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Moroccan tech start-ups meet Israeli peers in Casablanca

Representatives from 25 Israeli start-ups are building bridges in Casablanca with their Moroccan peers at an event in Casablanca that received endorsement from the governments of the two countries. The event, dubbed Connect to Innovate, features the participation of Israeli firms operating in the critical fields of water management, agriculture, sustainability, logistics and cyber which […]

Egypt’s 2025 senate elections record 17% turnout as runoffs scheduled for five seats

Egypt’s National Election Authority (NEA) has announced on Tuesday, August 12, a 17.1 percent voter turnout in the 2025 Senate elections, with 195 of the 200 contested seats decided in the first round. NEA Chairman Hazem Badawy said at a meet-the-press that 11.8 million ballots were cast out of 69.3 million eligible voters, with 95.6 […]

Mastercard ventures into African fintech, snapping up $5.2bn stake in continent’s no.1 telco

Mastercard has acquired a minority stake in the fintech subsidiary of South African telecommunications giant MTN in a deal valued at a whopping $5.2 billion, whereby the partnership will see Africa’s biggest mobile company to strategically leverage the US giant’s technology for its payments and remittance expansion in the continent. By snapping up the minority […]