Senegalese logistics startup Yobante Express raises $1.2m seed round
Senegalese delivery startup Yobante Express, an online marketplace that connects local couriers with local commerce to optimise domestic, cross-border and…
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Egyptian blockchain startup Pravica raises funding to scale operations
Cairo-based startup Pravica, a communication platform using blockchain technology to empower user privacy and security, has secured an undisclosed investment…
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Flat6Labs announces 2nd close of Tunisia seed fund at $10m
Flat6Labs, a regional seed and early-stage VC firm, has announced the second close of its Tunisia-based Anava Seed Fund (ASF),…
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How mobile money grew in sub-Saharan Africa in the last 10 years
Two of Africa’s biggest startup stories of 2021 involve the billion-dollar valuations accorded to OPay, and Wave. Propelled by Chinese…
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AgriTech: Releaf ’s Ikenna Nzewi, others feature as CNN explores Nigeria’s palm oil industry
Once the world’s leading producer of palm oil, Nigeria has seen an output decline over the last three decades. The…
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African nonprofits want to “decolonize” donor funding
International development funding to Africa has a “colonial” approach that favors Western organizations at the expense of local civil society…
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The World Economic Forum has named the University of Cape Town Online School a global Top Innovator
The University of Cape Town (UCT) online school has been recognized for its revolutionary educational innovations, having been named one…
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Tips To Keep Your Startup Afloat In The First Year
For any Startup or business, it is necessary to keep in mind that no business plan or strategy is foolproof….
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Netflix acquires its own video game studio and launches mobile games
Netflix has announced the acquisition of video game developer Night School Studio, as well as the release of five mobile…
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Kenya’s E-Commerce is on the Rise
In June, Visa reported that the top market contributors for e-commerce in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) over the last three years were South…
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Frogfoot SA Acquires Link Africa’s FTTH Network
Frogfoot, a licensed open-access infrastructure provider, has announced its acquisition of the Link Africa Western Cape FTTH (Fibre to the…
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Nigerian mobility startup Moove expands to Cape Town
Nigerian mobility startup Moove, which provides revenue-based vehicle financing to help individuals across Africa own their own vehicles, has expanded…
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Paratus to Open Brand-New Data Centre in Zambia
Paratus Group has announced that its brand-new data centre will open in Lusaka, Zambia on 1 October 2021. The new…
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Nigerian crypto exchange Yellow Card raises $15m Series A funding
Nigerian cryptocurrency exchange Yellow Card has raised US$15 million in Series A funding to ramp up hiring and continue its…
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The new era of education is high-tech and high-touch
We’ve heard a lot about the role of technology in pandemic education, and for good reason: Digital solutions enabled school…
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Netflix acquires its first games studio, “Oxenfree” developer Night School
Night School Studio, the independent game developer known for narrative-driven titles like “Oxenfree,” announced today it has been acquired by…
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Facebook’s Effort To Attract Preteens Goes Beyond Instagram Kids, Documents Show
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Wall Street Journal : Facebook has come under increasing fire in recent…
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Afreximbank launches pan-African payment platform to ease cross-border transactions
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has launched the pan-African payment and settlement system (PAPSS), a financial market infrastructure, to enable cross-border payments…
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Nigeria’s Awaited eNaira Website Goes Live, Here’s all you Should Know
Exactly three days before the official launch of Nigeria’s digital currency called eNaira, the Central Bank of Nigeria opens the…
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2Africa Cable Extends to India: Now Longest Subsea Cable in the World
The 2Africa consortium, comprised of China Mobile International, Facebook, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, STC, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone and WIOCC, announced today…
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$280-Billion Investment Needed to Tackle Climate Change in Africa, Report
An investment of about $280-billion will be needed for 35 cities across South Africa, Kenya, and Ethiopia to cope with the…
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Nearly Half of SSA Consumers Are Using Mobile Money Services – Ericsson
A major new consumer and market insight report from multinational networking and telecommunications firm Ericsson titled Mobile Financial Services on the…
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WhatsApp Testing to Expand Multi-Device Feature to Secondary Android, iOS Devices: Report
WhatsApp is found to be working on expanding its multi-device feature to let users access the instant messaging app on…
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LinkedIn is testing a new, paid ticketed events service
LinkedIn earlier this month unveiled a new push around creators to bring more original content (and engagement) to its platform, but that’s…
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YC-backed Malloc wants to take the sting out of mobile spyware
Mobile spyware is one of the most invasive and targeted kinds of unregulated surveillance, since it can be used to…
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Do you need another app to discover beautiful places when you travel?
In the summer of 2019, Timilehin Ajiboye became intrigued with the idea of building a travel app after conversations with a circle of friends….
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Egyptian auto-auction platform Sa3ar acquired by Contactcars
Egyptian startup Sa3ar Technology Solutions, a platform that digitises auto-auctions deals, has been acquired by automotive marketplace Contactcars, a subsidiary…
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Moroccan e-health startup DataPathology raises $223k funding
Moroccan e-heath startup DataPathology has raised MAD2 million (US$$223,000) to help it transform the pathological diagnosis system and improve services…
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Abuja Municipal Council introduces new license for Uber/Bolt drivers, to begin enforcement by October 1
It appears that the authorities of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja are set to commence a regime of licensing…
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Zoom Update Adds Option to Stop Incoming Video in Meetings: How to Use
Zoom has added a new feature called ‘stop incoming video’ that allows users to block video feeds of other participants…
