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Big Tech Must Pay Up: ECOWAS’ Emerging Strategy to Force Fair Compensation for African News in the AI Training Era While OpenAI pays Western publishers $1-5M annually for training data, African byBolu BabalolaMarch 4, 2026
Africa NewsJanuary 29, 2025 Qualcomm Opens Applications for Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Programme. Global wireless technology leader Qualcomm has officially opened applications byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJanuary 29, 2025 Egypt’s Fincart Secures Pre-Seed Funding to Enhance Logistics for SMBs. Fincart, an Egyptian startup focused on helping e-commerce SMBs improve shipping byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJanuary 28, 2025 Apply Now: i3’s 3rd Cohort for African Healthtech Innovators Investing in Innovation Africa (i3), a pan-African initiative to byGuest Post
Africa NewsJanuary 28, 2025 Kenyan Fintech Startup Sevi Secures Funding from Renew Capital to Scale Its “Stock Now, Pay Later” Platform Kenyan fintech startup Sevi, which is transforming stock financing for byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJanuary 28, 2025 SA Climate-Tech Startup Insight Terra Raises $5.7m to Scale. South African startup Insight Terra has raised $5 byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJanuary 24, 2025 Purple Elephant Ventures Secures $4.5M to Drive Innovation in Kenyan Tourism. Nairobi-based tourism venture studio Purple Elephant Ventures (PEV) has secured byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJanuary 24, 2025 AfDB and USTDA Reinforce Collaboration to Improve Infrastructure in Africa The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the U byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJanuary 23, 2025 Naked Secures $38M in Series B2 Funding to Fuel Expansion. South African insurtech startup Naked has raised an impressive US$38 million in byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJanuary 23, 2025 Paymob Receives Critical License from UAE Central Bank Paymob, a leading financial services enabler in the Middle East, North Africa, byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJanuary 22, 2025 MoneyHash Raises $5.2M to Optimize Payments in the MEA Region MoneyHash, a groundbreaking payment orchestration platform focused on the Middle byBolu Babalola
