Photo by PilMo Kang on Unsplash News Black Wall Street Opens Houston Hub + Orange Delivers 99% Coverage in Senegal + Dangote Plans to Double Refinery Capacity to 1.4M Barrels/Day Digital ecosystem moves to physical infrastructure. Satellite connectivity reaches near-universal access. Africa's richest man doubles down on energy independence. | Tuesday, January 6, 2026 By BEB Editors • 8 min read
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The Pulse Southern Black Girls Deploys $1.2M Across 13 States + Africa's Fintech Hits 1,600 Startups + Egypt Launches Pan-African Gold Bank Selma-based consortium funds 60+ organizations. African fintech crosses $900M in 2025. Egypt and Afreximbank formalize gold value chain infrastructure. | Tuesday, December 30, 2025 By BEB Editors • 6 min read
News Sanlam's $2.2M Venture Bet + Otedola's $750M Exit + Actively Black Opens Equity Investment to Community on Ujamaa Day Institutional capital to African ventures. Billionaire exit to finance. Community ownership on Ujamaa | Monday, December 29, 2025 By BEB Editors • 4 min read
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The Pulse Trump's DEI Rollbacks Slash Black Business Opportunities + Morocco's Promamec Raises $8.5M + Sweden Commits $20M to African Greentech Black contractors report losing 30-40% of opportunities as DEI requirements disappear. Meanwhile, Morocco's Promamec secures $8.5M for healthcare expansion | Tuesday, December 23, 2025 By BEB Editors • 11 min read
The Pulse Wisconsin's First Black Radio Station Changes Hands + UAE Opens $100M AI Accelerator + Egypt's Nawah Raises $23M After 61 years, Dr. Jerrel Jones' family transfers WNOV radio + Milwaukee Courier to Civic Media in rare Black media succession. UAE's Presight AI Accelerator opens | Monday, December 22, 2025 By BEB Editors • 11 min read
News MARKET WATCH: December 21–27, 2025 Year-end tax planning, African tourism records, and cooperative economics for 2026 By BEB Editors • 3 min read
News Black Farmers Take Federal Government to Supreme Court + Ghana Launches Africa's $1B AI Hub—Two Battles Defining 2025 Black Farmers Association rejects Trump's $12B program as "racist," plans Supreme Court challenge. Meanwhile, Ghana + UAE announce Africa's largest AI hub | Friday, December 19, 2025 By BEB Editors • 7 min read
News African Founders Prove It: $1.2M Seed + 5x Follow-On Capital + $70M Government Backing—The Continent's Real Momentum Today Rwanda's Kayko secures $1.2M for SME digitization, Innovate Africa Fund's portfolio unlocks 5x follow-on capital at concept stage | Thursday, December 18, 2025 By BEB Editors • 7 min read
