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AfCFTA backs Angel investment movement, pledges support for cross-border startup funding

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has pledged to work closely with angel investment networks to strengthen Africa’s early-stage funding environment and attract more local capital into innovation-driven enterprises. Wamkele Mene, secretary-general of AfCFTA, made the announcement in a virtual keynote address at the African Business Angel Network (ABAN)
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ABAN 2025: Angel investors push for transparency to unlock Africa’s startup capital

Angel investors at the African Business Angel Network (ABAN) Congress 2025 have called for stronger visibility and transparency across angel investment networks to unlock more local capital for startups on the continent. The call came as investors and members of ABAN highlighted that limited awareness remains one of the biggest barriers to expanding angel investing […]
Technology

‘Design for one’ — Google executive shares secret to global impact at moonshot 2025 conference

Ebi Atawodi, senior director of product management at Google, has urged African innovators and creators to focus on solving problems for individuals to build solutions that can achieve global impact. Atawodi spoke at the Moonshot 2025 Conference in Lagos during her lecture titled “Designing for Billions: What big tech teaches about impact.” She said that […]
Politics

ADC warns NASS: Moving 2027 polls to 2026 will derail governance and stall development

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has warned that the National Assembly’s proposal to move the 2027 general elections to November 2026 could derail governance and stall development across the country. The opposition party raised this concern in reaction to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2025, which proposes that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
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TechCabal’s Moonshot 2025 to shape the future of African tech in Lagos

TechCabal, one of Africa’s leading technology publications, has announced the return of Moonshot, its flagship technology conference, scheduled to take place from October 15 to 16, 2025, at the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos. Now in its third edition, Moonshot 2025 will run under the theme “Building Momentum”, bringing together influential voices across the continent’s