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Startups in Francophone Africa are on the rise
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoAfrican startups continue to shatter fundraising records, but those operating in English-speaking countries attract the majority of investment inflows....
New wave of anti-colonial populism sweeps Francophone Africa
Quartz· 2 years agoRising to global stardom as a leading critic of the west African Franc (CFA), Séba has railed...
Ivorian fintech Julaya gets $5M to become banking partner for businesses in Francophone Africa
TechCrunch· 2 years agoIvorian payments-led fintech startup Julaya has extended its pre-Series A round by $5 million. The...
Senegal and Morocco lead Francophone Africa’s rise in startup rankings
Quartz· 2 years agoFollowing close on the heels of Africa's third unicorn, Wave, startup hubs in French-speaking...
Africans trained in China grapple with pro-Western bias on their return
Semafor via Yahoo News· 1 year agoReturning African graduates are often “not channeled into Africa–China projects and they are also...
How African startups raised funding in 2023
TechCrunch· 4 months agoAfter defying the global funding slowdown of 2022, VC investments in African startups dropped considerably last year, mirroring the situation in other...
How to write about Francafrique
Semafor via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Facts Know More Can you talk about your creative process with writing? I think that’s there is a moment when I’m about to write a novel. Not only do...
French soccer players back African mobile video network StarNews Mobile in $3M round
TechCrunch· 7 months agoAfrican mobile video network StarNews Mobile has secured $3 million in pre-Series A funding....
Algeria forces Francophone schools to adopt Arabic curriculum but says all languages are welcome
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAmid broad debate about French language's place in France's former African colonies, Algeria is...
African VC firm Enza Capital launches founder partner program as it closes $58M across funds
TechCrunch· 8 months agoEnza Capital, a venture capital firm that backs startups “organizing the offline online” and...