Over 500,000 Android Users Downloaded a New Joker Malware App from Play Store
A malicious Android app with over 500,000 downloads from the Google Play app store has been discovered to be hosting…
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MAX, a Nigerian mobility-tech startup, has raised $31 million in a Series B round, with plans to expand across Africa and build EV infrastructure
After securing $31 million in Series B funding, Nigerian mobility tech startup Metro Africa Xpress Inc. (MAX) plans to expand…
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Nigeria’s African Blockchain Lab has received a $6 million strategic funding round
African Blockchain Lab, based in Nigeria, has received a US$6 million pre-Series A investment to help fund the launch of…
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Trueflutter, a Nigerian dating startup, makes over 1,000 matches per day
Trueflutter, a dating and matchmaking app for people from emerging markets, is a Nigerian startup that is focusing on the…
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WhatsApp Business Beta Users Will Receive a New Shortcut for the Quick Replies Feature
According to reports, WhatsApp Business is getting a new feature. According to reports, the beta version of the instant messaging…
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Paymob, an Egyptian fintech startup, has partnered with Uber to expand in-app payment options
Paymob, an Egyptian fintech startup, has partnered with ride-hailing giant Uber to expand payment options on the Uber app, with…
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Nigeria’s Ventures Platform has secured the first close of a $40 million pan-African fund
One of Africa’s most active early-stage tech investors, Nigeria-based Ventures Platform, has announced the first close of a US$40 million…
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Nigerian stock trading app Trove has won the Ecobank Fintech Challenge
App for trading global shares in Nigeria Trove has won the fourth edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge, taking home…
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Instagram now allows you to embed a scaled-down version of your profile into a website
Instagram is introducing a new “Profile Embed” feature that will allow users to embed a mini-version of their profile into…
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African gender lens investment fund Alitheia IDF unveils final close at $100m
Alitheia IDF, Africa’s first and only women-led and women-focused private equity fund, has announced the final close of its US$100…
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Metaverse: Nestcoin’s new product, Metaverse Magna will help Africans earn by playing games
Many people are still perplexed by what the metaverse is or could be. Millions of dollars, however, are being invested…
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Tingg, Payment App Wins Mobile App of The Year in Kenya
Tingg, the all-in-one super payments app, was named ‘Overall Mobile App of the Year’ in Kenya at the inaugural Mobile…
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Zoom is the Newest Member of Tech Industry Counterterrorism Group GIFCT
Zoom has joined a counter-terrorism organization formed by major US tech companies such as Meta, formerly known as Facebook, and…
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Apple Users Can Now Reset, Erase Locked Devices Without Connecting to a PC or Mac
Apple has introduced Security Lockout mode, which allows users to reset and erase data from their locked iPhone or iPad…
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Moove opens office in Kenya, adds bikes and trucks to vehicle financing
Moove, an African mobility fintech, has opened its first office in East Africa and its sixth on the continent in…
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ATG Digital, South African Software Company Launches Vaccine Verifier
ATG Digital, a leader in identification verification software, has announced a new tool for employers and public establishments to use…
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Adaptation SME Accelerator Project invites African climate startups to apply
The Adaptation SME Accelerator Project (ASAP), a program for SMEs and startups scaling market-based and contextualized solutions to critical climate…
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2400 Nigerian girls with digital skills to be equipped with grant from UK
In the next three months, 2,400 Nigerian girls will be equipped with basic information and communications technology (ICT) skills thanks…
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Target Global leads $3.5M pre-seed in Nigerian online learning platform Edukoya
Offline test preparation centers in Nigeria have been providing after-school guidance and tutoring to students attempting to pass entrance examinations…
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The Founder Institute South Africa is now accepting applications for the 2022 cohort
Founder Institute, a pre-seed accelerator, has opened applications for its South Africa program, which is looking for ambitious entrepreneurs to…
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Wowzi, a Kenyan startup, has received $3.2 million in funding from 4DX Ventures, and its co-founder, Andela, plans to expand across Africa
Wowzi, a Kenyan startup, has secured new funding to expand the reach of its platform, which turns social media users…
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Android 12 (Go edition) will be released in 2022, with improved privacy controls and battery life, as well as new features
Google has announced Android 12 (Go edition). According to the company, the lightweight operating system (OS) will be available in…
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Twitter has finally implemented automatic captions for videos on mobile and web
Automatic captions for videos are now available on Twitter. On Wednesday, December 15, the much-anticipated functionality began rolling out globally…
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How Ogow Health, a Somalia startup is improving care paths and serving thousands of patients
Ogow Health, a Somalian e-health startup, is improving care pathways, access to patient data, reporting, and public health information for…
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The FTxSDG Challenge finalists have been announced by FT and Seedstars
The Financial Times and Seedstars have announced the startups that have advanced to the final round of the FTxSDG Challenge,…
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South Africans can now easily access Google TV
South Africans are big fans of televisions and home entertainment systems. In fact, according to Nielsen, the average citizen watches…
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Networks Unlimited keeps supporting children at Tembisa school during holiday season
Networks Unlimited, a subsidiary of Exclusive Networks, has continued its end-of-year tradition of assisting the students and parents of Nokuphila…
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Mobility startup, Treepz is set to bolster Lagos-based bus company, CMS T&M, with technology
Treepz, a mobility startup, has announced a partnership with CMS Taxi and Motor Nigeria Limited (CMS T&M), a Lagos-based traditional…
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Salaam Somali Bank to disburse $4m to Somalia’s best young entrepreneurs
Salaam Somali Bank has set aside US$4 million for Somali entrepreneurs to be distributed over two years beginning next year…
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Danbatta says Nigeria will have widest 5G coverage in Africa, MTN and MAFAB bag 5G licences
MTN and MAFAB COMMUNICATIONS emerged as the winners of the Federal Government’s 5G spectrum auction held yesterday at the Transcorp…
