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SportyTV has secured a historic and groundbreaking agreement with FIFA to broadcast all 104 matches of the FIFA World Cup 2026™

The Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa (HISA) 2026, Africa’s leading platform for exploring the latest trends and technologies shaping the healthcare industry, will return to Johannesburg

South Africa’s automotive industry is becoming an increasingly contested space as global manufacturers accelerate expansion plans in Africa’s most industrialised vehicle market

Seplat Energy, a leading independent oil and gas company in Nigeria, has become the first listed firm on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) to surpass the N10,000 per share mark

NASA Force is a new hiring initiative—developed in partnership with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management—designed to bring exceptional technical talent

South African startup Refiant AI, which uses algorithms to compress artificial intelligence (AI) models, has closed a US$5 million seed round to build its platform

Latitude59 CEO Liisi Org said that the Latitude59 pitch competition is one of the largest and most influential in Northern Europe, and that startups from across Africa are welcome to apply.

Founded by Armaan Mehta and Jaibir Nihal Singh, TraqCheck is building AI agents to automate hiring workflows, including talent sourcing, screening, and background verification.

Pan-African VC firm Renew Capital has launched the Renew Venture Lab: The EmFi Series, a programme designed to identify the best African tech founders

Moroccan retail B2B2C marketplace ZSystems has raised US$1.65 million in a seed round of funding to help it further develop its product and move into new markets.

Rauch is telegraphing the company’s public market readiness, suggesting that Vercel is eyeing a listing in the not-too-distant future.

Jeff Bezos-backed electric vehicle startup Slate Auto has raised another $650 million as the company prepares to put its first affordable pickup trucks into production by the end of 2026.