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Welcome to The Next Wave: Francophone Africa, now a weekly newsletter providing insider analyses about Francophone Africa’s tech ecosystem. Each edition is bilingual: this newsletter is in French by default, but you can click the button below to read an English version. Bonjour 👋, Bienvenue dans la cinquième édition de la newsletter « The Next

We are thrilled to announce a landmark partnership with the Digital for Development Hub (D4D Hub) as a Strategic Program Partner for the Creative Economy Track at this year’s edition of our flagship event, Moonshot by TechCabal, themed “Building Momentum.” Through the D4D Hub platform, the European Union and its Member States (Team Europe)  are

Open Access Data Centres (OADC), a carrier-neutral data centre provider, has launched a new service, Open Access Fabric (OA Fabric), to connect African businesses, starting with Nigeria, directly to the cloud. OADC CEO Ayotunde Coker said the platform is built on nearly two decades of investment in subsea and terrestrial fibre infrastructure. West Indian Ocean

Most people don’t know it, but if you use an Android phone, you’re probably using AI every day. Whether it is typing a predictive message, unlocking your phone with facial recognition, or using Google Maps to find your way around, AI tools are quietly embedded in most of the tools you rely on.  As AI

Venture capital (VC) is a fiercely competitive industry, with firms locked in a constant race to back the most promising startups, knowing that portfolio quality ultimately determines whether they can deliver returns. To win deals in this crowded space, funds typically differentiate themselves in two ways: either by offering founders attractive terms or providing deep