The tech-investment stories moving Africa's markets — what moved, and why it matters.
Fri, Oct 16
The government and Vodacom won almost every legal argument. The court accepted the correct legislation, accepted the share price wasn't its business, accepted that normal procurement rules didn't apply.
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Microsoft's stated reason — a global restructuring — is probably the honest one. The Lagos closure in 2024 was called routine. Now Nairobi follows the same logic two years later.
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The offer priced below what institutional investors had hoped for. Shares slipped on debut. The valuation landed at $7 billion, not the $8–9 billion that was being whispered.
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The uncomfortable truth about Nigerian SME lending is that banks don't lack money — they lack a way to trust the borrower. Cascador's model doesn't solve that by throwing more capital at the problem.
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The nine-month number looks healthy. $2.49 billion, 7.8% up on last year — a real recovery signal after the collapse that bottomed out in 2024.
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Communications Minister Malatsi publicly acknowledges a false start in South Africa's AI policy process and signals a push to get it back on track
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