Nigeria’s Autocheck Buys Moroccan startup to Facilitate North African Expansion
Autocheck, a Nigerian auto-tech firm, has purchased KIFAL Auto, a Moroccan competitor, to help it expand into the North African…
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Mastercard Partners With OPay to Promote Advance Digital Financial Inclusion for Millions
Mastercard and fintech firm OPay have launched a strategic relationship that will bring digital commerce to millions of people across…
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African entrepreneurs are invited to apply for the next ShelterTech accelerator from Habitat for Humanity.
The ShelterTech Sub-Saharan Africa accelerator program, run by the global non-profit Habitat for Humanity, is now accepting proposals from entrepreneurs…
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Rwanda is unarguably Africa’s leading tech destination with a new $1bn innovation hub
With Timbuktu, the home of the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) new innovation funding hub, Rwanda is quickly becoming Africa’s…
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Apple Is Working on Accessibility Tools For People With Disabilities
Apple intends to make accessibility tools available to people with disabilities. In honor of World Accessibility Day on Thursday, Apple…
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Innovate Now accelerator kickstarts its fifth cohort of Assistive Technology innovators
The fifth batch of innovators, ventures delivering digital AT or using digital to expand access to AT products or services,…
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LinkedIn Raises Membership Fees in Kenya
LinkedIn, an American job-search social networking site, has raised membership fees and tariffs for premium services by up to Sh…
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South African agri-tech startup Nile secures $5.1m funding round led by Naspers Foundry
Nile, a South African agri-tech firm that uses its platform to allow purchasers to buy directly from Africa’s top food…
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SA emergency response startup RapidDeploy bags Nedbank investment deal
RapidDeploy, a South African emergency response platform, has raised equity capital from Nedbank CIB, the Nedbank Group’s corporate and investment…
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Victory Farms, a Kenyan aquaculture startup, has received $5 million in finance to expand into new markets.
Victory Farms, a tilapia fish aquaculture firm with hatcheries, nursery ponds, and deep-water cages, has raised $5 million in new…
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Meta Files for Five Patents and Hints at Launching Crypto-Supported Payments Platform
Meta Pay is rumored to be a cryptocurrency-friendly payment platform from Meta. The parent company of social media behemoths Facebook…
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Bamba, a Kenyan startup, has raised $3.2 million in seed capital to grow its user base across 12 African countries.
Bamba, a mobile-first business software for African micro-merchants, has raised $3.2 million in venture capital to help it scale its…
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Application is now open for Google for Startups Black Founders Fund for Africa
The second cohort of the Black Founders Fund for Africa has accepted applications, according to Google for Startups. Google has…
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Instabug raises $46 M Series B Fund to develop mobile observability and performance monitoring platform
Instabug, an Egyptian software company that offers bug reporting, app performance monitoring, crash reporting, in-app chats, and user surveys for…
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Nigeria based telemedicine startup, Zuri Health secures $1.2 million pre-seed round for African expansion
Zuri Health, a digital healthcare firm, has raised $1.3 million in seed capital to further develop its digital platform, expand…
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Edves to raise $2.5M Pre-Series A round to continue Pan African expansion
Edves is an Edtech with strong adoption and usage in Africa’s EdTech and digital infrastructure arena, with over 1,200 schools,…
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ICT Authority Partners With Kodris Africa to Implement Coding Curriculum in Kenya
The ICT Authority (ICTA) and Kodris Africa, an online publishing company, have agreed to establish a coding curriculum in a…
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6 African startups emerge as WEF Technology Pioneers of 2022
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has chosen six African digital startups among the 100 most disruptive Technology Pioneers of 2022,…
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Topship, freight startup secures $2.5m seed fund from Flexport, others
Topship, a Nigerian digital freight company, has raised $2.5 million in seed capital. Flexport led the investment round, which included…
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Google is Removing Nearly 900,000 Apps From the Play Store
Nearly 900,000 apps have been removed from the Google Play Store. The IT giant announced that it is removing Android…
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Nigeria Will Join Kenya, Ethiopia, and South Africa in 5G Rollout
The 5G rollout in Nigeria will be overseen by MTN Nigeria in conjunction with Mafab Communications. According to the Nigeria…
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Nigerian fintech startup Bridgecard completes $440k pre-seed funding round
Bridgecard, a Nigerian fintech firm, has acquired $440,000 in pre-seed capital to expand its user base and develop its platform….
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Eko Innovation Centre & Gdm Group to Round Off Markhack 1.0 Hackathon With a Closing Ceremony & Gala Night on 18TH May 2o22
Eko Innovation Centre, one of the leading tech hubs in Nigeria, curators of events like Art of Technology Lagos, and…
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Android Auto receives update to support bigger screens, split-screen view
Android Auto is being updated. The latest version takes into account the ever-changing screen sizes of new autos. The split-screen…
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Africa Finance Corporation unveils US$2bn facility to speed up Africa’s economic recovery
The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has established a US$2 billion facility to promote bank-driven economic recovery in Africa and the…
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How to add an extra layer of security to your digital business
Cybersecurity has become a requirement in the digital age, when everything is digital. Data breaches and cyberattacks have occurred in…
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Here are the major factors stalling the economic growth in Africa
Africa lags behind all other continents in terms of economic development. Some may believe that African countries lack resources, however,…
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Interswitch raises $110 million to bolster digital payments
According to a statement made by the two private investment firms on Wednesday, Interswitch has received $110 million in a…
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South African social innovators can now apply for SAB SHARP Awards
The SAB SHARP Awards, created in collaboration with the SAB Foundation, are aimed at innovators and social entrepreneurs with creative…
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Egyptian B2B?? e-commerce startup Teegara completes bridge funding round
The Alexandria Business Angels Network led an undisclosed bridge round for Egyptian company Teegara, a B2B e-commerce platform focused on…
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