Revital Healthcare,Kenyan auto-disable syringe manufacturer receives $4m grant funding
Revital Healthcare (EPZ) Limited, a Kenyan medical supply manufacturer, has received nearly $4 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to…
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Google Ads Phishing Scam Stealing From Crypto Wallets
New Google Ads scam is stealing crypto wallets, a new research from Check Point Research (CPR) warns. The new scam…
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Amazon’s First Solar Project in SA Finally Begins Adding Clean Energy to Grid
Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company, announced that the first operational solar project it has enabled in…
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Why Nigerian Banks shutdown 649 ATMs in 2020
Commercial banks in Nigeria shut down 234 branches and 649 Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in 2020, according to reports from…
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AfCFTA has announced winners of the AfCFTA Caravan Prize
The AfCFTA Secretariat and its partners on the 4D, ProPer and Caravan Initiatives, AfroChampions and the Arab Bank for Economic…
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Michanic, a South African Startup helping customers bring qualified mechanics close
South African startup Michanic is connecting customers and fleet owners with trusted, qualified and vetted mechanics in Gauteng and Cape…
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China is interested in partenering with Nigeria on digital economy
The ??current leadership of Nigeria’s Digital Economy sector has continued to attract global attention as foreign investors seek partnerships with…
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MTN Nigeria to sell off shares worth 101 billion naira to pay off debts
Africa’s telecommunication giant, MTN, has announced its plan to sell 101 billion naira ($244 million) worth of shares in its…
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Governments Must Check if Company Really Does Scrap Face Recognition says Facebook Whistleblower
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen welcomed Facebook’s announcement that it would scrap facial recognition, but urged close government oversight of the…
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How To Manage Risk With The Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
There are many uncertainties in business and the more a business begins to grow, the more there is an increase…
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To enhance learning for students,Lagos introduces Edutainment
The Lagos State Government has introduced Edutainment – the process of entertaining the pupils while also teaching them at the same time…
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MallforAfrica shuts down operations in Nigeria
Nigerian e-commerce platform, MallforAfrica has announced the shut down of its operations. The MallforAfrica app is no longer on the…
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SQUID Cryptocurrency Grows by 600 Percent as Investors Seeking Next ‘Moon Shot’ Back It Up
Earlier this week, the SQUID cryptocurrency, inspired by popular Netflix series Squid Game, raised scam suspicions after its value dipped…
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Search Queries from Google shows high rise in Halloween by Nigerians
Google trends have shown a surprising increased interest in Halloween by Nigerians. Google Search queries in the week leading up to 31…
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Google’s startup accelerator opens up for African innovators to join the 7th Installation
Applications for Google’s three-month virtual accelerator programme are now open to startups located in Algeria, Botswana, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt,…
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FinMeUp,a South African Financial Education Startup raise seed funding
South African startup FinMeUp has raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding to help it add a host of new…
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Former Uber Boss Joins Aura, a South African Smart Personal Security Firm
AURA, one of South Africa’s leading security and medical response marketplaces, has appointed David Myers as its COO. Previously a…
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Konga, true business case for emerging African entrepreneurs
I have read and digested the very comprehensive independent submission made by e-Live consultant, Kelvin Mulungwe on the e-commerce race…
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Facebook Creators can now get subscription links to get around Apple’s fees
The company formerly known as Facebook just announced its plans to sneak around Apple’s infamous platform fees, the latest beat in an…
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Twitter expands API that will posting and deleting tweets
Twitter has been steadily updating its rebuilt API following its mid-2020 relaunch. Most recently, the company added support for Twitter Spaces to its…
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Netflix launches mobile games for members worldwide
Netflix on Tuesday released a set of mobile games playable for free by subscribers of the global streaming service as…
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Egyptian tech startup funding since 2015 has been raised in 2021
Egyptian tech startups have raised almost US$800 million between them since January 2015, with more than 50 per cent of…
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WorkPay, a Kenyan HR startup expands into Nigeria
Kenyan startup WorkPay, which builds human resources (HR) and payroll solutions for Africa, has expanded into Nigeria. Originally called TozzaPlus…
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Agro Innovation Incubator funded by AFDC has opened in Nairobi
An innovation incubation centre funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB) has been launched at the Pan African University Institute…
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Algerian Startup Financing Fund has launched a $7.2 million fund to invest in the country
At the National Conference of Startups “Algeria Disrupt 2020,” the Algerian Startup Financing Fund was officially launched. The fund, which…
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Payhippo a Credit startup,closes $3m seed raise, to improve access to finance for small businesses in Nigeria
Credit startup, Payhippo has announced a $3 million seed funding raise. This brings the fintech startup’s total raise to $4 million in…
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How to Enable Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard that will Let You Copy and Paste Across Android and Windows
Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard app is getting a new Cloud Clipboard feature that allows users to copy and paste texts between…
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Egyptian eCommerce fulfillment startup, ShipBlu has raised $2.4 million in seed funding
ShipBlu, an Egypt-based e-commerce startup backed by Y Combinator, has raised a $2.4 million seed round headed by Nama Ventures,…
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Satya Nadella,Microsoft CEO reveals plan to launch it’s own Metaverse,Shows How It Will Work
After Facebook changed its name to Meta to reflect its engagement with the metaverse, Microsoft too is gearing up to…
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Facebook plans to delete facial recognition data on more than a billion users
Just days after rebranding itself, Facebook announced plans to delete a trove of the most worrisome data that the world’s biggest…
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