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African Tech in 2025: The Year Infrastructure Beat Hype After two years of contraction, African tech in 2025 finally turned a corner—but byBolu BabalolaJanuary 5, 2026
Fully Funded Tech Conferences in 2026 for African Tech Professionals From Zanzibar to San Francisco, here are the best opportunities for African tech byBolu BabalolaJanuary 3, 2026
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Africa NewsDecember 17, 2025 Morocco to Invests $140M in Startup Ecosystem to Build 3,000 Companies by 2030 Morocco is placing a major bet on its digital future, committing MAD 1 byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsDecember 15, 2025 Sun King Raises $40M from Lightrock to Scale Decentralized Solar Systems Across Africa and Asia The off-grid solar pioneer will use the funding to expand its distributed energy byBetty Wangari
Africa NewsDecember 15, 2025 Free Morocco Residency for African Creators: KESSA Program Now Accepting Applications UM6P Story School and French-African Foundation launch ambitious program to byBetty Wangari
Africa NewsDecember 11, 2025 Uganda’s Mobile Money Market Just Got Crowded: 54 Licensed Players Signal End of Telco Duopoly Bank of Uganda data reveals Wave, Chipper Cash breaking into elite tier byBetty Wangari
Africa NewsDecember 11, 2025 Pick n Pay Accelerates Digital Transformation its Omnichannel Retail South African grocery giant taps new digital chief to drive omnichannel strategy byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsDecember 9, 2025 Rwanda Launches National Digital Payment System eKash, Built Entirely by African Engineers Country unveils fully interoperable platform integrating banks and mobile money byBetty Wangari
Africa NewsDecember 9, 2025 Japan’s JICA Backs African Health-Tech Startup CarePoint With $3M Loan as Tokyo Deepens Continent Push Development finance agency uses private sector lending vehicle to back byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsDecember 9, 2025 Egypt Forces Government Insurance Funds Into Stock Market in Controversial Capital Market Push Financial regulators mandate state-affiliated portfolios shift from treasury byBetty Wangari
News NigeriaDecember 7, 2025 From Labubu to Natasha: Nigeria’s 2025 Google Search Reveals a Nation in Conversation with Itself Political engagement, spiritual upliftment, and viral internet culture dominated byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaDecember 6, 2025 TechMoonshot Founder Honored with Tech Ecosystem Advancement Award at ThinkUX 2025 In a significant recognition of contributions to Nigeria’s technology byFatima Oladunni
