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Spiro Just Raised $50M in Debt to Flood Africa With Electric Motorcycles. The Real Question: Can Battery Swaps Actually Scale? With 80,000 e-bikes deployed, 30 million battery swaps completed, and $230 byBolu BabalolaFebruary 25, 2026
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Africa News StartupMarch 27, 2025 Google Celebrates the Graduation of 15 South African Startups from Inaugural Accelerator Programme. Google has marked a significant milestone with the successful graduation of 15 byBolu Babalola
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Africa NewsJuly 31, 2024 Five Nigerian startups chosen for Google’s Africa accelerator program. Tech giant Google has selected five Nigerian startups to be part of cohort 8 of byBolu Babalola
