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AfriWallStreet, Africa’s premier digital marketplace and investment gateway, today announced an open call for forward-thinking brands, SMEs, and large enterprises across the continent to list on its platform.

Alphabet Inc.’s Google and actor Idris Elba are teaming up to fund artificial intelligence access for African creators, a roughly $1 million commitment aimed at helping the continent’s filmmakers, writers and artists

Oratomic, which entered the race earlier this year with the goal of developing the first utility-scale quantum computer by the end of the decade, said this week that it has raised $300 million

China’s state-owned space company successfully launched a Long March orbital rocket and landed the booster on a seagoing recovery vessel, making it the second country to achieve the feat.

The AI chip boom just produced its biggest Wall Street moment yet. SK Hynix, a South Korean memory chip giant, said Friday it has raised $26.5 billion (KRW 40 trillion) in its U.S. market debut.

Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha has received a rare scientific honour after his standout performances at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Spanish biologist and football fan Jesús Ortea has named a newly discovered species of red sea slug

Nigeria’s leading stakeholders in e-commerce, fintech, logistics, retail, technology, digital marketing, and entrepreneurship will gather at the Nigeria E-Commerce Conference & Expo in Lagos

South African card-linked instalment platform Float has expanded into the United Kingdom (UK) in a move supported by the UK Government’s Global Entrepreneur Programme

Lovable, a Swedish vibe-coding startup, is in talks to raise $300 million at a valuation of $13.2 billion — exactly double the $6.6 billion valuation the company achieved last December

AI training startup Mercor is reportedly in talks to raise a round at a $20 billion valuation, sources tell Bloomberg. That would be quite a jump from its last value in October

Working at Life Healthcare is more than just a job: it is a calling – a way to continuously develop your knowledge, skills and experience at one of South Africa’s leading healthcare companies

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has opened nominations for its annual AWIEF Awards, which celebrate the achievements and contributions of women founders and entrepreneurs across Africa.