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Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa’s Liquid Technologies expands Cloud, cybersecurity access in Botswana

Liquid Intelligent Technologies expands cloud and cybersecurity services in Botswana, boosting Africa’s digital infrastructure push.

Timilehin Adejumobi Timilehin Adejumobi
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Proparco Axian partnership deal
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Malagasy businessman Hassanein Hiridjee signs $351 million Proparco deal for Africa infrastructure push

Axian Group signs $351 million partnership with Proparco to expand Africa’s digital infrastructure, energy access, broadband and data centers deal pact

Feyisayo Ajayi Feyisayo Ajayi
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Amid $100 million expansion plan, Redtech ranks among Africa’s fastest-growing companies

Redtech, backed by Tony Elumelu, ranks among Africa’s fastest-growing fintech firms amid expansion into 29 countries.

Omokolade Ajayi Omokolade Ajayi
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Mozambique launches $40 million LNG training center in Maputo
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Mozambique breaks ground on major technology center to boost innovation

Mozambique launches a $40 million tech center to train local LNG workers and grow Africa’s energy workforce.

Oluwatosin Alao Oluwatosin Alao
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Prosus wins more time for Delivery Hero sale
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Prosus, led by South African billionaire Koos Bekker, targets $3.6 billion Just Eat revenue

Prosus, led by South African billionaire Koos Bekker, targets $3.6 billion revenue from Just Eat within a year as it streamlines operations.

Omokolade Ajayi Omokolade Ajayi
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Vodacom targets 275 million customers by 2030 as Africa telecom growth accelerates
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Vodacom targets 275 million Africans in major expansion push

Vodacom Group, a leading African connectivity, digital and financial services company, has raised its medium-term target to 275 million customers by 2030, as it steps up efforts to expand across a rapidly changing telecom and mobile payments landscape in Africa.  The updated goal reflects a wider push by the group to grow its customer base in markets where demand for data, mobile money and digital services continues to climb. It also signals a shift in focus toward deeper market penetration…

Oluwatosin Alao Oluwatosin Alao
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Helios Towers 2026
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Nigerian tycoon Temitope Lawani’s Helios opens 2026 with $230 million in revenue

Helios Towers reports $230 million revenue, driven by tenancy growth and rising telecom infrastructure demand across Africa and Middle East.

Feyisayo Ajayi Feyisayo Ajayi
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MTN deal takes Nigerian fintech infrastructure across Africa
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MTN deal takes Nigerian fintech infrastructure across Africa

MTN Group, Africa’s largest telecom operator, is expanding deeper into digital financial services through a new partnership that will take Nigerian-built fintech infrastructure into more African markets.  The agreement reflects how telecom companies are becoming increasingly important to Africa’s financial system as millions of consumers continue to rely on mobile phones rather than traditional banks for payments, savings and credit services.  For MTN, the partnership strengthens its Mobile Money business at a time when competition in Africa’s fintech sector is…

Oluwatosin Alao Oluwatosin Alao
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Albert Oosthuysen, Net Nine Nine CEO
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RMB backs $120 million funding push for Net Nine Nine fibre expansion

Rand Merchant Bank backs $120 million Net Nine Nine fibre rollout to expand affordable internet to 1.5 million South African homes.

Timilehin Adejumobi Timilehin Adejumobi
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