Amidst the continental investment slump of late 2023 and early 2024, the The Africa Report’s 20 Future Champions of African Tech for 2023 have been navigating how to grow or achieve profitability.
The global tech industry is witnessing a significant shift as African tech experts emerge as pivotal contributors. Research reveals that four out of every ten African software developers are now ...
From Lagos and Nairobi to Cape Town and Marrakech, founders, investors, and corporates are using tech festivals to close ...
This year has seen a diversification in the business models favoured by investors. While healthtech was already attracting interest, climate tech and edtech have now joined the list. In this selection ...
The tech moment of 2025 reflects major developments that defined the nation’s digital year such as startup funding and ...
MULDERSDRIFT, South Africa—The University of Johannesburg might have selected Joburg, rather than the bush, for the most recent Southern African Conference for Artificial Intelligence Research focused ...
When my plane landed in Lagos, Nigeria, in 2005, the man next to me leaned over to say: “Now this is a boom town.” I was tired after an overnight flight. Outside, the airport looked modest. I smiled ...
African startup funding has seen a significant decline of more than 50% over the past three quarters compared to the previous year, as reported by The Big Deal. To date, startups on the continent have ...
As 2024 came to a close, a new milestone was reached in Africa’s tech scene: Two new unicorns were minted back-to-back. The Nigerian fintech Moniepoint and the South Africa-based TymeBank joined seven ...
Venture capital activity around climate tech has been heating up in Africa despite the global VC funding cooldown. The continent’s climate tech startups secured over $860 million in equity funding, ...
MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana Technological University's African Students Association is inviting the community to its first ever African Students Day Celebration. There are 21 African students at Montana ...