Investment

Business

Africa Must Embrace Frontier Technologies or Risk Being Left Behind, UN Warns

A major UN Economic Commission for Africa report warns that the continent must urgently pivot from input-driven growth to innovation-led development, or fail to create the jobs its rapidly growing youth population needs.

Technology

African Tech Startups Raised $382 Million in Q1 2026 — But the Story Is Complicated

African tech startups raised $382 million in the first quarter of 2026, a 35% year-on-year increase — but analysts say the numbers mask a deeper structural shift in how capital is being deployed across the continent.