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Global

AI, Agri-Finance, and Gov Tech: Africa's Policy Crossroads

Three African analysts converge on a single argument: institutions that fail to retool around AI and digital finance will leave farmers, citizens, and entrepreneurs behind.

1 Oct · 3 min read · artificial intelligence · african fintech · govtech

Global

Africa's AI and Industrial Ambitions Hit a Skills and Infrastructure Wall

Three converging pressures — foreign-owned servers, a shortage of tech talent in Kenya, and unfinished industrial linkages — expose the gap between Africa's digital rhetoric and its structural reality.

Global

Africa Tech Festival 2026 Bets on Digital Economy as Centrepiece

The Cape Town event is positioning itself as the continent's definitive forum for the policy, investment, and infrastructure debates shaping Africa's digital future.

Business

Royal Air Maroc hits 70 jets, eyes 200 by 2037

Morocco's flag carrier added its 70th Boeing 737 MAX 8 as the country targets 80 million airport passengers and 26 million tourists by 2030.

The Brief

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GlobalNothing Ahead

Global

West Africa's Gas Belt Draws Fresh Capital as TotalEnergies Commits to Nigeria

The MSGBC basin and Nigeria's Ima field are attracting final investment decisions, signalling a concrete shift in global energy capital toward West African gas.

1 Oct · 4 min read

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GlobalAmeer Umar

Global

Paystack, AfDB, and Nigeria's AgriConnect Signal a Busy Week for African Tech Policy

Three distinct moves — Paystack's Shopify terminal push in South Africa, the AfDB's free AI training for officials, and Nigeria's new AgriConnect framework — reshape the week's African business agenda.

1 Oct · 3 min read