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Author: Ewang Johnson
OPINION / VIEWPOINT How China’s tech helps reshape Africa’s industrial path
STUDENT entrepreneurs from across South Africa are packing their bags and heading to Boksburg to turn their big business ideas into cold, hard cash.
Perhaps the most significant part of last summer’s study-abroad trip to South Africa is what it will mean for next summer’s study-abroad program in South Africa.
The venture capital firm exceeded its initial target and will use the new vehicle to lead early-stage technology investments across the continent
Vincent Oduor (left), CEO of Aquaculture Barn Limited, shows a Chinese-made Hikvision CCTV camera installed above a fish cage at Paga Beach on Lake Victoria, Kisumu County, Kenya. PHOTO BY VICTOR RABALLA / CHINA DAILY
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is investing US$ 8 million (€ 6.8 million) in Ventures Platform Pan-African Fund II, marking the Bank’s first commitment to a pan-African venture capital fund assessing opportunities in sub-Saharan Africa.
Lisk, the Swiss-based blockchain infrastructure company, is shutting down its blockchain, ending a product expansion strategy that saw it back early-stage startups and build an ecosystem presence in Africa, as it pivots into financial software for businesses.
Gain a decisive advantage in the rapidly evolving counter-UAS landscape at the 3rd Annual Counter UAS Middle East & Africa Conference, taking place in Amman, Jordan.
African startups raised about $1.44 billion in the first half of 2026, but the small cheques that start companies are disappearing. Rounds below $500,000 made up just 19% of deals, down from 52% in H1 2021, and only 190 ventures raised more than $100,000, the lowest tally since at least 2021. Disclosed grants are thinning…
