Kenyan church-focused fintech startup Jumuisha raises seed funding for expansion
Written by TOM JACKSON Kenyan fintech startup Jumuisha, which helps churches and NGOs receive donations, make payments and manage events…
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South Africa 6DOT50 startup enables crypto-holders to pay for goods and services at 40k merchants
Written by TOM JACKSON South African startup 6DOT50 is enabling crypto-holders to pay for goods and services at over 40,000…
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Liquid Intelligent Technologies connects the DRC and Congo Brazzaville with high-speed connectivity
Liquid Intelligent Technologies, is now delivering affordable high-speed connectivity to communities in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) using state-of-the-art…
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Facebook tackles harmful authentic accounts with new approach
Written by Queenie Wong Facebook said Thursday that it’s taking a tougher approach against groups of accounts from real users…
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TECNO Spark 7 Series South African Launch Date Revealed
Written by Luis Monzon TECNO Mobile’s Spark 7 series of smartphones is set to officially launch in South Africa on 16…
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Kenyan startup Teleeza launches lockscreen-based advertising platform
Written by TOM JACKSON Kenyan startup Teleeza has developed a mobile content aggregation and advertising platform that utilises a smartphone’s…
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Facebook Rolls Out New Messaging, Business Tools for Brands With Aim to Become Online Shopping Destination
Facebook looks to offer users personalised shopping experiences with the new features. Facebook is rolling out new ways for businesses to…
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Samsung Galaxy A73 to have 108 MP main camera, rumor claims
The first phone to sport a 108 MP main camera was the Xiaomi Mi Note 10, an upper-midrange offering launched in…
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Facebook knows Instagram harms teens. Now, its plan to open the app to kids looks worse than ever
Written by Taylor Hatmaker Facebook is in the hot seat again. The Wall Street Journal published a powerful multi-part series on…
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‘Smallest cryptocurrency economy,’ Africa records 1200% hike in a year
Written by Shubham Pandey Africa has witnessed an immense amount of cryptocurrency adoption over the recent years. This doesn’t come…
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$100M innovation fund to fuel tech investments across Africa
The Global Innovation Initiative Group (GIIG) stands out as an investment vehicle supporting early-stage tech startups by establishing a new fund aimed…
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Logitech Enters Partnership with Mustek Ltd. to Expand SA Distribution
Written by Luis Monzon Logitech has today announced a partnership with Mustek Limited, one of the largest assemblers and distributors of…
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African genomics startup 54gene raises $25M to expand precision medicine capabilities
Written by Tage Kene-Okafor Less than 3% of genetic material used in global pharmaceutical research is from Africa. The staggering gap…
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SA startup launches platform, life.file it describes as like “Dropbox for death”
Written by TOM JACKSON Coining the moniker “Dropbox for death” is newly-launched South African startup life.file, which has built a…
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This NGO-Run App Closes the Digital Divide for SA’s Most-Vulnerable Learners
Written by Luis Monzon Africa is often called the “leapfrog” continent for the ability of its people to leap ahead….
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Standard Bank to Launch Innovation Lab with Amazon Web Services in SA
Written by Luis Monzon Standard Bank and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have announced an expansion of their strategic relationship to…
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Benefits & Challenges of Harnessing 5G in South Africa
Written by Luis Monzon Fifth-generation (5G) wireless broadband is no longer a future technology – it’s here and is already…
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Disrupt Africa announces further partners for open-sourcing of Egyptian startup ecosystem report
Written by TOM JACKSON Startup-focused news and research company Disrupt Africa has announced VC firm Global Ventures and startup accelerator…
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Microsoft now lets you sign in without a password
Written by Carly Page Microsoft is further nudging users away from passwords by rolling out passwordless sign-in options to all consumer Microsoft accounts….
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Constructor finds $55M for tech that powers search and discovery for e-commerce businesses
Written by Ingrid Lunden One of the biggest problems in the world of e-commerce is the predicament of shopping cart…
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What Are the Most Common Cybersecurity Issues and How Can They Be Mitigated
Cybersecurity issue is on the rise in today’s interconnected world at a fast pace. As businesses become more reliant on the…
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SA’s FlexClub adds motorcycle subscriptions to its offering
Written by South African startup FlexClub, a global vehicle subscription marketplace, has partnered with the sole distributor of Bajaj Auto…
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Nigerian agri-tech startup Releaf secures $4.2m in seed funding, grants
Written by TOM JACKSON Nigerian startup Releaf, which develops proprietary hardware and software solutions to drive the industrialisation of food processing…
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Kenyan, Nigerian agri-tech startups, ColdHubs and Hello Tractor named winners of $1.5m AYuTe Africa Challenge
Written by TOM JACKSON Kenya’s Hello Tractor and Nigeria’s ColdHubs have been named winners of the inaugural AYuTe Africa Challenge,…
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How this Nigerian startup Sabi spun out of a Nigerian startup to boost informal merchants
Written by TOM JACKSON The story formation of Nigerian startup Sabi, a B2B marketplace serving Africa’s informal sector, is not…
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The Nigerian Federal Govt. Approves 5G Deployment in the Country
Written by The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the deployment of 5G and asked the NCC to initiate immediate…
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Swedish caller-identification service Truecaller seeks to raise over $100 million in IPO
Written by Manish Singh Truecaller, which operates an eponymous caller-identification service, said on Wednesday it is looking to raise $116 million…
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Google Fined $177-Million for Allegedly Blocking Competitors
Written By Luis Monzon A South Korean competition regulator, the Korea Fair Trade Commission, on Tuesday announced that it has…
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UN wants Nigeria, others to deepen Internet safety
Written by Adeyemi Adepetun Only 19 African countries are signatories to multilateral cybersecurity agreements The United Nations (UN), arm in…
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Ten African countries with the cheapest data plans
In Africa, internet data is expensive currency Sudan leads nine other African countries that charge its citizens less than $1…
