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Africa’s First Digital SEZ Launches Full-Stack AI Growth Zone to Bridge Continental Infrastructure Gap. Itana aims to keep African AI talent from relying on expensive foreign GPU byFatima OladunniJuly 24, 2025
Egyptian Fintech Flend Raises $3M Seed Round to Digitize SME Lending Across MENA Egyptian digital SME lending platform Flend has closed a $3 million seed funding byBolu BabalolaJuly 24, 2025
Moroccan superapp ORA raises $7.5M Series A to digitize North Africa’s cash-heavy economy. Morocco-based superapp ORA Technologies has closed a $7 byBolu BabalolaJuly 21, 2025
Rest of the World StartupDecember 6, 2023 Spotify announced a workforce reduction, trimming 1,500 jobs, which represents 17% of its employees. CEO Daniel Ek says. Spotify, the renowned music streaming service, is undergoing a significant byBolu Babalola
