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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 NewsSeptember 30, 2024 Plentify introduces new home energy solution: Solarbot. Plentify, a leading innovator in home energy management, has announced a byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsSeptember 30, 2024 Settle, an Egyptian fintech company, secures $2 million in pre-seed funding. Egyptian fintech startup SETTLE has successfully secured $2 million in a byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsSeptember 25, 2024 M-KOPA hits 5 million customers across Africa. M-KOPA, a leading financial technology company focused on emerging markets, has byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsSeptember 25, 2024 Gozem to Launch Mobile Money Service in Togo in Partnership with NSIA Banque. West African super app Gozem has announced the upcoming launch of its fintech byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsSeptember 25, 2024 Ampersand Partners with CrossBoundary Energy to Power Electric Motorbikes with Solar Energy in Nairobi. E-mobility startup Ampersand has partnered with CrossBoundary Energy to power byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsSeptember 24, 2024 Goodwell invests in Uganda’s Agent Banking Company. Uganda’s Agent Banking Company (ABC), a technology-driven financial services byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsSeptember 24, 2024 Farid, an Egyptian ed-tech company, raises $250K. Egyptian ed-tech startup Farid has successfully secured $250,000 in pre-seed byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsSeptember 24, 2024 Three South African Startups Selected for JICA’s NINJA Accelerator Programme Three innovative South African startups have been chosen to participate in the byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsSeptember 24, 2024 US-Based VC Firm Sultan Ventures Acquires Egyptian Angel Syndicate. Sultan Ventures, a US-based venture capital firm specializing in early-stage byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsSeptember 22, 2024 New education initiative in Egypt gets $41 million boost from investors. Egyptian ed-tech startup EYouth, alongside a coalition of prominent local byBolu Babalola
