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Egypt’s Tagaddod raises $26.3M Series A led by The Arab Energy Fund to expand its renewable feedstock operations across three continents.
ATMs are running empty across Africa as more people turn to mobile money and digital payments. The way the continent handles money is changing, and cash is slowly losing its place.
12 African startups made the 2025 Norrsken Impact/100 list, driving fintech, agritech, cleantech and climate innovation across the continent.
MTN backs African language datasets to close the AI gap, supporting local innovation and preserving over 2,000 languages across the continent.
Africa’s healthtech faces layoffs, shutdowns, and funding cuts as startups struggle with cash flow, investor caution, and donor realignment.
A new Miden report shows 52% of Nigerian businesses suffered payment breakdowns in 2025, while South African firms struggle with fragmented systems.
In this letter, we explore: Ilara Health trims staff as funding dries up, Taiwan blinks on chip squeeze, Nigeria’s SEC Chief says stablecoins can’t be boxed.
In this letter, we explore: CBN cuts interest rates for the first time since COVID, Hiridjee tightens hold on Jumia, faces tower fight in Uganda, South Africa just got chip-blocked.
Africhange introduces USD virtual accounts, stablecoin deposits, and a “Pay with Crypto” option, giving Africans faster, low-cost remittance and cross-border payment solutions.
The new $100K H-1B fee puts a steep price on hiring foreign talent. For African tech workers, it raises questions about access, cost, and where global demand will shift next.
In this second part, five African tech professionals share how they approach the long game, managing shifting financial expectations, building value through skills, and finding balance between survival and purpose.
US investors will take majority control of TikTok in a new deal with China, creating a US-only app and shifting oversight to American firms.
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