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# African technology news

Read current reporting about African software products and technology markets.

## Summary

Read current reporting about African software products and technology markets.

## News

| Title | URL | Description | Published |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Botswana Tech Fund Targets $135k Checks for 1,000 Startups | /news/botswana-tech-fund-135k-1000-startups | Botswana Tech Fund has $13.5m committed and plans to invest at least $135,000 in 1,000 startups across Botswana, Zambia, and other Southern African markets. | 2026-04-27T18:00:52.293Z |
| Orange Egypt Partners to Build Egypt’s First AI Campus | /news/orange-egypt-ai-campus-ai-100-programme | Orange Egypt, Paragon Adeer, and Plug and Play are building an AI Campus in New Cairo, including an AI 100 Programme to grow 100 startups by 2030. | 2026-04-27T17:00:53.790Z |
| NEC Africa Corporate Innovation Program Targets Startup Pilots | /news/nec-africa-corporate-innovation-program-startup-pilots | NEC Corporation has launched the Africa Corporate Innovation Program to run proof-of-concept pilots with African startups, backed by Shell Foundation support. | 2026-04-27T17:00:52.965Z |
| OPay Valuation Hits $3.1B in Opera Securities Filing | /news/opay-valuation-3-1b-opera-securities-filing | OPay is valued at about $3.1 billion based on Opera’s securities filing, putting the Nigerian fintech ahead of Flutterwave, Moniepoint, and Paystack. | 2026-04-27T14:00:57.117Z |
| CBN Draft Guide Cuts Fees on Small Bank Transfers | /news/cbn-draft-guide-bank-transfer-fees-nigeria | Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) proposes zero fees below ₦5,000 and ₦10 fees up to ₦50,000, aiming to lower costs for digital bank transfers. | 2026-04-27T14:00:56.207Z |
| South Africa Withdraws Draft National AI Policy Over Sources | /news/south-africa-withdraws-draft-ai-policy-fake-references | South Africa has withdrawn its Draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy after fictitious references were found, raising fresh concerns about AI policy drafting. | 2026-04-27T12:00:54.520Z |
| Airtel Money Integrates With Absa Bank Kenya Accounts | /news/airtel-money-absa-bank-kenya-account-integration | Airtel Money has integrated with Absa Bank Kenya to let SMEs in Kenya settle wallet-to-bank transfers and merchant paybill payments with fewer manual steps. | 2026-04-27T11:00:53.066Z |
| Kredete Partners With Visa Africa on Stablecoin Cards | /news/kredete-visa-africa-stablecoin-backed-cards | Kredete is partnering with Visa Africa to expand stablecoin-backed card issuance across Africa and the GCC, targeting diaspora and immigrant users. | 2026-04-27T05:35:06.862Z |
| Xceed365HR Founder Chuma Chukwujama Shares His Journey | /news/xceed365hr-chuma-chukwujama-founder-journey | Xceed365HR founder Chuma Chukwujama shared how he moved from electrical engineering into telecom and cloud software, then built an HR platform for Africa. | 2026-04-27T04:01:06.821Z |
| Breet Launches $10,000 Builder Grant for African Founders | /news/breet-builder-grant-10000-african-founders | Breet has launched a $10,000 Breet Builder Grant for African fintech and crypto founders, offering funding plus investor exposure at Africa Technology Expo in Lagos. | 2026-04-25T14:30:36.852Z |
| Bitget Targets Africa Growth as Tokenised Assets Rise | /news/bitget-africa-strategy-tokenised-assets | Bitget says its Africa plan focuses on South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya, as tokenised stocks and bonds move onto blockchain and regulation tightens. | 2026-04-25T14:16:32.315Z |
| Ozow Partners With Lula to Add SME Funding in Checkout | /news/ozow-lula-sme-funding-partnership-south-africa | Ozow and Lula have partnered in South Africa to let Ozow merchants apply for business funding inside the platform, using transaction data to estimate limits. | 2026-04-25T14:16:22.185Z |
| Inspired Entertainment Launches iGaming Portfolio in South Africa | /news/inspired-entertainment-igaming-launch-south-africa | Inspired Entertainment has launched its iGaming portfolio in South Africa with six operators, including Betway, distributed via Light and Wonder. | 2026-04-25T14:16:18.093Z |
| Fawry Gets FRA Approval to Launch Microinsurance Unit | /news/fawry-fra-approval-microinsurance-unit-egypt | Fawry has secured FRA approval in Egypt to set up Fawry for Microinsurance with EGP 60m capital, targeting microbusinesses, gig workers, and mass-market users. | 2026-04-25T14:16:14.940Z |
