Google Gemma 4 Signals the Rise of On-Device AI — And Why Your Phone Is Now a Supercomputer On-device AI isn't a gimmick anymore — it's a privacy-first, offline-capable byFatima OladunniApril 14, 2026
European VC Breega Bets on Nigerian Energy Startup PowerLabs in Latest Africa Push The Lagos-based startup is building the intelligence layer for Africa's byFatima OladunniApril 9, 2026
Renew Capital Bets on Embedded Finance for African SMEs With New Venture Lab Programme Announced at GITEX Africa 2026 in Marrakech, the EmFi Series targets founders byBetty WangariApril 9, 2026
Every Grant and Opportunity Open for African Founders This April — Ranked by Deadline From a $5,000 pitch competition closing this week to €200,000 in byBolu BabalolaApril 9, 2026
NewsMarch 19, 2026 Kenya’s Big Tech Tax Strategy Collapsed When Trump Killed the Global Deal—But KRA Is Doubling Down Anyway Kenya spent years positioning itself to collect a 15% minimum tax from tech byBetty Wangari
Africa NewsMarch 4, 2026 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 Babalola
News Rest of the WorldFebruary 24, 2026 Anthropic Just Accused DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, and MiniMax of Running a $450 Million Heist — Using 24,000 Fake Accounts In the most detailed public accusation of AI model theft to date, Anthropic says byBolu Babalola
News Rest of the WorldNovember 20, 2025 Google Drops Gemini 3—And This Time, Search Gets It on Day One. Latest AI model launches with record benchmarks, agentic coding platform, and byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupNovember 20, 2024 Google selects 6 South African startups for its Black Founders Accelerator. Six innovative South African startups have been selected to join the Google for byFausat Abiola
News NigeriaSeptember 10, 2024 Federal Government Launches N100 Million AI Fund to Boost Nigerian Startups. The Nigerian government has taken a significant step towards fostering byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsMay 24, 2024 Google launches “Umoja” the first Africa-Australia subsea cable connection. Today, Google announced plans to build a new fibre optic cable named Umoja, byMuhammed Mustapha
News NigeriaMay 8, 2024 Google and the African Union partner for #DiscoverMyAfrica, a month-long showcase of African ingenuity. The Office of the African Union Chairperson’s Youth Envoy and Google are excited byBolu Babalola
EventsApril 30, 2024 Google’s Startups AI Accelerator Africa program, Applications Now Open. Google on Monday announced that applications are now open for the 8th cohort of byMuhammed Mustapha
EventsApril 29, 2024 Google for Startups Growth Academy: AI for Education, Applications Now Open. The Google for Startups Growth Academy: AI for Education is a specialized byMuhammed Mustapha
