On the eve of GPT-5, some thoughts on the "sandwich" approach to AI in Africa, inspired by writing from Balaji. linkedin.com/pulse/africas-…

Watch our CNN interview at the Terra Industries facility Fun fact: since this interview in June, we’ve crossed $12M in security contracts🚀

Nigerian VC Iyin Aboyeji points out that Africa's startup & VC ecosystems were built on different core assets His argument? Those unique initial core assets still shape the companies that emerge from each hub today Agree or disagree? Watch the clip 👇🏽 youtube.com/shorts/tXQtArj…

🏀 Early-stage African startups focused on sports, events, or creative industries are invited to apply to the NBA Africa Triple-Double Accelerator 💡 10-week program with global mentorship 🏆 Top 5 winners get up to $50K each 📅 Deadline: Aug 29th 🌐 tripledoubleaccelerator.nba.com

We are happy to launch the Based Founders Fellowship, for African onchain founders! Based Founders Fellowship (BFF) - Africa, Cohort 1 is a 2 week program in Nairobi, Kenya between September 1 - 10, 2025. The program integrates key elements of venture growth and builder

Two decades after M-Pesa launched, Africa stands poised for its next major digital transformation. But will the continent maintain ownership of its AI development trajectory? afridigest.com/mobile-money-m…

Many African startup exits happen behind closed doors Founders who sold Jobberman, GO54, & Appruve break the silence: - How & why to build to sell - Navigating Africa's M&A reality - What they wish they knew 🗣️ @OpeAwo FreeThinking Paul💫 🌍 Aug 14 | 4PM WAT👇🏽 lu.ma/rxjtx7hz?Afrid…

Interesting article on how #Africa is leading with digital transformation. Exciting to experience this paradigm shift.

Top African VC @IdrisAyoBello says currency devaluation across Africa isn't a problem—it's a feature His take? Smart investors turn Africa's currency volatility into competitive advantage Agree or disagree? Watch him explain how LoftyInc Capital does it 👇🏽 youtube.com/shorts/XJaPV33…

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It’s official: $4.9M raised to build the OS for finance and money in emerging markets. Led by Flourish Ventures, joined by Visa, LAVA , TLcom, Antler, Musha Ventures, 4DX Ventures and more. Grateful. Humbled. Excited. 4 years ago, I built HoneyCoin (honeycoin.eth) from my

NEDBANK BUYS iKHOKHA FOR R1.65BN Nedbank has signed a R1.65-billion deal to acquire 100% of fintech company iKhokha, a leading provider of card machines, digital payment solutions and SME business tools. The move strengthens Nedbank’s position in the small and medium-sized

Real problems → Real demand → Real solutions Here's why Ghanaian serial entrepreneur Fred Swaniker believes Africa is an "entrepreneur's paradise" And how he's raised $1B+ over the last two decades putting that philosophy into action 👇🏽 afridigest.com/entrepreneurs-…

Here's @Chowdeck CEO Femi Aluko on why food delivery failed in Nigeria — until now: "Everybody that tried to it previously did not focus on the local context" Amala & jollof rice to millions > pizza to the elite 💡 Local insights can beat global capital youtube.com/shorts/N_AI2yo…

Africa is deliberately kept poor That's according to Tunisian economist Dr. Fadhel Kaboub فاضل قابوب 3 deficit traps perpetuate colonial dependency: - Food - Energy - Manufacturing "We consume what we don’t produce & produce what we don’t consume" Read more ➜ afridigest.com/africa-deliber…

African countries have to move beyond foreign aid That's the urgent message from Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, DG of the @WTO She outlines untapped domestic opportunities: - Pension fund redirection - Multilateral dev. bank capitalization - Diaspora bonds Read more ➜ afridigest.com/end-aid-ngozi-…

🇳🇬 Nigeria’s first regulated stablecoin cNGN is surging - from 66M minted in Feb to ~600M in July. Pegged 1:1 to the naira, SEC-approved, multi-chain, and powering P2P trading, savings, cross-border payments & debit cards. Interview with MD Uyoyo: adaverse.co/nigerias-first…

Excited at the results from this groundbreaking study on use of Artificial Intelligence for clinical decision support in Kenya. Close to 40,000 patient visits across 15 clinics. The study found that clinicians made fewer diagnostic and treatment errors as a result of using AI as

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"Africa can only be made great by Africans" That's Aliko Dangote's message to the continent And with a $24 billion fortune built on processing African resources on African soil, Dangote isn't just talking — he's proving the philosophy right Read more ➜ afridigest.com/africa-can-mad…