Amidst the continental investment slump of late 2023 and early 2024, the The Africa Report’s 20 Future Champions of African Tech for 2023 have been navigating how to grow or achieve profitability.

Lagos State has emerged as the world’s fastest-growing tech ecosystem in 2025, surpassing Istanbul, Mumbai, and São Paulo, ...

African startups raised a record sum in debt financing in 2025, as investment in the continent’s maturing tech scene rebounded with growing interest from financiers. Startups in Africa raised $1.64 ...

The global tech industry is witnessing a significant shift as African tech experts emerge as pivotal contributors. Research reveals that four out of every ten African software developers are now ...

African tech funding rebounded strongly in 2025, with startups raising $3.42bn across 502 disclosed deals, marking a 53% increase over 2024 even as deal volume fell to a four-year low, according to ...

This year has seen a diversification in the business models favoured by investors. While healthtech was already attracting interest, climate tech and edtech have now joined the list. In this selection ...

Changes in the development finance world – especially the sharp drop in foreign aid and fewer cheap loans for low-income countries – have pushed taxation back into the spotlight. Africa has entered a ...

MULDERSDRIFT, South Africa—The University of Johannesburg might have selected Joburg, rather than the bush, for the most recent Southern African Conference for Artificial Intelligence Research focused ...