African countries need to develop, nurture, and own their digital and AI infrastructure and capabilities, as economic fragmentation, brain drain, and dependence on imported technology have held the continent back. Three priorities can help it jump-start digital and AI development.
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May 11, 2026
Financing Women’s Digital Women are driving entrepreneurship across Africa, yet receive less than 1% of venture capital; highlighting a critical gap in financing models needed to support scale and growth.
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Africa and Europe, as objective allies, can harness complementary strengths through co-production to enhance resilience, strengthen competitiveness, and unlock major opportunities for trade and shared economic growth.
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Africa’s next FinTech wave requires moving beyond payments to build interoperable infrastructure, expand credit access, and enable sustainable, ecosystem-wide scale.
This report series explores how Africa can navigate systemic complexity to unlock transformative opportunity across strategic topics including power, minerals, talent, AI, trade; grounded in data and local insight.
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