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elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e57837\" data-id=\"4e57837\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d3bd8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-foxiz-heading\" data-id=\"0d3bd8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"foxiz-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uid_0d3bd8c\" class=\"block-h heading-layout-4\"><div class=\"heading-inner\"><h2 class=\"heading-title\"><a class=\"h-link\" href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/category\/ai\/\">Artificial  intelligence<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"heading-tagline h6\"><a class=\"heading-tagline-label\" href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/category\/ai\/\">Read All<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2f08b9 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"e2f08b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-324ebdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-foxiz-grid-1\" data-id=\"324ebdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"foxiz-grid-1.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uid_324ebdb\" class=\"block-wrap block-grid block-grid-1 rb-columns rb-col-3 is-gap-20 ecat-text meta-s-dot\"><div class=\"block-inner\">\t\t<div class=\"p-wrap p-grid p-grid-1\" 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Investments<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"entry-summary\">Google Cloud has announced significant new investments across Africa aimed at expanding&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-inner is-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-el meta-avatar meta-el multiple-avatar\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Esther-Speak-150x150.png\" class=\"photo avatar\" alt=\"Esther Speak - Senior Reporter at Villpress\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-el meta-author co-authors\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-separate\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/cs\/author\/estherspeaks\/\">Esthy Speaks<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"p-wrap p-grid p-grid-1\" data-pid=\"11479\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div 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DATA Expands Salesforce Capabilities Across East Africa as Demand for AI and CRM Solutions Surges<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"entry-summary\">NTT DATA has launched Salesforce implementation and consulting services in East Africa&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-inner is-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-el meta-avatar meta-el multiple-avatar\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Esther-Speak-150x150.png\" class=\"photo avatar\" alt=\"Esther Speak - Senior Reporter at Villpress\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-el meta-author co-authors\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-separate\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/cs\/author\/estherspeaks\/\">Esthy Speaks<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"p-wrap p-grid p-grid-1\" data-pid=\"11424\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feat-holder\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-featured\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"p-flink\" href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/cs\/trident-launches-tdthai-africa\/\" title=\"Trident Launches TDTHAI Africa to Drive AI-Powered Digital Infrastructure Across the Continent\">\r\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AI-15-1024x690.png\" class=\"featured-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"p-categories light-scheme p-top\"><a class=\"p-category category-id-64\" href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/cs\/category\/ai\/\" rel=\"category\">AI<\/a><\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\">\t\t<a class=\"p-url\" href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/cs\/trident-launches-tdthai-africa\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Trident Launches TDTHAI Africa to Drive AI-Powered Digital Infrastructure Across the Continent<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"entry-summary\">Trident has officially launched TDTHAI Africa, a new subsidiary dedicated to pursuing&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-inner is-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-el meta-avatar meta-el multiple-avatar\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Esther-Speak-150x150.png\" class=\"photo avatar\" alt=\"Esther Speak - Senior Reporter at Villpress\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-el meta-author co-authors\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-separate\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/cs\/author\/estherspeaks\/\">Esthy Speaks<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"p-wrap p-grid p-grid-1\" data-pid=\"11317\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div 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href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/cs\/ai-in-africa-progress-promise-and-the-risk-of-building-the-wrong-future\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">AI In Africa: Progress, Promise, and the Risk of Building the Wrong Future<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"entry-summary\">Africa is in the middle of an artificial intelligence moment. Startups are&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-inner is-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-el meta-avatar meta-el multiple-avatar\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\" src=\"https:\/\/23452adca840eba8f5a07580e818e32f.r2.cloudflarestorage.com\/villpressmedia\/2024\/08\/sebas-48x48.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-44 photo\" alt=\"Sebastian Hills\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-el meta-author co-authors\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-separate\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/cs\/author\/sebastianhills\/\">Sebastian Hills<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"p-wrap p-grid p-grid-1\" data-pid=\"11265\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feat-holder\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-featured\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"p-flink\" href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/cs\/mastercard-signals-report-identifies-seven-major-shifts\/\" title=\"Mastercard Signals Report Identifies Seven Major Shifts Reshaping Digital Commerce Worldwide\">\r\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mastercard-6-2-1024x690.png\" class=\"featured-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"p-categories light-scheme p-top\"><a class=\"p-category category-id-64\" href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/cs\/category\/ai\/\" rel=\"category\">AI<\/a><\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\">\t\t<a class=\"p-url\" href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/cs\/mastercard-signals-report-identifies-seven-major-shifts\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Mastercard Signals Report Identifies Seven Major Shifts Reshaping Digital Commerce Worldwide<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"entry-summary\">Mastercard has released its latest Signals Report, outlining seven key shifts that&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-inner is-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-el meta-avatar meta-el multiple-avatar\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Esther-Speak-150x150.png\" class=\"photo avatar\" alt=\"Esther Speak - Senior Reporter at Villpress\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-el meta-author co-authors\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-separate\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/cs\/author\/estherspeaks\/\">Esthy Speaks<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"p-wrap p-grid p-grid-1\" data-pid=\"11162\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feat-holder\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-featured\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"p-flink\" href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/cs\/zoom-launches-ai-workspace-that-converts-meetings\/\" title=\"Zoom