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Africa Events NewsApril 12, 2025 Africa’s Largest Early-Stage Startup Competition Returns: Supernova Challenge 2.0 Set to Ignite Innovation at GITEX Africa 2025. Africa’s biggest stage for early-stage innovation is back — and it’s more byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsApril 8, 2025 AfriLabs Receives $150,000 Boost from Airbnb Community Fund. AfriLabs, a leading pan-African network of technology and innovation hubs, has byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsApril 8, 2025 Ivory Coast’s Djamo Secures $17M to Expand its Mobile Banking. Ivory Coast-based fintech startup Djamo has raised $17 million in equity funding byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupApril 8, 2025 Capgemini to Launch AI Center of Excellence in Egypt, Doubling Workforce by 2025. Capgemini has announced the establishment of a cutting-edge AI Center of byBolu Babalola
Africa News NigeriaApril 2, 2025 AfCFTA Secretariat Launches the 2025 Digital Innovation Challenge to Boost Intra-African Trade. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat is thrilled to byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsApril 2, 2025 Egyptian Semiconductor Startup InfiniLink Raises $10M Seed Round to Advance Optical Connectivity for AI Data Centres. InfiniLink, an Egyptian semiconductor startup specializing in advanced optical byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsApril 2, 2025 Yango Group Launches $20M Corporate Venture Fund to Boost African Startups. Dubai-based global tech conglomerate Yango Group has unveiled Yango Ventures, a byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsApril 2, 2025 MTN Uganda Donates UGX 20M in Assistive Technology and Desks to Support Visually Impaired Students. MTN Uganda, through its MTN Changemakers Initiative, has donated UGX 20 million byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupMarch 27, 2025 South African AI Startup NOSIBLE Secures $1M Pre-Seed Funding to Revolutionize AI-Driven Asset Management. South African AI startup NOSIBLE has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding to byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupMarch 27, 2025 Safaricom Hosts Investor Demo Day for Inaugural Cohort of Spark Accelerator Program. Nine innovative startups from the inaugural Safaricom Spark Accelerator Program byBolu Babalola
