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If you thought nothing happened last week (November 10 – November 16, 2025), then it means your feed was stubbornly quiet. There was data centre drama, green energy cheques, government-sized funds, and a law that might rewrite how the internet gets regulated in Africa’s largest market. It reads like a

Yes, I’m writing this on Monday, around 5 am. Because Africa’s tech space never sleeps, apparently. You’re sipping your morning coffee, and somewhere in Lagos, a founder is trying to convince investors that yes, that “crazy idea” might just be the next big thing. Meanwhile, in Nairobi, a VC is

Last week (October 27 – November 2, 2025), you probably missed something big in Africa’s startup space. It was that kind of week with startups launching bold ideas, others bowing out, and a few surprise funding wins that got everyone talking again. There’s a certain rhythm to it now; the

You didn’t hear this from me, but… Africa’s tech scene was a bit dramatic last week (October 20 – 26, 2025). On Monday, the 20th, AWS crashed half the internet, while still trying to recover, the news of Moniepoint raising $90 million started flying around. Founders are either firefighting or

Last week (October 13 – 19, 2025) was one of those weeks that remind you just how fast things shift in the African tech ecosystem. Startups are raising again, slowly, but with intent. Morocco and East Africa saw the biggest movement, while smaller rounds in Egypt and Central Africa quietly

The energy around technology and innovation feels charged again. Global investors are circling, local founders are scaling, and public institutions are experimenting with new ways to fund growth. Last week (October 6 – 12, 2025) points to a continent that isn’t just catching up but steadily rewriting the script, where

How was your weekend? Mine felt… quieter than usual. Not dead, just that kind of calm that makes you suspicious something big is brewing underneath. The sort where accelerators open new applications, investors quietly shift partners, and yet—if you look closely—tiny signals hint at where the continent’s startup pulse is

Some weeks in the African tech ecosystem feel like a soap opera, other weeks feel like a boardroom thriller. This one? Let’s just say it had a bit of both — billion-dollar power plays on one side, founders chasing cheques on the other, and enough policy drama to keep investors

I’m starting to think African fintech founders have a secret WhatsApp group where they decide who gets funded each week. Because honestly, how else do you explain Kredete casually bagging $22 million while the rest of us are still figuring out how to stretch data subscriptions till month-end? Anyway, whether

The African tech news cycle last week (September 8 – 14, 2025) carried a mix of quiet moves and loud signals. Luno opened retail access to tokenised US stocks in Nigeria, Morocco’s ORA Technologies acquired Cathedis to boost its super-app play, and new funds from Accion ($61.6M) and Acumen ($90M)