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Africa NewsJanuary 27, 2026 AfricInvest Returns to Morocco With $100M Fund Targeting the “Missing Middle” The timing couldn’t be more deliberate byBolu Babalola
EditorialNovember 30, 2025 How Bokku Beat Shoprite: The Story of Nigeria’s Retail Revolution. A two-year-old startup with 124 stores is crushing a retail giant that operated byMuhammed Mustapha
News NigeriaNovember 27, 2025 Lagos fastest growing tech ecosystem – Dealroom 2025 Report. The Nigerian megacity leapfrogged Istanbul, Mumbai, and São Paulo to claim the byFatima Oladunni
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News NigeriaJuly 9, 2025 Smart Africa unveils unified AI policy framework to help 70% of African nations without AI strategies. At the AI for Good Summit in Geneva, pan-African organization Smart Africa byFatima Oladunni