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Egypt’s Blnk, a fintech company on a mission to enable financial inclusion through rapid point-of-sale financing, has raised US$12.5 million in equity funding and US$24.6 million in local debt facilities

The US State Department and the presidency in the Central African Republic – which recently reached a deal to accept so-called third-country deportees from the US

Rivvun AI, a startup focused on helping enterprises plug revenue and procurement leakages, has secured $7.55 million in a seed funding round co-led by Sitara Capital and 3one4 Capital.

Premier members will be able to skip the virtual line and earn 10% cash back on every trip (and “even more during busy times,” according to Waymo).

Omar Artan, 34, was due to referee at this summer’s tournament in North America but was barred from entering the U.S. at Miami International Airport on Saturday.

U.S. tech giants have backed a German company in its latest fundraising round to develop its humanoid robotics tech.

African startups are invited to attend ClawCon Nairobi, a free, community-led gathering focused on personal AI, agents, workflows, OpenClaw, and the emerging tools that let individuals build more powerful digital systems for themselves.

Warner Music Music (WMG) announced on Wednesday that it’s acquiring AI attribution startup Sureel AI. Sureel’s patented technology creates “AI DNA” for songs and breaks them down

Edtech startup Fusion Klassroom has received in-principle approval from the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) for its proposed initial public offering (IPO) on the exchange's SME platform

CreditChek, a Nigerian credit data infrastructure and financial intelligence company, has raised $600,000 to enter East Africa

Seplat Energy has announced the appointment of billionaire investor and business leader Tony Elumelu as the next Chairman of the company

OpenAI has confidentially filed for an initial public offering, setting it up for what may be the most highly anticipated market debut in recent history and a massive payday for early investors.