Applications open for 3rd Google Startup Accelerator: Middle East and North Africa
Google has opened applications for the third edition of its Startups Accelerator: Middle East and North Africa programme, which offers…
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Nigeria: Uber launches ride-hailing operation in 2 new cities, Ibadan and Port-Harcourt
Ride-hailing company, Uber has announced the expansion of its services to two new cities in Nigeria, Port Harcourt and Ibadan….
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Flutterwave, Opay named among CB Insights’ Fintech 250 companies
Made up of 250 top private companies leveraging technology to solve challenges in the financial services industry, CB Insights has…
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Ford Foundation appoints Catherine Chinedum Aniagolu-Okoye as regional director W/Africa
A new regional director, in the person of Catherine Chinedum (‘ChiChi’) Aniagolu-Okoye, has been appointed to take charge of the…
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Pacer Ventures announces Pacer Labs, Pan-African software development firm
Sub-Saharan Africa venture firm Pacer Ventures is set to further unlock the power of digital transformation in Africa with the launch of Pacer…
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4 Things You Didn’t Know About Google’s $1-Billion Investment in Africa
US-based tech monolith Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc, has announced its plans to invest $1-billion over 5 years to…
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Onyeka Akumah : A Ride On A Bus That Changed This Entrepreneur’s Journey
Designing websites came naturally to Onyeka Akumah even as a college student, but his greatest epiphany was in a moving…
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Google and YouTube say they won’t allow ads or monetized content pushing climate denial
Google announced Thursday that it would no longer allow ads or monetization for content that promotes climate change denialism. The policy…
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Ghanaian startup Kaazi launches football talent identification platform
Ghanaian startup Kaazi has launched the public beta of its football talent identification and recruitment platform, which will be available…
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Nedbank & Microsoft Launch Free Online Digital Skills Training Platform
Nedbank, one of South Africa’s largest lenders, has announced the launch of the Nedbank DigiSkills online platform, in partnership with…
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EMURGO Africa to Support 100 Local Startups Within 3 Years
EMURGO – the official commercial arm and a founding entity of the Cardano blockchain – previously announced the launch of a new wholly-owned Cardano ecosystem…
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World Facebook announces winners of 2021 Community Accelerator Program in Africa
Facebook today announced the winners of the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator Program, highlighting the 13 Facebook community leaders from Nigeria,…
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90% of Africa’s $6.6b startup funds reside in Lagos, Cape Town, three others
With Africa’s startup ecosystem worth put at $6.6 billion, over 90 per cent of these funds are currently concentrated in…
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Scaling Distributed Systems: Navigating the Complexities of Global Fintech Infrastructure
In today’s rapidly changing financial world, businesses are continually innovating to satisfy dynamic client expectations while adhering to severe regulatory…
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Twitter is testing prompts that warn you when a conversation has bad vibes
If you’ve ever tweeted something innocuous that went on to kick off a firestorm of unwanted attention, you know full…
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WhatsApp Spotted Testing a Custom Privacy Setting for Profile Photos on Android
WhatsApp for Android is in testing a profile photo privacy setting that will let users hide their profile photos from…
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How Huawei is innovating nonstop for faster digitalization
Huawei’s, annual flagship event for the global ICT industry – HUAWEI CONNECT 2021 – kicked off on Sep 23, 2021….
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DPI announces the $900 million final close of the African Development Partners III Fund, one of the largest African funds
African Development Partners III Fund (ADP III) has surpassed its US$800 million target and is set to close at US$900…
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MTN Uganda is planning a $1.2 billion initial public offering
According to Keith Kalyegira, Chief Executive Officer of the Capital Markets Authority, the initial public offering (IPO) of telecommunications company…
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Google will now offer African startups more than no-strings cash and office space
At a virtual event on Wednesday (Oct. 6), Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai said his company will invest $1 billion in…
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The Premier HealthTech Event in Africa Returns – Secure Your Sponsorship Today
The Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa (HISA) returns on the 17 and 18 November 2021. There is simply no other event in Africa…
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Telkom SA Further Slashes Data Prices for Summer
Telkom South Africa has launched a new set of postpaid promotional deals and prepaid LTE deals offering more value to…
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MTN Group Announces New Digital & FinTech CFO
MTN Group has announced the appointment of Adekunle Awobodu as its new Chief Financial Officer for Digital and Fintech. According…
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The Zimbabwe dollar drops 89 cents as the national bank cracks down on unlawful forex trade
The central bank of Zimbabwe has added 47 more people to its blacklist for allegedly using social media to advertise…
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Ghana Startup Ecosystem Program to provide digital skills to 7000 youth
Ghana Tech Lab has partnered up with a number of partners for the fourth edition of the Ghana Startup Summit,…
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AppsFlyer Report Finds 55% increase in spending as eCommerce grows across Sub-Sarahan Africa
AppsFlyer, the marketing measurement and experience platform, has released their 2021 edition of its State of eCommerce App Marketing report, outlining key…
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Orderin CEO Gives 5 Simple Ways SMMEs Can Become Competitive in eCommerce
A few years ago, the majority of South Africans had never made a single purchase online. Today, the local e-commerce…
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7 African startups selected for inaugural Last Mile Money Accelerator
Seven African startups are among the eight selected to take part in the inaugural cohort of the Last Mile Money…
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Moroccan B2B e-commerce startup Chari raises $5m seed round for expansion
Moroccan B2B e-commerce and fintech startup Chari has raised a US$5 million seed round which values the company at US$70…
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SA prop-tech venture builder Castle One secures significant investment
South African prop-tech venture building group Castle One has received a “significant investment” from HL Hall and Sons Holdings in…
