Article by Steve Kaaru
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				2 September, 2025            
        Senegal taps regional development bank for digital transformation
			Senegal is in talks with the West African Development Bank to fund its Technological New Deal, whose $2 billion budget...        
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				1 September, 2025            
        Africa sidelined in AI boom with 0.02% share of Q2 AI funding
			Global AI startups raised over $47 billion in Q2, led by Scale AI’s blockbuster raise, but African startups only raised...        
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				1 September, 2025            
        Saudi Arabia eases real estate rules; AfricAI takes off
			New Saudi Arabia law lets non-residents buy real estate via digital IDs, while AfricAI launches to bring advanced AI solutions...        
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				29 August, 2025            
        Hong Kong warns against fraud as stablecoin law takes effect
			Hong Kong’s Stablecoin Ordinance boosts investor protection, but regulators warn of rising scams as firms misuse the “stablecoin” label to...        
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				28 August, 2025            
        Rwanda kicks off digital ID as US Foods posts record sales
			Rwanda starts digital ID registration ahead of a 2025 launch, while US Foods rides digital upgrades to record $19.4 billion...        
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				18 August, 2025            
        Shanghai sets 20 embodied AI goals in new 2027 roadmap
			Shanghai’s plan also seeks to grow the sector to $7 billion, deploy 100 innovative AI applications, and establish four incubators...        
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