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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
The Great 2026 Consolidation Wave: Why Africa’s Tech Ecosystem Is About to Birth Its First Super-Conglomerates 67 M&A deals closed in 2025—a 72% increase byBetty WangariMarch 4, 2026
MTN Nigeria’s ₦5.2 Trillion Revenue Is 10% of the Federal Budget — And a Wake-Up Call for Everyone Who Calls Africa “Too Risky” Opinion: One company in Nigeria generated more revenue than all 36 states byBolu BabalolaMarch 3, 2026
Africa News StartupJune 30, 2025 AgriCash Closes Seed Round to Accelerate AI-Based Agri-Fintech Growth Across Egypt. Egyptian agri-fintech startup AgriCash has successfully closed a seed funding byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupJune 18, 2025 Egyptian FleetTech Startup Octane Raises $5.2M to Expand Across MENA. Egyptian fintech startup Octane, a digital platform focused on fleet and on-road byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMay 15, 2025 Egypt’s Nawy Secures $75M to Transform Real Estate Across MENA with AI-Driven Proptech Ecosystem. Egyptian proptech startup Nawy has raised a total of $75 million in byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMay 6, 2025 Money Fellows Secures $13M in Latest Funding Round to Expand Fintech Innovation Across Egypt and Beyond. Egyptian fintech startup Money Fellows has announced the successful close of a byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsApril 17, 2025 Afreximbank and Egypt Host Inaugural FOCUS Africa Forum to Drive Trade and Investment on the Continent. The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), in collaboration with Egypt’s byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupMarch 7, 2025 Egyptian AI Startup Widebot Secures $3M Pre-Series A Funding. Egyptian artificial intelligence (AI) startup Widebot has raised $3 million in byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupFebruary 12, 2025 Taager Secures $6.75M Pre-Series B to Expand Across MENA. Egyptian social commerce startup Taager has raised a $6 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 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
EditorialJanuary 14, 2025 African Tech in 2024: Resilience, Rebirth, and a Brighter Future Africa’s tech ecosystem has always been a story of resilience and byFatima Oladunni
