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Paga, one of Africa’s oldest fintechs, has partnered with Sui, the blockchain network built by US-based Mysten Labs, as it pushes into crypto payments, stablecoin yields, and asset tokenisation.

After years of hints and preparation, the Uber-backed electric bike and scooter rental startup Lime has filed for an initial public offering.

KU Leuven is inviting applications for enthusiastic PhD and postdoctoral researchers to join the AQUACROP-EU project.

Kenyan startup PEMiG is a credit intelligence platform built specifically for African lenders, helping people with little or no formal credit history access loans.

A CIA assessment indicated that Iran would not suffer severe economic pressure from a US blockade of Iranian ports for about another four months, according to a US official

Nvidia CEO said that AI was an industrial-scale generator of jobs, not the harbinger of mass unemployment that “AI doomers” have often accused it of being.

Abdulsamad Rabiu, typically occupying the position of Nigeria's second-richest man in the last year, has risen to become Africa's second-richest individual.

Billionaire Issad Rebrab's Cevital has unveiled a $600 million investment aimed at reviving large-scale sugar beet production in Algeria

Aya Data, a Ghana-based AI consultancy startup, has secured $900,000 seed round. The funding is a mix of debt and equity and will be used to scale two of its products

Bellatrix Investment Managers, a Namibia-based alternative investment firm, has launched the Ndjaba Seed Fund, a $10 million venture capital vehicle to support early-stage startups

The African Trade Chamber is a continental trade support and facilitation institution working to connect businesses with opportunities across Africa and the world.

The ANU PhD Scholarship is a stipend award provided by the Australian National University (ANU) Colleges to support Higher Degree by Research candidates.