Africa Tech Kin with Danny that Guy: Econet InfraCo US$1 Billion VFEX Listing, Zimbabwe's Lithium Ban, Judges Discuss AI
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This week on The Africa Tech Kin, Danny that Guy covers the conclusion of the Econet InfraCo story. The infrastructure subsidiary has officially listed on the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange at a US$1 billion valuation, the largest initial listing in Zimbabwean capital markets history, as Econet Wireless simultaneously delists from the ZSE after 28 years.
Also in Zimbabwe: the government tightens enforcement of its raw lithium export ban as workers at major mines report overtime cuts and growing job uncertainty. And judges from Zimbabwe's superior courts convene in Victoria Falls for a symposium on the use of artificial intelligence in judicial processes.
In African tech: Circle Internet Group partners with Strive Masiyiwa's Cassava Technologies to bring USDC stablecoin payments across 30 African countries through the Sasai Fintech platform. Plus an analysis of African startup funding trends - $575 million raised in the first two months of 2026, with logistics, energy, and transport overtaking fintech for the first time.
Internationally: a California jury finds Meta and Google liable for designing addictive platforms that harmed a young user, awarding $6 million in damages in what legal experts are calling the social media industry's "Big Tobacco moment." And OpenAI shuts down its Sora video generation app after six months, killing a $1 billion Disney partnership in the process.
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Also in Zimbabwe: the government tightens enforcement of its raw lithium export ban as workers at major mines report overtime cuts and growing job uncertainty. And judges from Zimbabwe's superior courts convene in Victoria Falls for a symposium on the use of artificial intelligence in judicial processes.
In African tech: Circle Internet Group partners with Strive Masiyiwa's Cassava Technologies to bring USDC stablecoin payments across 30 African countries through the Sasai Fintech platform. Plus an analysis of African startup funding trends - $575 million raised in the first two months of 2026, with logistics, energy, and transport overtaking fintech for the first time.
Internationally: a California jury finds Meta and Google liable for designing addictive platforms that harmed a young user, awarding $6 million in damages in what legal experts are calling the social media industry's "Big Tobacco moment." And OpenAI shuts down its Sora video generation app after six months, killing a $1 billion Disney partnership in the process.
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Hashtag: #AfricaTechKin
