OPay, the Chinese-backed Nigerian fintech, has been bumped up to a near $3 billion valuation, as its user numbers grow, writes Alexander Onukwue for Semafor Africa

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The US and China are in a new race to shape the development, use and governance of artificial intelligence in Africa, even as African countries scramble to devise their own AI policies, writes Martin Siele.
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🇺🇸 US Commerce secretary Secretary Gina Raimondo was in Kenya last week and inked a deal for US companies to invest in AI and data centers there

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Washington’s influence on the African continent is waning — and it is being edged out by Beijing, new polling from Gallup shows. Jenna Moon reports for Semafor Africa buff.ly/4bjgKum

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'British consumer goods company PZ Cussons may sell its Africa operations, citing adverse economic conditions on the continent, particularly in its largest market Nigeria'
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“Right now our goal is to be IPO-ready, ensuring we have the right corporate governance in place, making sure we are operating well,” Flutterwave CEO GB 🦋 tells Semafor Africa

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After 120 years, the British consumer giant PZ Cussons is seriously mulling leaving Africa due to economic challenges in Nigeria, its biggest market
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After 120 years the UK consumer giant PZ Cussons is mulling leaving Africa over Nigeria’s naira woes

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After 120 years the UK consumer giant PZ Cussons is mulling leaving Africa over Nigeria’s naira woes

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🏀NBA Africa is trying to plug gaps in the continent’s fledgling sports industry supply chain with a plan to invest and support early-stage startups focused on sports and creative industries in Africa.
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How to champion African art on the global stage with CalabarGallery's founder Atim Annette Oton via Semafor Africa

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Welcome to Semafor Africa’s art-filled Weekend:
🇺🇸 African artists set to exhibit in New York
📈 The growth of African art sales
🌍 Art curator on Africa’s growing art scene
🇸🇳 Dakar’s Art Biennale delayed
🇸🇩 Sudanese artists at home in Nairobi
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Why Europe is still rejecting nearly a third of African visa applications easily the highest per capita
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Lawyers for DR Congo have called on Apple CEO Tim Cook to explain the sourcing of key minerals used to make the company’s popular products #bloodminerals

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