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Algiers has begun to spell out the case behind its rupture with Abu Dhabi, alleging attempts to influence the 2019 and 2024 presidential elections. The claims are explosive – but the account carrying them provides little evidence of how the operations supposedly worked. By Arezki Saïd Abdelmadjid Tebboune, in Algiers, on 2 November 2022 © AFP Published on September 19, 2026 at 14:01 pm (GMT +1) When Algeria broke diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates on 10 September, it cited “provocative and hostile acts” but offered few specifics. The dispute had been building for years, fuelled by Abu Dhabi’s…

Listen to this article Tokyo is redefining its engagement with Africa, transitioning from traditional aid-based approaches to strategic venture capital (VC) investments focused on long-term partnerships, innovation and capacity building. Several Japanese private companies are making Japan’s presence felt in Africa’s VC landscape, particularly in high-growth sectors such as fintech, climate tech and mobility. Growing demand for innovative, technology-driven solutions in Africa has drawn increasing interest from international investors. VC funding in Africa rose from over US$2 billion in 2019 to a peak of US$5.2 billion in 2022. Though investment declined to around US$3.6 billion in 2023, the continent’s start-up…

Madica, a structured investment program for pre-seed African startups, has announced 5 new investments, expanding its portfolio into Algeria and Cameroon for the first time, while strengthening its presence across Africa. Spanning 4 markets and sectors ranging from HR technology and financial services to semiconductors and the circular economy, the 5 startups reflect the diversity of innovation shaping Africa’s future:  Talenteo (Algeria), co-founded by Louai Djaffer, is an all-in-one HR management platform helping medium-sized and mid-market businesses across Francophone Africa digitise and streamline human resources management. Paysika (Cameroon), co-founded by Roger Nengwe and Stezen Bisselou, is a digital neobank…

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Nigeria is planning to assemble some of the ground equipment needed for its next two communications satellites, as it seeks to build more local capacity around its space programme. Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) has selected US satellite communications company Hughes Network Systems’ JUPITER ground system to support the NIGCOMSAT-2A and 2B satellites, expected for launch in 2028 and 2029. Hughes will provide technical and engineering support for a facility in Nigeria that will assemble satellite terminals. The terminals, which include antennas and other equipment that transmit signals to satellites and receive them on Earth, will form part of the…

Despite broad browser support, container queries remain surprisingly underused and frequently misunderstood. Let’s look at how they differ from media queries, when to reach for each, and how container queries help reusable components respond naturally to the contexts in which they appear.To be completely honest with you, I missed the news when CSS Container Queries first shipped. And when I finally heard about it, my very first thought was, “Why exactly do I need this when media queries already exist?”I’m not proud of that reaction, knowing what I know now, but it was comforting to know that I wasn’t alone.…

Ayoub El Machatt with his book, L’Hybride. Photo courtesy of the author. By Ayoub El Machatt AI adoption in African businesses requires more than access to software. For companies whose employees already use generative AI, the next challenge is to turn individual experimentation into reliable workflows, with clear responsibility, appropriate data controls and measurable results. When I meet a management team to discuss artificial intelligence, I rarely begin by asking which model they use. I ask which AI tools their employees are already using. The answer from management is often shorter than the answer from the people doing the work.…

Brock Hoback, fund lead at the ALCB Fund** For the best experience, download the free Africa Private Equity News app Android | iOS **The African Local Currency Bond Fund (ALCB Fund), managed by Cygnum Capital, has invested a further R50 million (about $3 million) in a four-year senior unsecured social bond issued by UsPlus, a fintech-enabled provider of working-capital solutions to SMEs in South Africa. The notes have been issued under UsPlus’ R1 billion (about $61 million) note programme and listed on the Sustainability segment of the Interest Rate Market of the JSE Limited.The transaction marks the ALCB Fund’s second…

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