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artificial-intelligenceFrancis Elendu carries two things when he leaves home in Enugu: his phone and his guide cane. The cane helps him move around, while apps such as Envision AI and Seeing AI help him identify things that the cane cannot pick up, including poles and objects in his path.
start-upsThere is a strange moment in small-business sales. A customer has spoken to you, explained what they need and then says:
founder-fridaysFor Victor Kenmoe, entrepreneurship started with a difficult lesson at home. He and his brother, Gloire Kenmoe, grew up watching their father build several businesses, only to see them collapse because of logistics and management problems.
start-upsEntrepreneur Teboho Kwetempane has always viewed technology as a practical tool for tackling problems in his community. For Kwetempane, an ALX Founder Academy graduate and agro-processing entrepreneur from Mankweng in Limpopo, what started as a community-based idea has grown into a nationally recognised nutrition enterprise.
start-upsHealthcare businesses using technology to provide primary care can apply for funding through a new $1.3 million programme run by the Swiss Re Foundation and its partners.
start-upsGrowthLabs, a company building infrastructure for entrepreneurship ecosystems, has partnered with Amenli, Egypt’s first licensed digital insurance broker, to offer insurance services tailored to early-stage startups.
start-upsDubai-based technology company Yango is looking beyond Africa’s established startup hubs as it builds a pipeline of founders developing businesses for local and cross-border markets.
investmentsCoca-Cola HBC has cleared a major South African regulatory hurdle in its $2.6 billion purchase of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA). South Africa's Competition Tribunal approved the transaction on 11 September 2026, subject to conditions dealing with public-interest issues.
energyZambia has brought a 100MW solar plant in Sinazongwe into operation, with electricity from the project now being evacuated to the national grid.
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