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Africa’S Billion-Dollar Comeback: the 6 Mega-Deals that Defined 2025

Africa’S Billion-Dollar Comeback: the 6 Mega-Deals that Defined 2025

Africa-Press - Eswatini. African tech funding flipped the script in 2025. After bleeding capital for two straight years, the ecosystem pulled in over $3...
Half of Africa'S Biggest Startup Rounds were Bank Loans

Half of Africa’S Biggest Startup Rounds were Bank Loans

Africa-Press - Eswatini. After two years of decline, African tech funding crossed $3 billion in 2025—a 36% jump from 2024’s $2.2 billion. Publications across...
Blockchain’S Role in African Remittances

Blockchain’S Role in African Remittances

Africa-Press - Eswatini. Blockchain is transforming Africa’s $100 billion remittance market by slashing costs, speeding up transfers, and expanding financial access. Here’s what you need...
ADQ and Gates Foundation Launch $40M AI Education Partnership

ADQ and Gates Foundation Launch $40M AI Education Partnership

Africa-Press - Eswatini. ADQ and the Gates Foundation have announced a four-year, $40 million partnership aimed at scaling the responsible use of AI and...
UNDP Launches Pan-African Incubator Network Initiative

UNDP Launches Pan-African Incubator Network Initiative

Africa-Press - Eswatini. The UNDP’s Timbuktoo initiative has launched applications for its Pan-African Incubator Network, inviting experienced African incubators and accelerators to participate. As part...
Ezeebit Secures $2 Million for African Expansion

Ezeebit Secures $2 Million for African Expansion

Africa-Press - Eswatini. South African fintech startup Ezeebit has secured approximately US$2.05 million in seed funding to expand its stablecoin and cryptocurrency payment infrastructure...
Eswatini Media Celebrated at National Awards Night

Eswatini Media Celebrated at National Awards Night

Africa-Press - Eswatini. Excellence, integrity and dedication to public-interest journalism were celebrated on Monday, December 22, 2025, as the Eswatini National Media Awards made...
Ivoiceup Secures A15 Investment for Anonymous Interviews

Ivoiceup Secures A15 Investment for Anonymous Interviews

Africa-Press - Eswatini. iVoiceUp, the region’s first and fastest-growing AI-powered whistleblowing and ethics case management platform, has closed a new investment round, the company...
African Development Fund Raises $11 Billion Record

African Development Fund Raises $11 Billion Record

Africa-Press - Eswatini. The African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional financing arm of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has raised a record $11 billion...
Fourth Estate Urged to Adapt and Uphold Independence

Fourth Estate Urged to Adapt and Uphold Independence

Africa-Press - Eswatini. Minister of Information, Communication and Technology, Savannah Maziya, has challenged Eswatini’s media to fiercely safeguard its independence while urgently embracing technological...