Kings and queens, the capital is coming home. African startups raised $797M in Q3 2026, with $580M of it equity, the best Q3 for equity since 2021 (Technext24, 7 Oct). Another tracker counts $583M. Different maths, same direction. Moove alone took $250M. Poll: will Africa's next unicorn be fintech, mobility or energy? Answer below, and repost to every founder you know.

Queens build here too. In 2025, women-only founding teams raised just 0.9% of the $3.2B African startups raised (Africa The Big Deal via Technext). In Jan to May 2026, 7.1% of capital went to startups with a woman co-founder (Disrupt Africa). Poll: what closes the gap fastest: more women investors, grants or bigger first cheques? Answer below, and repost for a founder who deserves a cheque.

Kings and queens, the world hears our sound, but who gets paid? Sub-Saharan Africa's recorded music revenue grew 15.2% to $120M in 2025, more than double the global 6.4% (IFPI, via Music In Africa). South Africa made 78.1% of it. Poll: what unlocks more for artists: owning masters, better royalty collection or local streaming? Answer below, and repost for an artist you rate.

Kings and queens, our builders are rising: GitHub added 3.4M developers across Africa and the Middle East in a year (Octoverse). But only 31% of 174 African universities offer AI programmes (World Bank, via ODI). Poll: what keeps talent home: local jobs, better pay or world-class training? Answer below, and repost for a developer you believe in.

Kings and queens, Africa still spends about $70B a year on food imports (EAFF), while agritech funding fell to $168.1M in 2025 from $206.9M (Briter, via TechCabal). Poll: what would unlock African farming first: cheaper credit, better tech or stronger local markets? Answer below, and repost for a farmer or founder you believe in.

Kings and queens, $1.4 trillion moved through mobile money in sub-Saharan Africa in 2025, 66% of the global total (GSMA, via Connecting Africa). Poll: what should come next for African fintech: cheaper cross-border payments, credit for small traders or wallets that more women use? Answer below, and repost for a founder or agent building these rails.

Kings and queens, Africa exported $13.27B of apparel in 2025, up 2.84% (Fibre2Fashion TexPro data, 30 Mar 2026). Spain, the US, France, Germany and Italy took about 69%. Poll: which market should African fashion chase next: Europe, the US or Africa itself? Answer below, and repost for a designer or garment maker you believe in.