Africa No Filter and Meta Announces the Winners of the Future Africa Grant for Extended Reality Creators
Africa No Filter and Meta have announced the winners of the Future Africa Grant for Extended Reality Creators. Africa No…
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Google internet cable lands in Africa, to Connect Togo to Europe
According to Google, an undersea cable that will boost internet speeds for millions of Africans has arrived in Togo, the…
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Rwandan online marketplace for lawyers, Hence Technologies secures $1.8 million in funding
Rwandan online legal marketplace Hence Technologies has raised $1.8 million in seed funding. This brings the company’s total cash raised…
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Katapult unveils African accelerator in collaboration with Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
Katapult, based in Norway, has collaborated with the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) for Global Change, Norrsken, and Smart Africa to…
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NiRA Reduces .NG Domain Name Price by Over 40%
Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) has reduced the price of .NG domain by over forty per cent (40%). NiRA is…
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US Astute Imaging LLC Acquires Egyptian AI-based healthcare startup DilenyTech
DilenyTech, an Egyptian deep technology healthcare startup that is developing innovative artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for screening and diagnostic radiology…
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YC-backed, Simplifyd is evolving to Africa’s destination for data-free internet access
Simplifyd Systems Inc., a YCombinator-backed Nigerian startup aiming to become the platform of choice for data-free Internet access across Africa,…
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Senegalese logistics startup Chargel secures $750k in pre-seed round
Chargel, a Senegalese logistics startup, has raised a pre-seed funding round of $750,000 to help it make the trucking industry…
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The Real Reason Kenya is yet to Fully Embrace Online Shopping
Kenyans who prefer to order or buy goods online face challenges due to the country’s high logistical costs. According to…
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How the Internet is Providing an Enabling Environment for the South Africa Side Gig Landscape
South Africans aren’t unfamiliar with the concept of a side hustle. Indeed, according to a recent Momentum/Unisa Household Index, an…
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Crypto-trading Scam Demands Thousands of Dollars in Fake “Profit Tax” To Unlock Victims’ Accounts, Sophos Finds
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has released new insight into an international cryptocurrency trading scam called CryptoRom that targets…
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Ransomware is the Biggest Threat to Your Organisation. Here’s Why
Ransomware is becoming more dangerous and expensive all the time, and it has affected nearly every industry and geography. Nobody…
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Crypto exchange Luno announces early-stage investment arm
Luno, a global cryptocurrency company, has launched an investment arm called Luno Expeditions, which will support early-stage fintech and cryptocurrency…
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Big Cabal Media secures $2.3m for expansion
The news media landscape has shifted dramatically over the last few decades. Searching for news online has become commonplace, whether…
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Ghana’s Central Bank Digital Currency ‘eCedi’ Will Revolve Around Financial Inclusion
Ghana’s central bank has released information about its ‘eCedi’ digital currency, which it hopes will encourage more people to use…
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Kenyan e-commerce startup, Sokowatch evolves into Wasoko, secures $125 million in Series B funding
Sokowatch, a Kenyan e-commerce company that uses technology to improve the informal retail supply chain, has raised $125 million in…
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Apply for the South African Engen’s $67k startup pitching competition
Engen, a South African petroleum company, has opened applications for its Pitch & Polish pitching competition, in which 16 entrepreneurs…
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Scalable System Architecture & Product Growth
Every new product starts with an idea, but ensuring its continuation depends on something less exciting: its underlying structure. Appealing…
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11 startups selected for 2nd Startupbootcamp AfriTech, Telecel accelerator
Startupbootcamp AfriTech and Telecel Group have chosen 11 African startups to participate in the second edition of the Africa Startup…
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Application is now Open for the Mercy Corps $1M Fund to Test Blockchain Solutions for Financial Inclusion
Mercy Corps, a global humanitarian organization, has established a $1 million Crypto for Good Fund to test and support blockchain-based…
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Instagram to introduce NFT feature soon
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, has confirmed that Instagram will soon launch a non-fungible token (NFT) feature. This statement…
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Egyptian interior design startup, Shatablee completes $1.2m funding
Shatablee, an Egyptian digital interior design and home renovation startup, has raised US$1.2 million in funding to accelerate its national…
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Pivo, Nigerian Startup is a one-stop financial service platform for supply chain SMEs
Pivo, a Nigerian startup, offers an all-in-one financial services platform for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the supply chain…
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The South African Government is Poised to Offer Each Household 50GBs of Free Data
According to the National Infrastructure Plan 2050, which was released on Friday by South Africa’s Minister of Public Works and…
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How to Structure African Startups to Serve Customers Globally
Africa has recently made significant progress toward realizing its ambition of being a launching pad for most startup businesses. Although, Africa’s…
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PECB University Signs Partnership Agreement with Digital Encode
PECB University has signed a new Academic partnership agreement with Digital Encode Limited, to commit their knowledge, resources, and efforts to provide…
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IoT Forum Africa 2022 to Exhibit Trending IoT Innovations
The Internet of Things Forum Africa will be held for the fifth time on March 29 and 30, 2022, at…
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How Technology is Making it Easier to Launch a Company
It is not easy to start a business. To get a business off the ground, you must put in a…
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Many Startups are Guilty of These 6 Cybersecurity Mistakes
Some of today’s most successful businesses began as startups. They usually begin with a brilliant idea or a new technology…
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South African payment startup, Yoco buys leading fintech, Web3 software development agency Nona Digital
Yoco, a South African payments company, has acquired Nona Digital, a Cape Town-based fintech and Web3 software development agency, to…
