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“As African tech funding continues its recovery and investors become more selective rather than simply more active, IP diligence is likely to get more rigorous, not less.” African tech funding just had its strongest year since the 2022 peak. According to Partech Africa’s 2025 Africa Tech Venture Capital Report, startups across the continent raised a combined $4.1 billion in equity and debt (a 25% increase over 2024), with Kenya, South Africa, Egypt, and Nigeria together accounting for roughly seven in ten of those dollars. Debt financing hit a record $1.64 billion, and equity funding stabilized with real recovery at the…

The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against prediction market Kalshi, siding with Ohio and Tennessee on regulating sports-event contracts under state laws.

When the United States extended its $100,000 H-1B fee, experts predicted skilled foreign workers would simply pivot to alternative visas like the O-1 or student tracks. The reality? There was no workaround—just a systemic shutdown. In this episode of Digital Nomads, EMMANUEL NWOSU breaks down US State Department data revealing that non-immigrant visa issuances contracted by one million in just five months year-on-year, with H-1B entries plummeting 52%. For African talent, the door is slamming shut: continental visa entries were halved, while total US visas issued to Nigerians collapsed by an astounding 86.7%. In our last Digital Nomads edition, we…

Mojang has announced the Sift, the first new dimension for Minecraft in over 14 years, during its Minecraft LIVE September 2026 broadcast. The Sift will debut in the spin-off Minecraft Dungeons 2, which launches on September 29, and will come to Minecraft Java and Bedrock editions in 2027, according to Mojang. At the same gaming event, the studio also confirmed a Nintendo Switch 2 edition of Minecraft for October 27, 2026.The Sift joins the Overworld, the Nether, and the End as the fourth dimension players can reach in Minecraft. The Nether was added in 2010, which makes the Sift the…

Femi Ogunjimi co-founded the Nigerian financial firm CardinalStone in 2008. He now focuses on its private equity arm, CardinalStone Capital Advisers, which invests in West African companies. He spoke to Africa Private Equity News editor-in-chief Jaco Maritz about his journey as an entrepreneur and investor.Topics discussed during the interview include:The 30-year plan Ogunjimi drew up for his lifeWhy he left Goldman Sachs to build an investment bank in NigeriaLaunching the firm in the middle of a stock market crashWhat investing in Nigerian companies has taught himLessons from building and running a business

The lack of sophistication in our politics has led to judgment based on what one sees. Eyes alone are not enough. In politics, eyes may only see what has been decided. Stories on the eight o’clock news are a selection from the many collected. Someone decided which story is covered and which is ignored; what appears on the front page, and which picture accompanies it. Sophistication is needed, beyond descriptions of what is shown, especially when dealing with a nation’s politics. Africa in general, and Black people in particular, have for centuries suffered from approaches elevating description over explanation. More…

By Sarah Mbabazi Uganda’s growing public debt should no longer be viewed as a concern for economists and policymakers alone. It is a national issue whose consequences touch every citizen. According to the Ministry of Finance, Uganda’s public debt stood at approximately Shs116.2 trillion (US$32.3 billion) by June 2025, representing 51.3 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The debt stock had risen from Shs94.7 trillion a year earlier, with domestic debt accounting for Shs60.3 trillion and external debt Shs55.9 trillion. Follow us on WhatsApp | LinkedIn for the latest headlines While borrowing has enabled the Government to finance roads,…

OPay is installed on 69% of smartphones used in Nigeria, making it the most widely present banking and fintech app in the country, according to the Nigeria Smartphone Study 2025 released by Orange Group and KPMG. The figure places OPay far ahead of every other financial app captured in the study. PalmPay ranks second at 29%, while Access Bank records 16% and Moniepoint 14%. UBA and GTBank follow at 11% each, FirstBank at 10%, Zenith Bank at 9%, and Kuda at 8%. PayPal trails with 7%. The report identifies OPay, PalmPay and Moniepoint as the three most common banking and…

Nearly every smartphone in Nigeria has the WhatsApp app. The instant messaging app is installed on 95% of the devices sampled in the Nigeria Smartphone Study 2025, an Orange Group and KPMG report, giving it a reach no other consumer app in the country comes close to matching. Its closest rival among messaging platforms is Facebook Messenger, at 32%, with Telegram at 27%. Meta’s broader footprint is just as stark: Facebook itself sits on 87% of smartphones surveyed, reinforcing the company’s hold over Nigeria’s digital channels. The numbers point to something larger than chat. Messaging apps in Nigeria function less…

For an average user, I wouldn’t recommend manually overclocking your PC’s components, since tweaking voltage and frequency settings can sometimes lead to disastrous results. Fortunately, manufacturers offer first-party programs that make overclocking easier, like AMD’s Ryzen Master and Intel’s XTU, which can apply predefined tuning for automated overclocking. On my AMD setup, I use Ryzen Master for a completely different reason than you’d think: I undervolt my PC with the Curve Optimizer feature. Related I disabled one hidden Windows setting and freed up CPU performance instantly If you’ve got a good CPU and don’t mind some warmth, give this a…