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News Nigeria StartupJuly 24, 2025 Africa’s First Digital SEZ Launches Full-Stack AI Growth Zone to Bridge Continental Infrastructure Gap. Itana aims to keep African AI talent from relying on expensive foreign GPU byFatima Oladunni
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News Nigeria StartupJuly 21, 2025 Nigerian healthtech startup NucleusIS rebrands as RIGO, targets Africa’s $100B+ healthcare market. Nigerian e-health startup NucleusIS has undergone a major transformation, byFatima Oladunni
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News Nigeria StartupJuly 11, 2025 MTN Nigeria Launches Pan-African “Cloud Accelerator” to Empower Startup Ecosystems. MTN Nigeria, Africa’s telecommunications giant, just launched what might byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupJuly 10, 2025 Swiss government doubles down on emerging market startups with $6.3M fund relaunch. Switzerland just made a power move in the emerging markets startup game byMuhammed Mustapha
News Rest of the World StartupJuly 10, 2025 LemFi targets Egypt’s $20.6B remittance goldmine as fintech wars heat up in North Africa. LemFi, the London-based fintech startup that’s been quietly building one byFatima Oladunni
News Nigeria StartupJuly 9, 2025 Nigerian invest-tech Bamboo crosses borders to democratize investing for South Africans. Nigeria’s Bamboo has officially launched in South Africa, bringing byFatima Oladunni
