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Angel investors are playing an increasingly critical role in sustaining startups across emerging markets as early-stage companies continue to face limited access to traditional financing. Briter, a market intelligence firm, and Dutch Good Growth Fund (DGGF) stated in a report that beyond wealthy individuals, the pool of angel investors is expanding to include young professionals, senior executives, diaspora investors, and former founders. This is a shift described as the ‘democratisation’ of angel investing. This growth has been driven largely by angel networks that organise deal flow, lower entry barriers, and promote investor education through community-led initiatives, it stated. Read also: Investor…

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Dow Jones announced an exclusive partnership to distribute Polymarket prediction data across The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, and MarketWatch on the same day Kalshi claimed it had hit $100 billion in annualized trading volume.The juxtaposition captures where prediction markets sit at the start of 2026: simultaneously legitimized as a financial data product and mired in methodological disputes, oracle controversies, and insider trading optics that would sink most consumer finance products before they reach distribution.The difference is that institutions are not validating the integrity of prediction markets, but their utility as an information layer. ICE, the owner of the New York…

When Ethiopia announced it would ban the import of fuel-powered vehicles, the headlines focused on symbolism. Here was a low-income country, still grappling with development challenges, taking a step more radical than many wealthy economies had dared to attempt. Ethiopia became the first country in the world to enact such a policy, and overnight, it was thrust into the global conversation on electric mobility.  But policy declarations are the easy part. The harder question is execution: how e-mobility actually works in a country where infrastructure is constrained, purchasing power is limited, and electricity access itself remains uneven. Nationally, electricity access…

For a long time, Google Sheets stored my information but forced me elsewhere to make sense of it. I could track tasks, assign owners, and paste links, but the moment I needed context, I found myself bouncing between tabs, opening Docs, digging through Drive, or checking calendars. And those seemingly quick switches tend to chip away at your focus, turning what should be quick updates into drawn-out tasks. That changed when I learned how to use smart chips in Google Sheets properly. People, files, dates, and events no longer live somewhere else; they live inside my sheet. Once everything you…

One year into President John Dramani Mahama’s current administration, the nation finds itself at a crucial point of reflection. Anniversaries of governance are not simply ceremonial milestones; they are opportunities to measure promise against performance, rhetoric against results, and hope against reality. As we mark this first year, it is important to assess government delivery in key areas that shape the daily lives of Ghanaians: rule of law, the stability of the cedi, inflation, security, job creation, the proposed 24-hour economy, agriculture, and the broader economic outlook. Follow us on WhatsApp | LinkedIn for the latest headlines On the rule…

** For the best experience, download the free Africa Private Equity News app Android | iOS **German development financier DEG has disclosed an investment of $50 million in African Development Partners IV, the fourth private equity fund managed by Development Partners International.The fund provides growth capital to mid-size companies across Africa in diverse industries such as healthcare, education, FMCG, retail, financial services, transport and logistics. Want to know who is raising, investing, and exiting in Africa? Get Africa Private Equity News’ monthly Dealmaker’s Log – a database of reported investment deals, exits, and fundraising closes. Subscribe now

Seven people died and dozens sustained injuries in separate road accidents yesterday when a commercial bus travelling from Techiman to Kumasi collided with a broken-down cement trailer near Samproso and Awisam on the Offinso-Abofuor highway in the Ashanti Region. Eyewitnesses said the trailer, with registration number GT 5509-20, lost ignition while attempting to join the main road, leaving the bus, GN 5326-22, no chance to swerve, resulting in the collision. The impact destroyed the bus beyond recognition, killing seven passengers and leaving dozens in critical condition. Survivors were rushed to the Offinso Saint Patrick Hospital, as police secured the accident…

Bitcoin (BTC) fell 2.30% on Wednesday, hitting an intraday low near $91,550. BTC/USDT daily price chart. Source: TradingViewThe decline came despite bullish signals, including a whale-linked $280 million BTC accumulation move and MSCI’s decision to keep crypto treasury companies in its benchmark indexes. Source: XMSCI limits passive demand for Strategy’s sharesIn the Tuesday announcement, MSCI said it will no longer adjust index weightings to reflect newly issued shares. Source: MSCIPreviously, when companies like Strategy issued new equity to raise capital for Bitcoin purchases, passive funds tracking MSCI indexes were required to buy a portion of those shares, creating steady demand.…

Artificial intelligence has been the most popular technology conversation of 2025 and has remained so for the past three years. From fears of AI stealing jobs to debates over regulation and safety, AI has remained the topic of choice, making headlines and gracing the panel sessions at tech conferences. However, beneath the noise, one reality has remained constant: African hobbyists, enthusiasts, and entrepreneurs are harnessing the technology to build businesses and solve problems. From developer tools and customer support automation to creative software and enterprise infrastructure, AI has quietly moved from experimentation to execution. Across Africa, founders, developers, and solo…