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Jun 15
FMO is backing Solarcentury Africa with:
→ $40M to refinance existing projects in Zambia & Namibia
→ $40M for future projects incl. a 113 MW plant in Botswana
Selling into the regional power market — not just relying on govt PPAs. 🔗 techinafrica.com/fmo-backs-s…
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Jun 12
95% of enterprise AI pilots deliver $0 in measurable ROI. 42% get scrapped.
Chatbots layered ON workflows, not built INTO them.
African AI founders can't afford to ship "AI theatre" — and that's a structural head start. @rajeshgupta_ explains why 👇
techinafrica.com/africas-ai-…
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Jun 12
Gabon switches on its first domestically-located data center June 30 — Tier III, built by ST Digital at the Nkok SEZ near Libreville.
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Jun 11
MTN processed $500B in transactions in 2025.
Now they're upgrading their Nigeria banking licence to offer lending, spinning off MoMo, and partnering with Alipay.
Nigeria's $236B credit gap just got a very large competitor's attention. 👀
👉 techinafrica.com/mtn-eyes-ni…
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Jun 11
Morocco's Agenz just raised $5M seed to bring data and transparency to property transactions.
730K monthly visits. Oversubscribed round. Backed by the VC arm of North Africa's largest bank.
North Africa proptech is not playing. 🇲🇦
👉 techinafrica.com/moroccos-ag…
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Egypt's Edafa Venture just acquired TWO AI startups in separate six-figure deals — construction tech Kuadra and health diagnostics platform IRRI Vision.
The signal: Egypt isn't just importing tech. It's building an export engine for AI across MEA. 🇪🇬🤖
Full story → techinafrica.com/egypts-edaf…
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Uganda just proved circular economy works.
A Ugandan startup turning plastic waste into fabric just won a major entrepreneurship competition.
The impact: → Takes garbage from landfills → Converts it to usable textiles → Creates jobs in the value chain → Solves Uganda's waste crisis
Profitability sustainability alignment is the future.
Read more: techinafrica.com/ugandan-sta…
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May 18
Web Summit is coming to Africa for the first time — and Cabo Verde just beat Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and Egypt to host it.
December 2026. Bringing global VCs, founders, and decision-makers to West Africa's island nation.
Why Cabo Verde? Strategic bridge between Africa, Europe, and Americas. Plus years of investment in digital infrastructure and startup policy.
This is huge for the ecosystem.
Read more: techinafrica.com/web-summit-…
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May 18
Remittance apps all claim "zero fees" but markup the exchange rate.
Zobo Money shows live rates BEFORE you send. No surprises.
Supports: Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Senegal
From: US, UK, Europe
Competes with Sendwave, LemFi, Remitly on transparency speed.
Full review: techinafrica.com/zobo-money-…
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May 15
JuiceMe just acquired Ajiraworks and brought in founder Catherine Ochako as Global Director, EOR board member shareholder.
What they actually bought: compliance frameworks, market entry playbooks, and local partnerships across Africa — built over years, across 29 markets.
Expanding into Africa without EOR infrastructure is one of the most underestimated risks companies take. JuiceMe just decided to own the solution instead of partner with it.
Smart move 🌍
👉 techinafrica.com/juiceme-acq…
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