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Yvonne Bajela
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Yvonne Bajela, British-Ghanaian tech backer, secures $17 million debut fund

Yvonne Bajela launches Evertrue Capital with an oversubscribed $17 million fund to back early-stage startups across the UK and Europe.

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MTN Nigeria profit leaps 55% to $865 million in 9M 2026 on data boom

MTN Nigeria's 9M 2026 profit jumped 55% to $865 million as data revenue surged, driving record shareholder dividend payouts.

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MTN Ghana
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MTN Ghana posts $665 million nine-month profit as earnings surge 43%

MTN Ghana's nine-month profit jumped 43 percent to $665.7 million as data revenue and mobile money operations fuelled growth in 2026.

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South Africa’s Advtech
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South Africa’s Advtech bets on AI as it acquires 25% stake in MathU

Advtech has acquired a 25% stake in edtech startup MathU, securing exclusive rights to proprietary AI tools across its private school network.

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Oluwatosin “Mr Eazi” Ajibade
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Mr Eazi’s PawaPay wins Mozambique licence in push to grow across Africa

Mr Eazi-backed PawaPay secures a Mozambique licence, expanding to 24 African markets and targeting merchants across the mobile money sector.

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Pretoria-born Elon Musk
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Elon Musk’s fortune drops below $1 trillion after $37 billion loss

Elon Musk’s fortune fell to $987 billion after a $37.1 billion loss, as declines in SpaceX and Tesla shares ended his latest run above $1 trillion.

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British-Nigerian entrepreneur Ladi Delano
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Moove exits Nigeria months after hitting $2.1B valuation, hands drivers $26M fleet

Moove is exiting Nigeria after reaching a $2.1 billion valuation, transferring a $26.3 million vehicle fleet to eligible drivers as it pivots to autonomous mobility.

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Airtel Africa Plc
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Airtel Money could file for London IPO Wednesday at up to $9 billion valuation

Airtel Money could file for a London IPO Wednesday at an $8 billion to $9 billion valuation, seeking at least $800 million.

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Airtel Africa Plc
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Airtel Money slashes London IPO target to $800M as investors balk at valuation

Airtel Africa has cut its London listing target for Airtel Money to $800 million, down sharply from an earlier goal of raising up to $2 billion.

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Nigerian billionaire Adebayo Ogunlesi.
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With Nigerian billionaire Adebayo Ogunlesi on board, OpenAI eyes $1.2T valuation

OpenAI is in early funding talks at a valuation above $1.2 trillion, putting Nigerian billionaire Adebayo Ogunlesi’s board role in focus.

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Oluwatosin “Mr Eazi” Ajibade
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Mr Eazi’s payments company, PawaPay, nears 4 billion transactions

Mr Eazi’s PawaPay nears 4 billion transactions as the fintech expands mobile money payments across more than 20 African markets.

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Bitcoin
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Ethiopia slashes power to Bitcoin miners as El Niño hurts dams

Ethiopia has cut power supplies to Bitcoin miners to 23% of contracted levels as drought reduces hydropower generation.

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