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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....
VCs set sights on African countries beyond the 'Big Four'
TechCrunch ExtraCrunch· 2 years agoAfrica’s tech startup scene has grown significantly over the last decade, with various reports...
15 African Countries With The Highest Investments In The Hotel Business
Insider Monkey via Yahoo Finance· 7 months agoIn this article, we will take a detailed look at the 15 African countries with the highest...
China waived debt for 17 African countries to argue against western bullying
Quartz· 2 years agoChina, Africa’s largest bilateral lender, waived debt owed by 17 countries in the continent for 23...
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...
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...
Algeria forces Francophone schools to adopt Arabic curriculum but says all languages are welcome
Associated Press via AOL· 8 months agoAmid broad debate about French language's place in France's former African colonies, Algeria is...
Ride-hailing apps make first foray into Senegal
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoThe old yellow cabs that whizz around Senegal’s capital city of Dakar are hard to miss. Beckoning at oncoming traffic, passengers compete on street...
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...
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....
