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Tariq Abubakar

Tariq Abubakar covers grassroots innovation and impact technology across Africa for TechCocoon, focusing on healthtech, edtech, agritech, and mobility — and whether they actually reach the communities they claim to serve.

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HelpMum Makes the Cut as ICONIQ Puts $100M Into Child Survival

HealthTech

HelpMum Makes the Cut as ICONIQ Puts $100M Into Child Survival

Jul 07, 2026

RoboCare Raises From 216 Capital to Take Tunisian Farm AI Regional

AgriTech

RoboCare Raises From 216 Capital to Take Tunisian Farm AI Regional

Jul 06, 2026

A FONSIS-Linked Fund Puts $2.2m Into Senegal Poultry Firm La Ripaille

AgriTech

A FONSIS-Linked Fund Puts $2.2m Into Senegal Poultry Firm La Ripaille

Jun 30, 2026

Midddleman Takes Angel Backing to Wire the Africa-China Trade Corridor

E Commerce

Midddleman Takes Angel Backing to Wire the Africa-China Trade Corridor

Jun 28, 2026

Spiro Adds $55m From a Chinese Backer, Taking Its Round to $270m

Mobility

Spiro Adds $55m From a Chinese Backer, Taking Its Round to $270m

Jun 27, 2026

Tibu Health Puts Clinics Inside Pharmacies.

HealthTech

Tibu Health Puts Clinics Inside Pharmacies.

Jun 25, 2026

How Drones Quietly Became Real Health Infrastructure in Africa

HealthTech

How Drones Quietly Became Real Health Infrastructure in Africa

Jun 22, 2026

Inside Egypt's EdTech Surge: Why Cairo Is a Learning-Tech Hub

EdTech

Inside Egypt's EdTech Surge: Why Cairo Is a Learning-Tech Hub

Jun 19, 2026

Village Capital Backs Ghana's Rivia Clinics in First Ecosystem Deal

HealthTech

Village Capital Backs Ghana's Rivia Clinics in First Ecosystem Deal

Jun 14, 2026

Dodai Raises $13m Series A to Scale Electric Motorbikes in Ethiopia

Mobility

Dodai Raises $13m Series A to Scale Electric Motorbikes in Ethiopia

Jun 12, 2026

Rwanda Advances 12 Youth Agritech Startups in AYuTe Challenge

AgriTech

Rwanda Advances 12 Youth Agritech Startups in AYuTe Challenge

Jun 12, 2026

South Africa's AI Diagnostics Raises $5.2m for AI-Powered TB Screening

HealthTech

South Africa's AI Diagnostics Raises $5.2m for AI-Powered TB Screening

Jun 10, 2026

Spiro Raises $215m to Expand Africa's Battery-Swap Network as Electric Mobility Scales

Mobility

Spiro Raises $215m to Expand Africa's Battery-Swap Network as Electric Mobility Scales

Jun 07, 2026

Namibia’s Women in Tech push shows why digital transformation needs social buy-in

EdTech

Namibia’s Women in Tech push shows why digital transformation needs social buy-in

May 15, 2026

Zimbabwe’s digital X-ray rollout shows why rural healthtech needs infrastructure first

HealthTech

Zimbabwe’s digital X-ray rollout shows why rural healthtech needs infrastructure first

May 15, 2026

Africa’s $11bn clean energy push is becoming an industrial strategy

CleanTech

Africa’s $11bn clean energy push is becoming an industrial strategy

May 13, 2026

African angel investors are paying closer attention to agritech

AgriTech

African angel investors are paying closer attention to agritech

May 11, 2026

Cameroon’s BleagLee wins $1m prize for AI-powered waste recycling

CleanTech

Cameroon’s BleagLee wins $1m prize for AI-powered waste recycling

May 10, 2026