Tecnotree Strengthens LATAM Growth with New Digital Transformation Contracts Worth USD 8.8 Million

Tecnotree Strengthens LATAM Growth with New Digital Transformation Contracts Worth USD 8.8 Million

Tecnotree Strengthens LATAM Growth with New Digital Transformation Contracts Worth USD 8.8 Million Tecnotree, a global leader in AI-native Digital Business Support Systems (BSS) and digital platform solutions, today announced it has secured new digital transformation contracts across Latin America with a combined value of USD 8.8 million, reinforcing the company’s continued commercial momentum and…

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Humanoid Raises 2 Million at .35 Billion Post-Money Valuation, Becoming Europe’s First Pure-Play Humanoid Robotics Unicorn

Humanoid Raises $152 Million at $1.35 Billion Post-Money Valuation, Becoming Europe’s First Pure-Play Humanoid Robotics Unicorn

Humanoid, a UK-based AI and robotics company building industrial humanoid robots, announced a $152 million Series A financing at a $1.35 billion post-money valuation. This funding brings the total amount raised to date to $270 million. The round was led by Prime Movers Lab, a venture capital firm focused on investments in breakthrough scientific startups…

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Africa: East Africa’s Data Consumption Drives Airtel Africa’s Mobile Services Revenue to 7 Million

Africa: East Africa’s Data Consumption Drives Airtel Africa’s Mobile Services Revenue to $607 Million

Kampala, Uganda — East Africa’s growing appetite for mobile internet continued to fuel Airtel Africa’s Mobile Services business during the quarter ended June 30, 2026, helping lift mobile services revenue to $607 million, up from $498 million in the same quarter last year. The performance reflects sustained growth in digital adoption across the region, with…

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Africa: East Africa’s Data Consumption Drives Airtel Africa’s Mobile Services Revenue to 7 Million

Africa: Burna Boy Crowned Africa’s Best-Selling Artiste Ever, Racking Up 14.46 Million Album Equivalents

Burna Boy has cemented his status as African music’s biggest commercial force, topping a new ranking from global data platform Chartmasters with 14.46 million Equivalent Album Units sold worldwide. The milestone was flagged by Nigerian outlet The Debut Hub on X, which confirmed the Grammy winner has reclaimed his spot as the continent’s top-selling artist…

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Humanoid Raises 2 Million at .35 Billion Post-Money Valuation, Becoming Europe’s First Pure-Play Humanoid Robotics Unicorn

Raxio Tops US$380 Million in Committed Capital as Roha and Meridiam Boost Stakes Amid Sixfold Growth Surge for its African Data Centres

Raxio Group, Africa’s most expansive data centre platform, surpassed US$380 million in committed capital as shareholders Meridiam and Roha increased their support for the company’s next phase of growth following a sixfold surge in contracted capacity this year. The additional equity from Roha and Meridiam extends Raxio’s capital base from a previous US$350 million, building…

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Eskom frees a million customers from load reduction

Eskom frees a million customers from load reduction

Eskom has removed more than 1.1 million customers from load reduction schedules, with five of South Africa’s nine provinces now entirely free of the practice — a milestone in the utility’s programme to eradicate load reduction nationally by March 2027. Mpumalanga is the latest province to be cleared, joining the Western Cape, Northern Cape, Free…

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Africa: East Africa’s Data Consumption Drives Airtel Africa’s Mobile Services Revenue to 7 Million

Africa: Ebola Outbreak Could Cost Africa $3.6 Billion and Threaten Nearly One Million Livelihoods

United Nations — A new assessment from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) warns that the Ebola outbreak could cost Africa USD 3.6 billion, push 985,000 people into poverty, and put 300,000 jobs at risk. The new analysis shows that the damage extends well beyond just those infected, disproportionately harming vulnerable populations and creating trade…

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