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France Editor · Paris
Camille Laurent leads AfroEuropa's France desk from Paris, covering the deals, deeptech and policy across the French and wider EU tech scene. Every story is editor-reviewed and credits its original reporting.
The US President reported at least $1.4 billion in crypto income for 2025, drawing scrutiny as his administration crafts industry rules with implications for Europe.
A new Mastercard SME Confidence Index finds most Nigerian small businesses optimistic about growth, signalling opportunity across the Africa-Europe fintech corridor.
Backed by Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu, Kling AI's record raise opens a global gap in consumer AI video that African creators and studios may soon tap.
Denmark's Danske Bank is widening its work with Amazon Web Services to speed up the delivery of AI-enabled banking products and services.
Italy's largest bank has completed the migration of its core IT systems to Google Cloud infrastructure, deepening ties between European banking and US cloud providers.
Ondo Finance says it has launched the first tokenised U.S. securities that stay fully within existing regulation, offering token holders full voting rights.
Silicon veteran Raja Koduri's startup wants to lower the cost of custom AI silicon through IP licensing — a model that could open doors for African chip and system designers.
The Japanese firm bought 2,823 BTC in the second quarter, cementing its place as the world's third-largest publicly traded bitcoin holder.
The Bavarian drone maker more than doubled its valuation to $8BN in one of Europe's largest defence technology financings, backed by Blackstone, Airbus and Advent.
Nigeria's central bank has withdrawn the operating licences of 46 microfinance banks, saying they no longer meet the requirements to function as licensed institutions.
The secure corporate messaging firm raised a $180M growth round led by Riverwood Capital, betting on AI analytics for regulated industries.
The U.S. president's 2025 financial disclosure shows digital assets now outpace his golf courses and hotels as a source of personal wealth.
Google's conversational search experience now supports 13 African languages, signalling deeper localisation as the tool crosses one billion monthly users.
Meta restricts engineers' use of Claude Code and Codex over distillation fears, while ex-Meta and OpenAI staff chase a $400m AI lab raise.
Nasdaq is extending its TotalView market data to blockchain applications through Pyth's marketplace, signaling deeper ties between traditional exchanges and onchain finance.
The Chinese exile and one-time ally of Steve Bannon was handed a three-decade sentence following his 2024 conviction in a sprawling fraud case.
