Ethiopia is equipping its national electricity network with artificial intelligence to predict and prevent power outages before they happen. The Ethiopian Electric Utility is…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Microsoft have signed a partnership to help African startups adopt artificial intelligence through a pilot programme…
Artificial intelligence is spreading fast across Africa. Businesses, governments and nonprofits all want to use it. But most organisations do not know where to…
If you have already read our guide on building a startup operational foundation in the first 12 months, this article goes deeper into one…
Stripe, Anthropic, and OpenAI are backing a new nonprofit organization, named Intercept, which aims to prevent and eventually eliminate respiratory viruses like the common…
Moroccan venture capital firm EmTech Capital has secured a cornerstone investment from Proparco for its second fund. The new vehicle, EmergingTech Ventures Fund II,…
Many companies buy AI tools hoping to replace workers and cut costs. But a Ugandan startup called Tyms AI takes a different approach. They…
Financial institutions across Africa lose customers before they even get started. The onboarding process in many banks and lenders remains stuck in the past.…
South Africa faces a severe literacy crisis. Recent data shows that only 30% of learners in Grades 1 to 3 can read at grade…
OpenAI launched the OpenAI Partner Network with $150 million to train 300,000 certified consultants by end of 2026. Partners include Accenture, McKinsey, BCG, Bain,…
Bluechip Technologies did more than buy a young AI startup. It bought a product that already solves a real local problem. YarnGPT reads text in Nigerian-accented…
This guide explains the startup financial controls founders should set early, including approval limits, separation of duties, monthly budget reviews, vendor checks, bank access…
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