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.
Nollywood edged past Hollywood at the West African box office in 2025, 49.4% to 48.8%, on a record N15.6 billion, up 34.7%. The first half of 2026 is already near N8.8 billion. Streaming money is shifting, so the real question is ownership: of the film, the rights and the screen. Back our storytellers. Repost for a filmmaker you know. Sources: FilmOne via BusinessDay. #nollywood #celebisland
Nollywood edged past Hollywood at the West African box office in 2025, 49.4% to 48.8%, on a record N15.6 billion, up 34.7%. The first half of 2026 is already near N8.8 billion. Streaming money is shifting, so the real question is ownership: of the film, the rights and the screen. Back our storytellers. Repost for a filmmaker you know. Sources: FilmOne via BusinessDay. #nollywood #celebisland
Nollywood edged past Hollywood at the West African box office in 2025, 49.4% to 48.8%, on a record N15.6 billion, up 34.7%. The first half of 2026 is already near N8.8 billion. Streaming money is shifting, so the real question is ownership: of the film, the rights and the screen. Back our storytellers. Repost for a filmmaker you know. Sources: FilmOne via BusinessDay. #nollywood #celebisland
Nollywood edged past Hollywood at the West African box office in 2025, 49.4% to 48.8%, on a record N15.6 billion, up 34.7%. The first half of 2026 is already near N8.8 billion. Streaming money is shifting, so the real question is ownership: of the film, the rights and the screen. Back our storytellers. Repost for a filmmaker you know. Sources: FilmOne via BusinessDay. #nollywood #celebisland
Africa holds just 0.6% of global data centre capacity, but that is set to roughly triple to about 1.2 GW by 2030, and the Kigali AI Declaration carries a $60 billion commitment. The kings and queens question: who owns the compute, the data and the models? Train our people, keep the talent home, build on our terms. Repost for a builder you know. Source: Data Centres in Africa 2026 via Techeconomy. #africaai #celebisland
Africa holds just 0.6% of global data centre capacity, but that is set to roughly triple to about 1.2 GW by 2030, and the Kigali AI Declaration carries a $60 billion commitment. The kings and queens question: who owns the compute, the data and the models? Train our people, keep the talent home, build on our terms. Repost for a builder you know. Source: Data Centres in Africa 2026 via Techeconomy. #africaai #celebisland
Africa holds just 0.6% of global data centre capacity, but that is set to roughly triple to about 1.2 GW by 2030, and the Kigali AI Declaration carries a $60 billion commitment. The kings and queens question: who owns the compute, the data and the models? Train our people, keep the talent home, build on our terms. Repost for a builder you know. Source: Data Centres in Africa 2026 via Techeconomy. #africaai #celebisland
Africa holds just 0.6% of global data centre capacity, but that is set to roughly triple to about 1.2 GW by 2030, and the Kigali AI Declaration carries a $60 billion commitment. The kings and queens question: who owns the compute, the data and the models? Train our people, keep the talent home, build on our terms. Repost for a builder you know. Source: Data Centres in Africa 2026 via Techeconomy. #africaai #celebisland
African startups raised about $2.1 billion across 275 deals from January to August 2026, edging past 2025 (TechCabal). Nigeria passed $500 million. Moove's $250M Series C led the pack. The money is arriving. The royal question is ownership: who holds the equity and how much value stays home? Founders, negotiate like owners. Repost so another founder sees it. Sources: TechCabal; Africa: The Big Deal via Capital FM. #africanstartups #celebisland
