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Beyond the Noise: The Real Story Behind Africa’s Underfunded Women Tech Founders

Beyond the Noise: The Real Story Behind Africa’s Underfunded Women Tech Founders

Across Africa, women tech entrepreneurs are rewriting the continent’s innovation narrative, but not without a fight. While headlines have praised rising deal counts for women-led startups, a deeper lo...

Africa Inclusion Innovation Start-up Technology Women

Jun 17, 2025

Africa’s Creatives, Dubai is Calling: Golden Visa Opens New Doors to Global Influence

Africa’s Creatives, Dubai is Calling: Golden Visa Opens New Doors to Global Influence

The UAE just rolled out the red carpet , and this time it’s not for royalty; it’s for creatives . Whether you’re a storyteller in Cape Town, a gamer in Dakar, a digital designer in Kigali, or a filmma...

Africa African Creatives Content Creators Creative Economy Storytellers

Jun 17, 2025

$1.3M Boost for Female-Led Startup Driving Africa’s Clean Energy Future

$1.3M Boost for Female-Led Startup Driving Africa’s Clean Energy Future

In Nigeria, where frequent grid blackouts are a part of daily life, a quiet revolution is unfolding. At its heart is Salpha Energy , a female-founded solar company turning ambition into action and aff...

Africa Clean Energy Energy Transition Innovation Nigeria Renewable Energy Solar Power Star-tup Women

Jun 16, 2025

$1 Trillion in Sight: AfriLabs Poised to Catalyze Africa’s Digital Future

$1 Trillion in Sight: AfriLabs Poised to Catalyze Africa’s Digital Future

On May 21st, 2025, a powerful message emerged from Brussels. As African and European ministers gathered for the 3rd EU-AU Ministerial Meeting, commemorating 25 years of collaboration, one line stood o...

Africa Business Creative Economy Entrepreneurship Innovation Start-up

Jun 16, 2025

South Africa Steps Up With $1 Billion Fund for Clean Industry

South Africa Steps Up With $1 Billion Fund for Clean Industry

In a bold move that could reshape Africa’s industrial narrative, South Africa has been selected to access a $1 billion concessional financing programme to accelerate the decarbonization of its heavy i...

Africa Clean Energy Development Economy Energy Transition South Africa

Jun 15, 2025

230 Scholarships for Africa’s Future Leaders in Denmark

230 Scholarships for Africa’s Future Leaders in Denmark

Denmark is set to welcome a new wave of African students through a groundbreaking initiative aimed at deepening educational ties between Danish and African universities. With a budget of DKK 430 milli...

Africa Denmark Development Education Scholarships Youth

Jun 15, 2025

Nile.ag, a Southern African Agri-Tech Powerhouse, Goes Global with Fresh $10.6M Boost

Nile.ag, a Southern African Agri-Tech Powerhouse, Goes Global with Fresh $10.6M Boost

When three South Africans: Louis de Kock, Eugene Roodt, and Rick Kleynhans launched nile.ag/ in 2021, they weren’t just building a digital marketplace. They were reimagining how farmers across Souther...

Africa Agriculture Business Investment South Africa

Jun 15, 2025

Ampli Energy is Rewriting a New Era of Public-Private Collaboration

Ampli Energy is Rewriting a New Era of Public-Private Collaboration

In a world increasingly defined by energy transitions and climate imperatives, South Africa is no longer just chasing the sun; it’s learning how to share it . At the heart of this shift is a bold expe...

Africa Electricity Energy Transition Renewable Energy

Jun 14, 2025

Tanzania’s 223 Billion TZS Clean Cooking Initiative to Awaken Markets, Media and Households

Tanzania’s 223 Billion TZS Clean Cooking Initiative to Awaken Markets, Media and Households

In kitchens across Tanzania, the scent of change is rising, and it smells like progress. For decades, Tanzanian families have braved the hazards of firewood and charcoal, risking respiratory disease, ...

Africa Clean Energy Development Renewable Energy Tanzania

Jun 13, 2025

A New Chapter is Open for Africa-China Trade

A New Chapter is Open for Africa-China Trade

In the early hours of June 12, 2025, the bustling city of Changsha in southern China hummed with the rhythms of diplomacy. Ministers, trade envoys, and business leaders from across Africa gathered und...

Africa Business China Development

Jun 13, 2025

Lumkani: The Low-Cost African Tech Saving Lives in Informal Settlements

Lumkani: The Low-Cost African Tech Saving Lives in Informal Settlements

In the informal settlements of South Africa, where corrugated iron homes lean tightly against each other and open-flame stoves are still the norm, a local innovation is quietly preventing disasters, o...

Africa Innovation Start-up

Jun 12, 2025

Sierra Leone is Powering a Green and Inclusive Future

Sierra Leone is Powering a Green and Inclusive Future

In Sierra Leone, where only 17% of people have reliable grid access, solar companies are quietly reshaping daily life. From $20 lanterns that light children’s homework to fully powered home systems wi...

Africa Development Renewable Energy

Jun 12, 2025

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