Nairobi's Silicon Savannah: Inside the Africa Tech Summit 2025
As the morning mist cleared over the Sarit Expo Centre on February 12, 2025, the air was thick not with the typical Nairobi exhaust, but with a palpable, high-stakes energy. Over 1,600 delegates from 65 countries had descended upon the "Silicon Savannah" for the 7th annual Africa Tech Summit (ATS). What followed over forty-eight hours was more than just a networking event; it was a defiant statement of resilience from an ecosystem that spent the previous year weathering a global funding drought. Recipients of various awards during the Africa Tech Summit The "Unicorn" in the Room: Moniepoint’s Victory Lap The headline that dominated the halls was the official crowning of Africa’s newest unicorn. Moniepoint, the Nigerian fintech giant, used the summit season to solidify its status following a massive $250 million Series C funding round. Unlike the growth-at-all...