This week: South Africa fights locusts with AI

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But in its usual acquisition model style, pan-African digital payments company MFS Africa is set to acquire US-based payments software company, Global Technology Partners (GTP), in a $34 million deal. Ivorian artists must be “Franc-ly” excited as they now have access to Boomplay’s 70 million active users. It also announced other features like a customisable lock screen panel, the M2 chip and more. This week, edtech shook the African funding table when Tunisian startup GoMyCode closed an $8 million dollar in a Series A round. The week also saw Nigerian fintech startup Indicina’s $3 million funding, plus more deals from Klasha, Rentoza, Shopex, and Goo Delivery.

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