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$100M Invested to Powering Africa’s Tech Boom

$100M Invested to Powering Africa’s Tech Boom

In the heart of Kinshasa, where the Congo River hums and motorbikes weave between traffic, a quiet hum from a grey building barely draws attention. But inside, this facility is not just humming; it’s ...

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Jul 5, 2025

Rwanda Electric Just Got a Power Boost: Spiro Activates 100+ Battery Swapping Stations

Rwanda Electric Just Got a Power Boost: Spiro Activates 100+ Battery Swapping Stations

In the heart of East Africa, a quiet revolution is humming through the streets, not with the roar of engines, but with the whirr of clean, electric two-wheelers . This week, Spiro Rwanda announced the...

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Jul 3, 2025

Lobito Corridor: Africa’s Southern Lifeline for Trade and Integration

Lobito Corridor: Africa’s Southern Lifeline for Trade and Integration

Stretching some 1,300 km from Lobito on Angola’s Atlantic coast into the heart of the Congo and Zambia’s Copperbelt, the Lobito Corridor is not just a transport route; it’s a continental lifeline. Thi...

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Jul 2, 2025

Inside Africa's $460M Climate Tech Boom

Inside Africa's $460M Climate Tech Boom

From January to April 2025, African climate-tech startups raised a combined $460 million, a testament to growing investor confidence, even as global funding cooled in other regions. This isn’t just a ...

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Jun 30, 2025

Meet the African Countries Turning AI into Development

Meet the African Countries Turning AI into Development

Across Africa, a quiet revolution is unfolding as governments and innovators harness artificial intelligence to tackle pressing challenges and accelerate growth. From the bustling tech hubs of Nairobi...

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Jun 30, 2025

Ivory Coast Goes Big on Cocoa Sovereignty

Ivory Coast Goes Big on Cocoa Sovereignty

In the heart of San Pedro, where red earth meets the Atlantic breeze, something historic is happening, quietly, but powerfully. Ivory Coast, the world’s largest cocoa producer, is flipping the script ...

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Jun 29, 2025

$1.5B to Reset South Africa's Green Economy

$1.5B to Reset South Africa's Green Economy

In the quiet corridors of the World Bank’s Washington D.C. offices, a deal was signed that could change South Africa’s future and, by extension, Africa’s industrial trajectory. A $1.5 billion loan , g...

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Jun 27, 2025

Ethiopia's Science Museum: A Blueprint for Africa’s Innovation Future

Ethiopia's Science Museum: A Blueprint for Africa’s Innovation Future

When Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed opened the new wing of Ethiopia’s Science Museum this June , he wasn’t just unveiling a building; he was unveiling a vision. A vision where African youth walk through mu...

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Jun 25, 2025

Shriki Edge is Powering African Businesses Even Without Internet

Shriki Edge is Powering African Businesses Even Without Internet

In the bustling backstreets of Kigali, where small shops hum with activity and entrepreneurs juggle solar lamps, smartphones, and stacks of paperwork, one quiet revolution is taking root. It doesn’t s...

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Jun 25, 2025

The Moses Bridge: A $4 Billion Gateway for Africa’s Trade Ambitions Under AfCFTA

The Moses Bridge: A $4 Billion Gateway for Africa’s Trade Ambitions Under AfCFTA

Bricks, steel, and audacious vision are being used to mend a continent that was previously split apart by colonial borders, not just through treaties and trade agreements. Egypt and Saudi Arabia have ...

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Jun 24, 2025

The Great Green Wall Initiative Gains Ground

The Great Green Wall Initiative Gains Ground

In the dusty, drought-ridden Sahel region of Africa, a bold, pan-African movement is rewriting the narrative of land degradation, food insecurity, and forced migration. It’s called the Great Green Wal...

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Jun 23, 2025

Ghana & UAE Launch $1 B Innovation Hub to Ignite Africa’s Digital Future

Ghana & UAE Launch $1 B Innovation Hub to Ignite Africa’s Digital Future

What would it mean if Accra became Africa’s next AI and tech capital? Ghana has just taken that step, signing a $1 billion Memorandum of Understanding with the United Arab Emirates to construct a mass...

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Jun 23, 2025

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