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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
News Nigeria StartupJune 4, 2025 Kenya Approves Moniepoint’s Acquisition of Sumac Microfinance Bank, Boosting Fintech Expansion in East Africa. The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has officially approved Moniepoint byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJune 4, 2025 Nigeria Launches AI Scaling Hub to Accelerate Responsible AI Development with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy in byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJune 4, 2025 Smart Africa and GIZ Sign Strategic Cooperation to Advance Digital Health in Africa. Smart Africa, a pan-African initiative driving Africa’s digital transformation, byFatima Oladunni
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News NigeriaJune 2, 2025 Federal Government Launches Digital Inclusion Pilot Project in Ibwa Community, Gwagwalada The Federal Government of Nigeria has officially launched its rural digital byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsMay 29, 2025 GITEX Launches “AI Everything Kenya x GITEX Kenya” in Nairobi, Set for May 2026. Global tech expo brand GITEX is expanding its footprint into East Africa with byBolu Babalola
News Nigeria StartupMay 29, 2025 Nigerian Construction Tech Startup CutStruct Raises $1.5M to Scale Operations CutStruct, a Nigerian constru byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsMay 29, 2025 12 Kenyan EdTech Startups Join Mastercard Foundation Fellowship to Transform Learning Across Africa Twelve Kenyan edtech startups have been selected for the third cohort of the byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMay 28, 2025 13 African Startups to Pitch at Africa Tech Summit London 2024 in Drive for Global Capital. Thirteen innovative African startups will showcase their solutions at the 9th byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMay 20, 2025 Africa Launches Its First Continental Space Agency: The African Space Agency Begins Operations in Cairo. Africa has taken a significant step forward in its journey toward scientific and byBolu Babalola
