Blockchain and IoT Integration: Creating Connected and Secure Product Experiences
By: Trust Onyekwere In today’s modern digital landscape, connectivity and security are crucial concerns for product-led companies. Blockchain and IoT Integration…
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Apply: MEST Africa’s 12-month Training Program (Class of 2023)
Every young aspiring digital entrepreneur in Africa is encouraged to apply for MEST Africa’s 12-month technology and entrepreneurship training program….
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Milango, community management platform acquires Egyptian prop-tech startup, Circle
Circle, founded in 2020 by Nancy Kamal and Essam Maged and sponsored by 500 Global, makes it easy for real…
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South African Company Bags $50-Million in Africa’s “Largest-Ever” Crypto Raise
VALR.com, a South African cryptocurrency exchange, said today that it has raised $50 million (about R750 million) in Africa’s largest-ever…
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Instagram announces the shut down of the IGTV app
Instagram announced on Monday that it is discontinuing support for its standalone app for IGTV. The parent company of Instagram,…
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Egyptian logistics startup Milezmore secures $5m pre-seed round from Brimore
Milezmore, an Egyptian startup that offers cloud fulfillment, last mile delivery, and customisable operations solutions, has received $5 million in…
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Wicrypt, a Nigerian Wi-Fi sharing startup explores new markets
Wicrypt, a Nigerian blockchain-based Wi-Fi sharing startup, plans to be active in five African countries this year after securing funding…
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TMCEL Unveils Ericsson Wallet Platform in Mozambique
TMCEL customers, one of Mozambique’s largest telecom firms, will now be able to benefit from the financial convenience provided by…
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Google to Charge Nigerians 7.5% VAT starting April
Google will now charge 7.5 percent VAT on all taxable goods and services to Nigerian customers beginning April 1 next…
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NFTs Join The Real-World Fight For Ukraine
Metaverse-based company Gamepay has launched an NFT marketplace for its first NFT and play-to-earn games project Chickey Chik and part…
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How to curb mass migration of tech talents from Africa
The search for commensurate rewards is one that drives the human pursuit in different sectors, from medicine, to tech, to…
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How The Satoshibles are providing quality education to African children through NFTs
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) captivated the world’s attention in 2021, when images, tweets, and even music began selling for millions of…
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Application is now open for $20k African blockchain bootcamp
DFS Lab and the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) have opened applications for the second Blockchain Bootcamp for African startups, with…
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Instagram Introduces Auto-Generated Captions to Videos, Encrypted DMs Now Available in Russia, Ukraine
Instagram is now offering auto-generated captions for videos in users’ feeds. On Tuesday, Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri stated that the…
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South African crypto exchange VALR secures $50m in Series B funding to expand across Africa
VALR, a South African cryptocurrency exchange, has raised a US$50 million Series B funding round, valuing the company at US$240…
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Econet partners with Ericsson to unveil 5G in Zimbabwe
Econet and Ericsson have announced a partnership to launch 5G in Harare, Zimbabwe, which will improve capacity and user experience…
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Ikonia, a digital platform raises charity funds with NFTs for Ukraine
Ikonia, a digital platform based in Kyiv and Gothenburg, has announced that it will sell 43,287,512 NFTs, one for each…
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FreshSource, an Egyptian agri-tech startup closes a 7-figure seed funding round
FreshSource, an Egyptian startup that claims to be reinventing the agricultural supply chain, has closed a seven-figure US dollar seed…
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Forbes announces it’s under 30 summit Africa will hold in Botswana come April
Forbes has announced that its first-ever Under 30 Summit Africa will take place in Botswana from April 24-29, bringing together…
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MTN is the first African company to enter the Metaverse, acquires 144 plots of digital land
MTN, Africa’s largest telco, has joined the metaverse by purchasing 144 plots of land in Africarare, Africa’s first Virtual Reality…
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Meet Kemisola Bolarinwa, the CEO of Nigeria’s first wearable tech startup, Nextwear Technology
Kemisola Bolarinwa dreamed of becoming an innovator as a young girl. Her favorite secondary school subjects were math, physics, and…
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AIG’s Uplive ranked among fastest-growing apps globally
Dubai, UAE – February 28, 2022: Asia Innovations Group’s (AIG) flagship app Uplive has been ranked as the world’s fastest-growing…
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Mobile commerce in Africa – UK’s Department for International Trade and the GSMA unveil analysis into Digital Trade’s opportunities and challenges
28 February 2022 – Today at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, a new white paper titled “Towards A Flourishing Digital…
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“OPay” announces the launch of its first store in Egypt
28th February 2022 – (Cairo, Egypt) OPay Egypt, the leading fintech and electronic payments company, has announced the opening of its first…
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Ghanaian logistics startup,Boxconn kickstart operations in Nigeria and Botswana
Boxconn, a Ghanaian logistics startup, has already launched operations in Nigeria and Botswana and plans further expansion after facilitating thousands…
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How a Data-Driven Culture Can Benefit Businesses
Companies are using data to make more informed business decisions now more than ever before in a world of increased…
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South African clean-tech incubator The Hatchery in $330k collaboration with Valinor, a Norwegian investment firm
The Hatchery, an international clean-tech startup incubator based in Cape Town, has announced a strategic ZAR5 million (US$330,000) partnership with…
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President Buhari’s newly signed electoral bill 2021 has technological implications and possibilities
The long-awaited electoral amendment bill has finally been signed into law by the government, bringing hope and excitement to everyone,…
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PerchPeek, a relocation startup secures $11M in Series A funding
PerchPeek, a relocation platform, has raised $11 million in Series A funding to address this employee relocation issue – and…
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Silvertree Holdings acquires UCOOK, a South African meal kit delivery service for US$12.3 million
Silvertree Holdings has completed the full acquisition of South African meal kit delivery company UCOOK for US$12.3 million. Silvertree Holdings…
