Innovation Village Weekly Roundup: Issue 41/25

💵 IFC Invests $25M to Power Africa’s Green Transition

Plus: 🕊️Nestlé to Cut 16,000 Jobs

🤖 OpenAI Academy Lands in Lagos

Plus: 🔋 Sun King partners REA to power up Nigeria

💰Africa startups raised $141.7m in September; Q3 $813.7m

Plus:🔋Rana Energy secures $3m

🩺 Nigeria, NHIA Partner to Link Digital ID with Health System

Plus: 🚗 Uber Faces Backlash in South Africa Over Poor Service

💸Flutterwave UK posts £2.27M loss in 2024

Plus: 💵 Raenest enters U.S. market

💸 LemFi launches “Send Now, Pay Later” for remittances

Plus:📱ntel on track for 2026 relaunch

🛰 Lagos Deploys Drones to Strengthen Workplace Safety

Plus: 🤖 Google Gives African Students Free Access to Gemini AI

⚖️ FCCPC Withdraws Case Against MultiChoice Nigeria

Plus: 🏢 Sorce joins YCombinator

📶 Airtel Tests Train Wi-Fi via Satellite

Plus: 🏛️ New CBN Guidelines on POS

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🔐 Meta moves to Settle $32.8m NDPC Privacy Fine

Plus: 💰 FCCPC Approves UAC’s Acquisition of Chivita|Hollandia