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Funding
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Kenya2 min
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Nairobi tech salaries now rival some European markets
IN SHORT: For the first time, the total monthly employment cost of a tech product manager in Nairobi, at $2,425, has overtaken equivalent costs in some European markets. Kenya raised $1 billion in startup funding in…
2 min read24 Mar 2026
Nigeria2 min
TEF turns $100m into $4.2bn across 24,000 businesses
IN SHORT: The Tony Elumelu Foundation has disbursed over $100 million to 24,000 African entrepreneurs since 2015, generating $4.2 billion in alumni…
24 Mar 2026
Africa7 min
Can Africa own its social media layer?
Africa has 385 million social media users and a creator economy headed for $30 billion, yet every dollar spent on continental social media activity…
20 Mar 2026
Nigeria2 min
265,000 Africans applied for 3,200 startup spots
The Tony Elumelu Foundation announces its 12th TEF Entrepreneurship Programme cohort on March 22. Over 265,000 applications came in from all 54…
20 Mar 2026