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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
Africa NewsMay 20, 2025 Application now Open for Safaricom Spark Accelerator Africa Program. The Spark Accelerator is a powerful launchpad for bold and visionary startup byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMay 20, 2025 Cassava Technologies and Sand Technologies Partner to Deliver Scalable AI Solutions. Cassava Technologies, a global technology company of African heritage, has byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMay 19, 2025 AURA Raises €13.5 Million Series B to Take Its Emergency‑Response Platform to the United States South Africa‑founded proptech expands from Africa and the UK to North America, byBolu Babalola
