Africa

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Business

SmartCrowd Sells Majority Stake to Egypt’s Nawy in Dubai Fintech Deal

SmartCrowd, a Dubai-based fractional property ownership platform, has sold a majority stake to Egypt’s proptech leader Nawy, bolstering Nawy’s dominance…

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AI & Tech

Africa’s Cybersecurity Crisis: Mobilizing Communities for a Safer Digital Future

Africa's digital transformation offers opportunities, but rising cyber threats and a severe shortage of skilled professionals (fewer than 25,000 for…

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Culture

Ivory Coast Storytelling Thrives at SICA with Gov Support for New Creators

The 2025 International Salon for Audiovisual Content (SICA) in Abidjan highlighted African storytelling, featuring a pitch competition with strong government…

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AI & Tech

Innovation: How Africa is Redefining Global Cybersecurity

Africa is rewriting the cybersecurity playbook. Once considered the "weak link" in global digital security, the continent is now pioneering…

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Artificial Intelligence

Android & Chrome Get New AI & Accessibility Features

Google is introducing AI and accessibility updates for Android and Chrome, focusing on speech recognition, developer tools, and features for…

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Business

Ex-Stripe Growth Lead Aids African Diaspora in Startup & Real Estate Investing

Joe Kinvi founded Borderless to transform African diaspora remittances into strategic investments, enabling collective funding of startups and real estate…

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Business

Endeavor Catalyst Seeks $300M in New Funding, Sources Reveal

Endeavor Catalyst is raising a $300 million fund to support high-growth startups in emerging markets like Africa, Latin America, the…

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Business

VUZ Raises $12M to Expand Immersive Video in Emerging Markets & US

VUZ secured $12 million in pre-Series C funding led by IFC to expand its immersive 360-degree video platform in emerging…

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Artificial Intelligence

Kintsugi’s AI Sales Tax Valuation Doubles in Just 6 Months

Kintsugi, an AI-powered tax compliance startup, raised $18 million, doubling its valuation to $150 million, driven by increasing demand for…

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Business

OmniRetail Secures $20M to Transform Africa’s B2B E-Commerce

OmniRetail secured $20 million in Series A funding, co-led by Norfund and Timon Capital, demonstrating investor confidence in its asset-light…

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Artificial Intelligence

Mind the Gap: Google Warns UK Risks Billions Without Wider AI Adoption

The United Kingdom stands at a crossroads. Artificial intelligence offers a potential £400 billion boost to the nation's economy by…

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Artificial Intelligence

Opera Brings AI to Low-Bandwidth Users with Aria Integration in Opera Mini

Opera has integrated its AI assistant, Aria, into the Opera Mini browser—bringing generative AI features to users on low-data, low-resource…

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