Women-led startups remain on the margins of Africa’s funding landscape, with female solo founders and all-women founding teams receiving less than 1 per cent of tracked capital across African markets, according to figures highlighted at the She Code Africa Summit 2026.
Author: Ewang Johnson
KIGALI, Rwanda, September 22 (IPS) – Africa is emerging as the world’s fastest-growing technology market, with its innovation ecosystem attracting increasing global investment. The European Investment Bank’s recent €40 million commitment to the sector underscores this growing confidence.
Helicopters roared overhead and fighter jets tore across the skies as crowds gathered for an aerospace and defence show in Tshwane, South Africa, showcasing the country’s growing defence capabilities.
Sep 20 : Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Singh has urged the Indian diaspora in South Africa to deepen its engagement with India, highlighting the country’s technological advances across diverse sectors
The partnership will develop and scale data infrastructure opportunities in South Africa and Nigeria through Africa Data Hub Holding Limited
Rwanda has reiterated its ambition to develop an advanced artificial intelligence ecosystem as policymakers, businesses and technology stakeholders from Rwanda and Germany explored opportunities to turn the country’s AI policies, infrastructure and technology capabilities into practical solutions and investable businesses.
Africa’s push to turn artificial intelligence into better services, stronger businesses and new jobs is gaining a new platform through an agreement between the African Development Bank Group and the Republic of Korea. The partners signed a Letter of Intent in Seoul on 9 September 2026 to establish a Korea-Africa AI Hub that will support…
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Shortly after I started working in South Africa, there was one term that repeatedly came up in meetings with local stakeholders: BEE.
