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Digital Sovereignty in Algeria: The Path to Technological Independence and Digital Transformation

Medium Technology Section

In the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, digital sovereignty has become a central pillar in determining the future of nations… Continue reading on Medium

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Nigeria’s Termii raises $1.4M seed led by Future Africa and Kepple Africa Ventures

TechCrunch

However , that’s not the case as limiting factors that hinder proper digital communication come into play at different growth stages. Gbolade Emmanuel and Ayomide Awe launched Termii after Emmanuel’s experience as a digital marketer helped him recognize the need for businesses to have exceptional communication channels.

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Yassir pulls in $150M for its super app, led by BOND

TechCrunch

The African startup, first launched in Algeria, has now raised $193.25 When CEO Noureddine Tayebi started Yassir, the plan was to build a super app that included services people — in the French-speaking Maghreb region consisting of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia — had little or no access to on one platform.

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Flutterwave and PayPal collaborate to allow African merchants to accept and make payments

TechCrunch

They include Algeria, Botswana, Egypt, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Senegal, Seychelles and South Africa. Since launching in 2019, the African payments company has partnered with Visa to launch Barter; Alipay to offer digital payments between Africa and China; and Worldpay FIS for payments in Africa.

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Tunisian edtech startup GOMYCODE raises $8M to expand across Africa and the Middle East

TechCrunch

In addition to Tunisia, GOMYCODE is present in Bahrain, Morocco, Egypt, Algeria, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Nigeria. It offers over 30 learning tracks ranging from web development to digital marketing and data science to artificial intelligence. It raised $850,000 seed in October 2020. GOMYCODE utilizes the latter.

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Francophone African super app Gozem grabs $5M to expand and offer more services

TechCrunch

Now that Gozem is present across 13 cities, having moved to Gabon and Cameroon with over 800,000 registered users and completed more than 5 million trips, the founders say the company is setting sights on providing digital banking services and lending to its users. Algeria’s Yassir picks up $30M to build a super app in North Africa.

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MaxAB gets an extra $15M, acquires YC-backed Moroccan startup WaystoCap

TechCrunch

” While the acquisition signals MaxAB’s move into Morocco, it also shows the company’s entry into the Maghreb markets — Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia, where there’s little or no contest. WaystoCap is bringing Africa’s cross-border trade into the digital era.

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