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Meet the founder backed by Jack Dorsey using Bitcoin mining to provide cheaper electricity in Africa
22 Nov 2025 17:23 GMT
… Bitcoin mining sites across Kenya, Zambia, and Malawi, … Kenya cut prices by nearly a third.
“About 600 million Africans … seed investment with the venture capital firm Stillmark, providing both … kilowatt-hour.
Right now, East Africa dominates the scene. Ethiopia …
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Future-proofing Africa: Why traditional philanthropy must embrace venture capital principles
19 Nov 2025 20:16 GMT
Africa stands at a crossroads. As climate change accelerates and populations surge, one critical question emerges: Which investment approaches will truly drive lasting transformation?
At the recent Africa Venture Philanthropy Association (AVPA) conference, …
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Japan’s Strategic Game in African Venture Capital
19 Nov 2025 16:17 GMT
… -based approaches to strategic venture capital (VC) investments focused … investments are concentrated in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa … Japan’s access to African-generated carbon credits, … Morocco, Mozambique, Egypt and Kenya — making it easier for …
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African startups raise $1.6 billion in debt over first nine months of 2025
20 Nov 2025 11:12 GMT
African start-ups raised $1.6 billion in debt, during the first nine months of 2025according to the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA).
This amount has already surpassed the total recorded for the entire year of 2024, which stood …
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Agricultural exports from Africa are not doing well. Four ways to change that
20 Nov 2025 10:28 GMT
… been reproduced in Kenya and Tanzania with EU and … finance sources such as venture capital have also grown rapidly. … by 40%. In Mozambique, Uganda and Liberia, governments legally … and regulatory harmonisation. The East African Community’s trade facilitation …
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Bank of Ghana Set to Launch Non-Interest Banking
22 Nov 2025 17:32 GMT
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is fully prepared to implement the country’s non interest banking regulation after completing all structural arrangements and operational guidelines, Professor John Gatsi, Advisor to the Governor on Non Interest Banking, has …
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Startups call for sustained investment in EdTech amid funding gaps
22 Nov 2025 10:38 GMT
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 22 – Kenya’s Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship startups are urging sustained investment in education technology to scale their impact and reach underserved communities.
The calls come amid persistent funding gaps limiting adoption …
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Metal Recycling and Recovery Market Size to Hit USD 957.06 Billion by 2035
21 Nov 2025 17:47 GMT
Ottawa, Nov. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global metal recycling and recovery market size was valued at USD 571.57 billion in 2025. The market is projected to grow from USD 601.80 billion in 2026 to USD 957.06 billion by 2035 at a CAGR of 5.29% during …
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AI-driven cybersecurity investments accelerate in Türkiye
21 Nov 2025 13:43 GMT
Cybersecurity systems are undergoing a rapid transformation as artificial intelligence becomes both a weapon for attackers and a critical defense tool. Türk Telekom, one of Türkiye's leading telecoms and technology companies, is at the forefront of …
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DTI Graduates 328 Students, Sets New TVET Standards
21 Nov 2025 01:12 GMT
… in Accra, which hosts global venture capital-backed firms, local startups, and … to enable 30 million young Africans, especially women, to access dignified … operates in Ghana, Rwanda, Kenya, Senegal, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Nigeria, in partnership …