking Summit 2026

byBetty Wangari

August 14, 2026

Jumia Raises $50M as Equity Nearly Hits Zero, IFC Anchors Half

Jumia has raised $50 million in new equity, split evenly between IFC and a group

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Africa’s Top 20 AI Figures in 2026

From Bosun Tijani's seat on the UN's new AI for Good Commission to Kate Kallot's

byBetty Wangari

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YouTube Doubles Monetisation Bar: What It Means for Africa

YouTube Just Made Monetisation Harder — African Creators Feel It First

YouTube is doubling the watch-hour and Shorts-view thresholds required to join

byBetty Wangari

August 11, 2026

Nigeria Brings Crypto Further Into Its Tax Net With New NRS Rules

Nigeria's Revenue Service has released guidelines taxing crypto at nearly every

byBolu Babalola

August 11, 2026

Nigeria’s Project BRIDGE Enters Execution Phase With Bridge OA Incorporation

Nigeria has incorporated Bridge Open Access, the company tasked with delivering

byFatima Oladunni

August 11, 2026

GoMed and UNFPA Launch Digital Health Platform for UNILAG Students

GoMed Nigeria has partnered with UNFPA and the Lagos State Government to launch

byFatima Oladunni

August 10, 2026

NCC Sets August 27 Workshop to Advance Universal Acceptance

NCC has invited Nigeria's tech community, academia, and government institutions

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August 8, 2026

NITDA Partners Women Educators to Expand Digital Literacy Push

NITDA has agreed to explore a nationwide digital literacy programme with the

byFatima Oladunni

August 8, 2026

Moove Raises $250M at $2.1B Valuation, Becomes Africa-Born Latest Unicorn

Moove has raised $250 million in a Series C round led by Abu Dhabi’s

byBolu Babalola

August 5, 2026

Top Tech Bootcamps in Africa 2026: Which Ones Actually Lead to Jobs?

A 22-year-old in Yaba can spend six months and a chunk of savings on a coding

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Lesotho Begins Work on a National AI Strategy and Data Centre Plan

Terra Industries Closes $52M Seed Round to Expand Global South Push

Brand Press

Hubtel Becomes Tech Partner of Ghana’s MoMo Fintech Lab

Africa Fintech & Banking Summit 2026 Heads to Nairobi

Jumia Raises $50M as Equity Nearly Hits Zero, IFC Anchors Half

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YouTube Just Made Monetisation Harder — African Creators Feel It First

Nigeria Brings Crypto Further Into Its Tax Net With New NRS Rules

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