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Launch Africa Ventures Appointed as Investment Advisor to the Botswana Tech Fund

Launch Africa Ventures Appointed as Investment Advisor to the Botswana Tech Fund

Cape Town, South Africa. Launch Africa Ventures, one of Africa's most active early-stage venture capital firms, has been appointed as the investment advisor for Phase One of the Botswana Tech Fund (BT...

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Apr 21, 2026

Liquid C2 launches Africa’s first Google Cloud-powered Experience Centre to accelerate AI adoption

Liquid C2 launches Africa’s first Google Cloud-powered Experience Centre to accelerate AI adoption

Liquid C2, a business of Cassava Technologies, a global technology leader, has launched Africa’s first Partner Experience Centre powered by Google Cloud in Johannesburg, South Africa. The state-of-the...

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Apr 9, 2026

World Bank Approves USD 550M for 3 Million Tanzanians

World Bank Approves USD 550M for 3 Million Tanzanians

More than three million Tanzanians are set to benefit from USD 550M in new World Bank financing approved on March 31, 2026, targeting skills development, job creation, and social protection through tw...

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Apr 8, 2026

South Africa’s GreenTech Startups Are Powering a Greener Future

South Africa’s GreenTech Startups Are Powering a Greener Future

In the heart of South Africa, a new story is being written. It is not a story of despair but of ingenuity, of young entrepreneurs turning climate challenges into business opportunities that promise bo...

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Aug 29, 2025

From Code to Capital: MEST Africa Challenge 2025 Returns to Spark the Next Generation of African Tech Giants

From Code to Capital: MEST Africa Challenge 2025 Returns to Spark the Next Generation of African Tech Giants

A 24-year-old developer somewhere in Kumasi quits his day job to build a platform connecting rural artisans to global buyers; his friends might laugh. Not until he pitches it at the MEST Africa Challe...

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Aug 6, 2025

Africa’s First “AI Factory”: Masiyiwa and Nvidia Power a New Era

Africa’s First “AI Factory”: Masiyiwa and Nvidia Power a New Era

It started with a simple belief: Africa can own its digital future. A few days ago, Cassava Technologies , helmed by telecom mogul Strive Masiyiwa , unveiled a partnership with Nvidia to build what’s ...

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Jul 8, 2025

Zambia Lights Up with 100 MW Solar Plant to Power Homes and Industry

Zambia Lights Up with 100 MW Solar Plant to Power Homes and Industry

In the early morning light of Chisamba, a quiet farming town in central Zambia, the sun rises like it always has, steady, generous, and full of promise. But now, that same sun is doing something diffe...

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Jul 7, 2025

$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