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Stay in School

Stay in School

Where will Africa's high-tech talent come from?

Tech

The African black hole

The African black hole

Is politics where African talent goes to die?

Tech

For Code and Congress

For Code and Congress

Should countries and corporations share notes?

Economy

+1

Africa to the moon

Africa to the moon

Why Africa needs more moonshot projects

Tech Safari's 5 Under 25

Tech Safari's 5 Under 25

Excellence has no zip code

Tech

The Iceberg Theory of African Tech

The Iceberg Theory of African Tech

There’s more to tech in Africa than meets the eye

Economy

+2

It’s the 1980s all over again

It’s the 1980s all over again

New tech lives on old stacks.

Tech

Let's go home

Let's go home

Turning intention into impact

Diaspora

How to (re)start a country

How to (re)start a country

The tech story at the center of Sierra Leone’s growth

Economy

+1

The Thing Around Your Waist

The Thing Around Your Waist

What does originality look like in African tech?

Money’s tight

Money’s tight

The economic shift that’s making African startups broke

Economy

+2

Back From the Future

Back From the Future

African tech needs more fiction

Backing Africa's Backbone

Backing Africa's Backbone

Funding women is a growth hack.

The Road Less Travelled

The Road Less Travelled

Originality is dying in African tech

House of Cards

House of Cards

Picking the pieces of the KOKO Networks shutdown.

Where's the door?

Where's the door?

What makes a good exit in Africa?

404: Skin Not Found

404: Skin Not Found

Africa's AI future has a big data problem

AI

Following the Money

Following the Money

African tech raised $3.8 billion last year. Where did it all go?

Funding

Dysfunction as a Service

Dysfunction as a Service

When dysfunction is cheaper than progress

Two Articles Lost Us 1,500 Subscribers

Two Articles Lost Us 1,500 Subscribers

But these other stories gained us thousands more.

Robbing Peter

Robbing Peter

Inside the AI labour layer everyone pretends doesn’t exist.

Where’s the Liquidity?

Where’s the Liquidity?

Africa’s capital pipes are clogged

Too Remote to Work Remotely

Too Remote to Work Remotely

Inside the unfair fight for global opportunity.

Vice Dot Com

Vice Dot Com

Inside Africa’s big online vice economy

Size Doesn't Matter

Size Doesn't Matter

Africa has a hidden AI advantage

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Navigating the future of African Tech