Power Learn Project is training 1,700 young people from refugee and host communities in Kenya’s Garissa and Turkana counties in artificial intelligence, cloud computing and data analytics, as technology skills become increasingly important to access jobs in the digital economy. The 25-week programme
Egyptian edtech startup 3C Coding School has raised $3 million in seed funding as it prepares to expand into Saudi Arabia and accelerate development of an artificial intelligence-powered learning platform. The equity round was led by MRG Economic Group, headed by Egyptian businessman Mahmoud Ramadan
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Zambia's Zoyk receiving DRC payments approval, Lesaka profits increasing ahead of the Bank Zero deal, Ghana pushing to meet the 5G deadline, and X changing how creators get paid.
Egyptian startup Velents, which specialises in enterprise AI solutions, has continued its rapid expansion across the MENA region by launching in Bahrain. Founded by entrepreneurs Mohamed Gaber and Abdulaziz Almuhaydib, Velents is powered by a joint Egyptian-Saudi team. Originally focused on recruitm
Part two of three on hardware-software specialist Francois Rautenbach captures his doctrine of the willing customer and follows the trail from a coffee chat at Novell's Utah HQ to the Payment Pebble.
African startups are invited to apply for the Next Wave Fund, which supports early-stage tech startups and small businesses building bold new ideas across hardware, software, gaming, and connected technology. Backed by Google and Kickstarter, the Next Wave Fund provides funding, tools, and visibilit
Cape Town-based early-stage ventures building climate and urban sustainability solutions are invited to apply for Shine 2027, which offers participants EUR50,000 (US$58,000) in grant funding, hands-on expertise, and a place in a global climate innovation network. Delivered by the Swiss Re Foundation
TendePay has received approval from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to operate an e-wallet in Kenya, adding a new regulated payments capability to the fintech’s platform. The development comes about 20 months after TendePay received its Payment Service Provider (PSP) licence from CBK in January 2025
Kenyan creator-commerce platform HustleSasa has raised fresh funding from African impact investor Impacc, which is leading the company’s latest financing round as it expands its event-ticketing and commerce platform across Africa. The amount was not disclosed. Impacc said it has become a shareholder
Bluecore Energy has raised $50 million in seed funding to develop small nuclear reactors mounted on floating barges, giving the startup fresh capital to advance regulatory approvals, secure nuclear fuel and move toward its first commercial deployment. The round, led by Silverton Partners, comes only
Digital Realty is investing $80 million in a new data center in Nairobi, expanding its infrastructure footprint in Kenya as demand for cloud computing, artificial intelligence and digital services accelerates across East Africa. The investment adds 6.4 megawatts of capacity through Digital Realty’s
Egyptian edtech startup 3C Coding School has raised $3 million in seed funding as it prepares to expand into Saudi Arabia and accelerate development of an artificial intelligence-powered learning platform. The equity round was led by MRG Economic Group, headed by Egyptian businessman Mahmoud Ramadan
Kemi Bolatito grew up in Mushin, Lagos, in a low-income family but her entreprenueral spirit has seen her hustle her way through life. From selling candies and cookines to her classmates in school, she is now building a cross-bording payment solution in Canada.
Part two of three on hardware-software specialist Francois Rautenbach captures his doctrine of the willing customer and follows the trail from a coffee chat at Novell's Utah HQ to the Payment Pebble.
Moroccan e-health startup One Med Link is developing an AI-powered, interoperable clinical workflow and health-data platform. Co-founded last year by co-founded by Deyaa Wahbi and Soukaina Benabid, One Med Link supports healthcare professionals across several parts of their daily workflow, including
The Cape Town-based Injini, an ed-tech incubator, accelerator and think tank, has launched its AI for Education venture builder and incubation programme, which takes pre-formed teams from the ideation stage to launching market-ready, impactful ed-tech startups. Founded in 2017, Injini, which is a me