| dLocal Wins Appeal as New York Securities Case Is Dropped | /news/dlocal-new-york-securities-class-action-dismissal-appeal | dLocal says a New York appellate court unanimously upheld the dismissal of a securities class action, ending the case after finding claims lacked merit. | 2026-04-25T14:15:16.034Z |
| Moniepoint DreamDevs Bootcamp Starts Second Cohort in Nigeria | /news/moniepoint-dreamdevs-bootcamp-second-cohort-nigeria | Moniepoint has started its second DreamDevs bootcamp in Nigeria, selecting 20 engineering graduates from 9,000+ applicants for a nine-week, job-focused program. | 2026-04-25T14:15:11.355Z |
| Vodacom Sells 51,000 Refurbished Phones in South Africa | /news/vodacom-good-as-new-51000-refurbished-phones-south-africa | Vodacom says it has sold 51,000+ refurbished smartphones via Good As New in South Africa, tying the push to trade-ins, recycling, and e-waste cuts. | 2026-04-25T14:15:07.202Z |
| Vodacom M-Pesa and ILO Partner on Digital Wages in Mozambique | /news/vodacom-mpesa-ilo-digital-wage-payments-mozambique | Vodacom M-Pesa and the ILO are working together in Mozambique to scale responsible digital wage payments, with training and new payroll tools planned. | 2026-04-25T14:15:02.219Z |
| Google Accelerator Africa Class 10 Selects 15 AI Startups | /news/google-for-startups-accelerator-africa-class-10-15-ai-startups | Google for Startups Accelerator Africa named 15 AI-focused startups for its 10th cohort, picked from nearly 2,600 applicants across the continent. | 2026-04-25T14:14:58.742Z |
| Nawy Shares Gets 4th FRA License for Fund Subscriptions | /news/nawy-shares-fourth-fra-license-subscriptions-receipt | Nawy Shares says it secured a 4th FRA license in Egypt, adding subscriptions receipt to complete a regulated fractional real estate investment cycle. | 2026-04-25T14:14:15.796Z |
| Homzmart Adds Tamara Split-in-4 Payments at Checkout | /news/homzmart-tamara-split-in-4-payments | Homzmart now lets shoppers split purchases into four payments using Tamara, adding a buy now, pay later option for furniture and home goods. | 2026-04-25T14:14:05.226Z |
| ValU Share Sale Sees EFG Finance Holding Sell 2.55% | /news/valu-efg-finance-holding-secondary-share-sale | EFG Finance Holding sold 53.8M ValU shares, about 2.55%, in an accelerated bookbuild. The secondary sale brought no cash to ValU. | 2026-04-25T14:14:00.509Z |
| LemFi Plans £100M UK Investment as UK-Nigeria Tech Ties Grow | /news/lemfi-100m-uk-investment-london-hq | LemFi says it will invest £100M in the UK over five years and base its global HQ in London, as more fintechs deepen UK-Nigeria links. | 2026-04-25T14:13:54.956Z |
| Zedvance Targets ₦250bn Funding as Zedcrest Shifts Leaders | /news/zedvance-250bn-commercial-funding-zedcrest-leadership | Zedcrest Group has revamped its leadership team, as Zedvance says it plans to disburse ₦250 billion in commercial funding in 2026. | 2026-04-25T14:13:08.106Z |
| Wamly Says SOTY Win Helped Drive 70% YoY Growth | /news/wamly-soty-win-70-percent-yoy-growth | Wamly says Innovation City’s Startup of the Year win helped validate its product, speed up sales conversations, and support 70% YoY revenue growth. | 2026-04-25T14:13:03.956Z |
| BIS Calls for Global Coordination on Stablecoin Rules | /news/bis-global-coordination-stablecoin-rules | The BIS is urging countries to align stablecoin regulation, warning that runs on dollar-pegged tokens could stress markets and invite regulatory arbitrage. | 2026-04-25T14:12:59.770Z |
| MoMo Rwanda Says RWF 14tn Moved in Q1 2026 | /news/momo-rwanda-q1-2026-14-trillion-transactions | MoMo Rwanda says users transacted RWF 14 trillion across 803 million payments in Q1 2026, as revenue hit RWF 43 billion and agents grew. | 2026-04-25T14:12:54.788Z |
| Yggdrasil Gaming Partners SportyBet and Playco.za in SA | /news/yggdrasil-gaming-sportybet-playcoza-south-africa-partnership | Yggdrasil Gaming expanded in South Africa with new SportyBet and Playco.za partnerships, adding 100+ slot games via Intelligent Gaming integrations. | 2026-04-25T14:12:51.365Z |
| Sticitt Adds Absa Pay and Expands School Payment Tools | /news/sticitt-absa-pay-itickets-rewards-school-payments | Sticitt added Absa Pay checkout, partnered with iTickets for school event ticketing, and expanded rewards and fundraising tools for schools. | 2026-04-25T14:12:45.040Z |
| Vezeeta to Run Medical Building in Upwyde’s Prk Vie | /news/vezeeta-upwyde-prk-vie-medical-building | Vezeeta will manage and operate a medical building inside Upwyde Developments’ Prk Vie project in New Cairo, blending clinics with online booking tools. | 2026-04-25T14:12:41.093Z |

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