Nigeria aside fintech . Article by Victor Obioma
Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy and eighth largest population in the world with a booming 200+ million people, 53.2% of…
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Africa’s crypto market grew 1200% in 1 year as remittance, wealth preservation drive adoption
Africa’s cryptocurrency market grew by over 1200% between July 2020 and June 2021. This is according to Chainalysis 2021 Geography…
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Google Meet for Web Gets Automatic Brightness Feature to Improve Visibility During Video Calls
Google Meet is bringing a new feature to correct poor lighting during video calls. Following the introduction of a low-light…
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Netflix launches free plan in Kenya to boost growth
Netflix said on Monday it is launching a free mobile plan in Kenya as the global streaming giant looks to…
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Cartona gets $4.5M pre-Series A to connect retailers with suppliers in Egypt
Today, Cartona is announcing that it has raised a $4.5 million pre-Series A funding round to connect retailers and manufacturers via an…
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Adaeze Sokan emerges new country director for UK-Nigeria Tech Hub
To demonstrate further the UK’s commitment to support the growth of Nigeria’s tech ecosystem through the UK-Nigeria Tech Hub and…
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Is it safe to buy real Instagram followers?
Instagram is one of the highest-grossing social media apps, and many use it to expand their businesses and acquire fame.To this…
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SpaceX launches the Inspiration4 mission with an all-civilian crew
On the first privately funded, non-government mission to orbit, the Inspiration4 mission an all-civilian crew raced into space atop a…
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Businesses are Increasingly Adopting IoT to Drive Energy Sustainability says Vodacom
Beyond the immediate benefits like having data about business operations available in real-time, businesses are increasingly exploring and adopting Internet…
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VC Mark Suster: “The bet we’re making now is on founder skills,” instead of customers or products
We recently caught up with longtime VC Mark Suster of L.A.-based Upfront Ventures, which last raised both an early-stage fund and…
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Nigerian startups can pitch for share of $30k pre-seed equity pool at StartupSouth event
Nigerian startups have been invited to apply to pitch for share of a US$30,000 pre-seed equity funding pool provided by…
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How Egypt’s ClickMare is making private healthcare accessible to all via micro-insurance
Egyptian startup ClickMare is providing users with health micro-insurance to make private healthcare accessible to all by breaking financial barriers….
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Egypt plans to enhance the internet for 60 million people as part of a major digital transformation effort
Egypt’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology, H.E. Dr. Amr Talaat, has revealed plans to bring high-speed internet to more…
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The President of the African Development Bank has been awarded the Leadership Person of the Year Award for 2020
Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group, has been named Leadership Person of the Year by…
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Ethiopian construction-tech startup ConDigital raises pre-seed funding round
Ethiopian construction-tech startup ConDigital has raised a pre-seed funding round to help it cement its presence at home and expand…
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Africa’s tech-enabled firm,Bedouin reaffirms commitment to value addition
Lagos-based media and experiential marketing agency, Bedouin Nation has reaffirmed plan to focus on strengthening long-term competitiveness in African creative…
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TikTok parent ByteDance adds time limit for kids under 14 on its video app in China
The Chinese version of the popular short video app TikTok, known as Douyin, will limit users in China who are…
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22-Year-Old Student Pioneers Hydroponic Farming in Rwanda
Many students go to university but few think about creating businesses that can even help them afford some basic needs…
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Towards Africa’s First MRNA Vaccine Technology Transfer Hub
The World Health Organization (WHO), a South African consortium and partners from COVAX, are working to set up a technology…
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SA’s Centbee graduates from regulatory sandbox, adds new countries to remittance service
South African fintech startup Centbee has successfully completed testing of its remittance service Minit Money within the framework of the…
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Egyptian e-health startup Sotech raises $1m pre-seed funding round
Egyptian e-health and IoT solutions startup Sotech has raised US$1 million in pre-seed funding to scale into the rest of…
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Want to stay relevant in a constantly changing market? This is how design thinking can help.
Written by Aline Alonso Design Thinking for Innovators – a brand new course for entrepreneurs now available at the VC4A Startup Academy….
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A Nigerian oil palm startup Releaf raised $4 million to build a “smart” factory
Written by Alexander Onukwue Besides being a key ingredient for cooking jollof rice, vegetable oil is used industrially in paints,…
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Seedstars and the Financial Times have launched a $500,000 challenge for early-stage startups
The Financial Times is hosting the first FTxSDG Challenge in collaboration with Seedstars, a Swiss-based organization that invests in and…
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The Global Innovation Initiative Group plans to invest $100 million in Africa to help the continent’s tech sector grow
The Global Innovation Initiative Group has announced the creation of a fund to support African innovation. Over the next three…
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5 Fresh Data Intelligence Trends that Businesses Ought to Know
Written by Luis Monzon Data has undoubtedly permeated every aspect of our modern life, from what we buy to the…
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2 in 3 Banks Will Lose Market Share Unless They Digitise says Report
Written by Luis Monzon A new report by The Financial Times Focus and Mambu shows banks must redesign their role in society…
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Yellow, a Malawian off-grid solar provider, has received $4 million in debt financing from SunFunder
Yellow, a Malawian off-grid solar company, has received a $4 million loan from SunFunder, a company that finances solar energy…
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Google is getting caught in the antitrust net
Written by GILEAD EDELMAN, WIRED.COM One case in Turkey cuts to the heart of the search giant’s power. Being a…
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E-Waste From a Single Bitcoin Transaction Is Like Throwing Away Two iPhone 12 Minis
Yearly, the amount of e-waste produced by the entire bitcoin network is comparable to that produced by a country like…
