African Startups Can Start Applying for the Making More Health Business Accelerator
Startups from Africa are encouraged to apply for the Making More Health Business Accelerator, a structured program for business growth…
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Qualcomm Launches Africa Innovation Platform
The Africa Innovation Platform, a collection of mentorship, education, and training initiatives developed to assist the growth of Africa’s burgeoning…
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Visa Vows to Invest $1 Billion Towards Africa Digital Transformation
Visa, a global payments company, has pledged to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years. The announcement…
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Kenyan e-Health Startup, MyHealth Africa Closes $1m in Seed Funding for Expansion
MyHealth Africa, a Kenya-based healthtech startup, has raised $1 million in seed funding to expand its presence in Africa. The…
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Truecaller Introduces Family Plan With Support for Multiple Users for Android
Truecaller recently introduced a Family Plan, which allows up to five users to use its premium services with a single…
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Online shopping red flags: How to spot a scam this festive season
It’s officially the holiday season, and for many of us, that means the countdown to “presents o’clock” – AKA December…
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JuicyScore, Global Anti-fraud Firm Expands to Nigeria
JuicyScore, a global leader in antifraud and risk management technologies for online businesses, recently expanded its global footprint to Nigeria,…
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Apply: MEST Africa 2024 Cohort
MEST, the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology, has opened applications for the 2024 cohort of the MEST training programme, a…
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Key Highlights from Grand Africa Initiative’s GAIN Youth Summit 2022
Grand Africa Initiative (GAIN) on the 28th and 29th October, 2022 held the third edition of her annual youth summit tagged…
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Twitter: Elon Musk Reveals Character Limit Will Increase to 4000
Twitter CEO Elon Musk continues to want to take the micro out of microblogging, pledging to increase the platform’s character…
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Data trends to watch in 2023
The total amount of data created and consumed globally is projected to grow to more than 180 zettabytes by 2025, almost three…
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E-hailing safety tips for this festive season
E-hailing platforms have become significantly popular because of their convenience and reduced pressure to own a car in today’s tough…
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How to give your retail store a competitive edge
By supporting real-time decision-making, combining edge computing with digital signage improves the customer experience and boosts sales. Although in-store purchases…
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20 African Entrepreneur Support Organisations Join Village Capital Project
Small Foundation and Village Capital have chosen 20 African entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) that work with rural-impacting businesses in Sub-Saharan…
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Owoafara, Nigerian Fintech Startup Secures Funding From ShEquity
Owoafara, a Nigerian fintech startup that provides digital banking to help the world’s unbanked population gain access to financial products…
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Gerard Allison Joins Sophos as Senior Vice President of Sales for EMEA
Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, has announced the appointment of Gerard Allison as its Senior Vice President…
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Meet ChatGPT, the Generative AI Bot From OpenAI
Is artificial intelligence taking over the world? The latest “groundbreaking” AI chat bot, trained to interact with advanced users, is…
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5 Top Trends That Will Shape Africa’s Tech Landscape in 2023
Africa is undergoing a digital revolution at the rate at which various countries keep harnessing emerging technology. More people now…
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5 Cybersecurity Experts Disrupting the Tech Ecosystem 5 African Countries
In recent years, Africa has witnessed a significant increase in technological advancements, with a burgeoning tech ecosystem gaining wide acceptance…
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How Data-Driven Marketing can Scale Fintech Adoption in Africa
Over the past five years, Africa’s fintech sector has rapidly grown and transformed financial services through mobile payments, digital banking,…
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Kenya is the Latest Beneficiary of Microsoft’s Global Digital Skills Program
To increase access to digital and fundamental skills, Microsoft has announced the beginning of a global skilling program in Kenya….
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Zimbabwe-Based InfraCo Africa Collaborates With Mobility for Africa to Make Clean Transport Accessible in Underserved Areas
InfraCo Africa, a division of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), has committed US$2 million to expanding the product line…
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Senegalese B2B marketplace, Kwely Emerges Winner of the 2022 MEST Africa Challenge
The 2022 MEST Africa Challenge winner, Senegalese B2B marketplace Kwely, received US$50,000 in equity capital as well as the title…
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The 5th Edition of the Africa Tech Summit Nairobi 2023 to Connect Over 1000 Delegates
Africa Tech Summit Nairobi 2023 will bring together tech pioneers from the African ecosystem and global players under one roof…
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Nigerian Startup, ThriveAgric Bags $100,000 From 2022 Global Winner of Visa Everywhere Initiative
The Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI), a global open innovation initiative and competition for start-ups and fintech companies, has announced the…
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Zeraki, Kenyan Edtech Startup Raises $1.8 Million to Facilitate Regional Expansion
Zeraki, a Kenyan educational technology platform that provides digital learning and school data analytics, has raised $1.8 million in early…
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Seven African stock markets begin a process of integration
In order to promote cross-border trading of securities throughout the continent, seven African stock exchanges on Wednesday started an integration…
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Taking control of your cloud: How to stop the weakening Rand from negatively affecting your technology strategy
The depreciation of the Rand against the US Dollar reached its highest point of the year in early November, at…
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Mastercard Announces its $200m Foundation Africa Growth Fund
An initial $200 million has been pledged to the Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund (MFAGF), a fund of funds that…
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Future Africa Partners With TLG Capital to Launch a $25M Venture Debt Fund for Portfolio Companies
The $25 million venture debt fund will be launched by Future Africa, a venture capital firm with its headquarters in…
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