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Yamify Wants to Be 'Heroku for AI' in Africa. The Analogy Needs Unpacking

AI

Yamify Wants to Be 'Heroku for AI' in Africa. The Analogy Needs Unpacking

Jun 25, 2026

AethexAI Raises $3m to Build Voice AI for the Accents Global Models Miss

AI

AethexAI Raises $3m to Build Voice AI for the Accents Global Models Miss

Jun 24, 2026

African Gaming Is Growing Up, Slowly, and on Its Own Terms

Gaming

African Gaming Is Growing Up, Slowly, and on Its Own Terms

Jun 21, 2026

How African Businesses Are Quietly Building Their Own Power Grid

CleanTech

How African Businesses Are Quietly Building Their Own Power Grid

Jun 20, 2026

Why Battery-Swapping Is Winning Africa's Electric-Mobility Race

Mobility

Why Battery-Swapping Is Winning Africa's Electric-Mobility Race

Jun 19, 2026

Livestock Wealth's Collapse Is a Cautionary Tale for Agri-Fintech

AgriTech

Livestock Wealth's Collapse Is a Cautionary Tale for Agri-Fintech

Jun 14, 2026

Terra Industries Is Building Africa's Largest Drone Factory in Ghana

Startups

Terra Industries Is Building Africa's Largest Drone Factory in Ghana

Jun 10, 2026

Termii’s FT ranking shows why transaction messaging is becoming core infrastructure

Telecom

Termii’s FT ranking shows why transaction messaging is becoming core infrastructure

May 15, 2026

Morocco’s DigiSchool shows why Africa’s EdTech gap is also a teacher-training problem

EdTech

Morocco’s DigiSchool shows why Africa’s EdTech gap is also a teacher-training problem

May 13, 2026

Kenya’s budget smartphone push is being squeezed by the global AI chip boom

Telecom

Kenya’s budget smartphone push is being squeezed by the global AI chip boom

May 10, 2026