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Top Story: Why AfricAI and Micropolis Robotics Partnership Could Change How Autonomous Robotics Enters Africa
AfricAI has entered into a multi-year, exclusive distribution and deployment agreement with Micropolis Robotics. Under the terms of the deal, AfricAI becomes the sole partner authorised to commercialise, deploy, and scale Micropolis’s advanced autonomous robotics platforms throughout the continent.
The agreement grants AfricAI exclusive territorial rights, effectively prohibiting Micropolis from engaging in direct sales within Africa or appointing alternative distributors or third-party agents.
This structure positions AfricAI as the primary execution and go-to-market platform for Micropolis technologies serving African industrial, security, logistics, and infrastructure sectors.
“This is not a collaboration — it is a market-shaping mandate,” said Fareed Aljawhari, CEO of Micropolis Robotics. “AfricAI now represents the exclusive gateway through which Micropolis technologies enter Africa. Their sovereign AI vision, operational reach, and regulatory fluency make them the only partner capable of executing at a continental scale.”
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On Startup Spotlight:
20 Years Later, PayPal Returns to Nigeria Through Partnership with Paga
After nearly twenty years of limiting its services in Nigeria, global payments giant PayPal is making a return through a strategic partnership with Nigerian fintech, Paga.
The collaboration will enable Nigerians to receive international payments, settle them in Naira, and access PayPal’s global network, a milestone long awaited by individuals and businesses excluded from these services.
PayPal’s absence from Nigeria was largely attributed to fraud concerns, leaving freelancers, merchants, and consumers without a straightforward means to participate in the global digital economy.
Over the past two decades, Nigerian fintechs, including Paga, Flutterwave, and Paystack, have stepped in to build local and cross-border infrastructure, effectively bridging the gap and plugging Nigeria into international payments.
Quadri Adejumo brings you all the details. Read here.
Also Read:
Vennre Raises $9.6m to Ease Sharia-Compliant Private Investments for Professionals Across the GCC. Yakub Abdulrasheed brings us the details, here.
Quote of the Day:
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is equivalent to magic.” – Arthur C. Clarke.
Thank you for joining me yet again this evening. Stay safe, and see you tomorrow for the next tech newsletter.
Best, Quadri