Launches AI Workspace That Converts Meetings Into Actionable Tasks and Completed Work\">\r\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zoom-1024x690.png\" class=\"featured-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"p-categories light-scheme p-top\"><a class=\"p-category category-id-64\" href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/cs\/category\/ai\/\" rel=\"category\">AI<\/a><\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\">\t\t<a class=\"p-url\" href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/cs\/zoom-launches-ai-workspace-that-converts-meetings\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Zoom Launches AI Workspace That Converts Meetings Into Actionable Tasks and Completed Work<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"entry-summary\">Zoom has unveiled a new AI-powered workspace designed to transform conversations 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href=\"#\">News<\/a><\/li><li class=\"qlink h5\"><a href=\"#\">Living<\/a><\/li><li class=\"qlink h5\"><a href=\"#\">Franchise<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a81330a elementor-widget elementor-widget-foxiz-grid-2\" data-id=\"a81330a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"foxiz-grid-2.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uid_a81330a\" class=\"block-wrap block-grid block-grid-2 rb-columns rb-col-2 rb-tcol-2 rb-mcol-1 is-gap-20 is-pagi-text ecat-text meta-s-dot\"><div class=\"block-inner\">\t\t<div class=\"p-wrap p-grid p-grid-2\" data-pid=\"11792\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feat-holder\">\t\t<div class=\"p-featured\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"p-flink\" href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/cs\/tony-elumelu-to-step-down-as-uba-chairman\/\" title=\"Tony Elumelu to Step Down as UBA Chairman After 12-Year Tenure, Emmanuel Nnorom Named Successor\">\r\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Tony-Elumelu_1783349771-420x280.webp\" class=\"featured-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"p-categories p-top\"><a class=\"p-category category-id-135\" href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/cs\/category\/people\/\" rel=\"category\">People<\/a><\/div><h3 class=\"entry-title\">\t\t<a class=\"p-url\" href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/cs\/tony-elumelu-to-step-down-as-uba-chairman\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Tony Elumelu to Step Down as UBA Chairman After 12-Year Tenure, Emmanuel Nnorom Named Successor<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"entry-summary\">United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has announced that Group Chairman Tony O. Elumelu will retire from the board on&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-inner is-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-el meta-avatar meta-el multiple-avatar\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Esther-Speak-150x150.png\" class=\"photo avatar\" alt=\"Esther Speak - Senior Reporter at Villpress\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-el meta-author co-authors\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-separate\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/cs\/author\/estherspeaks\/\">Esthy Speaks<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"p-wrap p-grid p-grid-2\" data-pid=\"11785\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feat-holder\">\t\t<div class=\"p-featured\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"p-flink\" href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/cs\/visa-m-pesa-and-onafriq-test-stablecoins\/\" title=\"Visa, M-Pesa, and Onafriq Test Stablecoins for Cross-Border Mobile Money in DRC\">\r\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/stable-coin-1-420x280.png\" class=\"featured-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"p-categories p-top\"><a class=\"p-category category-id-484\" href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/cs\/category\/business\/fintech\/\" rel=\"category\">Fintech<\/a><\/div><h3 class=\"entry-title\">\t\t<a class=\"p-url\" href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/cs\/visa-m-pesa-and-onafriq-test-stablecoins\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Visa, M-Pesa, and Onafriq Test Stablecoins for Cross-Border Mobile Money in DRC<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"entry-summary\">Visa, M-Pesa, and pan-African payments infrastructure provider Onafriq have launched a stablecoin pilot in the Democratic Republic of Congo to&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-inner is-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-el meta-avatar meta-el multiple-avatar\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Esther-Speak-150x150.png\" class=\"photo avatar\" alt=\"Esther Speak - Senior Reporter at Villpress\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-el meta-author co-authors\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-separate\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/cs\/author\/estherspeaks\/\">Esthy Speaks<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"p-wrap p-grid p-grid-2\" data-pid=\"11776\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feat-holder\">\t\t<div class=\"p-featured\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"p-flink\" href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/cs\/african-e-commerce-is-moving-from-transactions-to-financial-infrastructure\/\" title=\"African E-commerce Is Moving From Transactions to Financial Infrastructure\">\r\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/African-E-commerce-Is-Moving-From-Transactions-to-Financial-Infrastructure-420x280.png\" class=\"featured-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"African E-commerce Is Moving From Transactions to Financial Infrastructure\" \/>\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"p-categories p-top\"><a class=\"p-category category-id-110\" href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/cs\/category\/e-commerce\/\" rel=\"category\">E-commerce<\/a><a class=\"p-category category-id-484\" href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/cs\/category\/business\/fintech\/\" rel=\"category\">Fintech<\/a><\/div><h3 class=\"entry-title\">\t\t<a class=\"p-url\" href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/cs\/african-e-commerce-is-moving-from-transactions-to-financial-infrastructure\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">African E-commerce Is Moving From Transactions to Financial Infrastructure<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"entry-summary\">When Konga announced its partnership with Nigerian Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) fintech Klump, the update appeared, at first glance,&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-inner is-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-el meta-avatar meta-el multiple-avatar\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\" src=\"https:\/\/23452adca840eba8f5a07580e818e32f.r2.cloudflarestorage.com\/villpressmedia\/2024\/08\/sebas-48x48.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-44 photo\" alt=\"Sebastian Hills\" \/><img alt='Emmanuel Alimi' src='https:\/\/villpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Emmanuel-Alimi.jpg' srcset='https:\/\/villpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Emmanuel-Alimi.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-44 photo avatar-default' height='44' width='44' \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-el meta-author co-authors\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-separate\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/cs\/author\/sebastianhills\/\">Sebastian Hills<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-separate\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/cs\/author\/emmanuelalimi\/\">Emmanuel Alimi<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"p-wrap p-grid p-grid-2\" data-pid=\"11782\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feat-holder\">\t\t<div class=\"p-featured\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"p-flink\" href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/cs\/google-launches-1-million-equity-free-fund\/\" title=\"Google Launches $1 Million Equity-Free Fund to Back African Indie Game 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