Pezesha, Kenyan Fintech Startup Closes $11 Million in Pre-Series A Round for Expansion
Pezesha, a Kenyan fintech startup, has raised $11 million in pre-Series A equity debt and expanded into Nigeria, Rwanda, and…
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Twitter Circle Feature is now Available to all Users
Twitter has announced that as of today, all users now have access to Twitter Circle. The feature was initially available…
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Sharwa, Egyptian Mobile Commerce Startup Secures $2m Seed Round
Sharwa, an Egyptian startup, has raised $2 million in seed funding as it prepares to launch its mobile app, which…
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Kenyan Government Announces new Digital Number Plates
At the start of the year, the government and its agencies, most notably the NTSA, announced the release of new…
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15 African Startups Join the Third Phase of the e-Track Programme
The e-track programme, a three-phase venture acceleration program run by UCT GSB solution Space, has chosen fifteen African startups to…
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6 Digital Marketing Tools for Blockchain Companies
The development of technology has increased from year to year. One of which is a cryptocurrency, a digital currency that…
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SAS and UKZN launch Teachers4DataAnalytics program to bring data to life in South African classrooms
Global analytics leader, SAS has partnered with three South African universities to launch the Teachers4DataAnalytics program, a teacher training initiative that aims…
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WhatsApp Rolls Out Communities Feature for Beta Users
In what appeared to be a hopeful challenge to Slack, the social messaging app WhatsApp revealed in April that it…
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The Third Edition of the Future is Female Mentorship Program Features 25 Finalists
The 25 finalists for the third iteration of The Future is Female Mentorship Program, the first PR and communications mentorship…
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Application is now Open for the Startupbootcamp AfriTech’s Third Cohort of Scout Talent
The third cohort of Startupbootcamp, a global start-up accelerator, is now accepting applications. Fast-track scouting events are scheduled to take…
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SubsBase, Egyptian Subscription Management Platform Secures $2.4m Seed Round
SubsBase, an Egyptian subscription, and recurring revenue management platform has raised US$2.4 million in a preliminary round of funding to…
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Nigerian Fintech Startup, Grey Secures $2M for Cross-border Payments Play, Regional Expansion
To make it easier for Nigerians and other Africans to make overseas payments, fintech companies frequently provide virtual foreign bank…
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Do You Like Your Playing Style? Try New Kill La Kill
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Do You Like Your Playing Style? Try New Kill La Kill
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Cameroonian Startup Mungenow Technologies Launches a Verified Guest House Booking Platform
Mungenow Technologies, a startup based out of Buea (popularly referred to as Silicon Mountain), Cameroon has launched a guest house…
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Ecobank Group Announces 2022 Edition of its Fintech Challenge, US$50,000 up for Grabs
The fifth Ecobank Fintech Challenge has been announced by pan-African banking organization Ecobank Group, which invites African Fintech business owners…
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Binance Rolls out the First Ever Crypto Education Hub in Francophone Africa
On Wednesday, Binance, one of the top blockchain ecosystems in the world and a prominent provider of cryptocurrency infrastructure, announced…
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Report: African Microsoft Office Users are at a High Risk of Attacks via Vulnerabilities
According to Russian internet security company Kaspersky, more Microsoft Office vulnerabilities are being exploited globally than in Q1 2022. These…
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LastPass Suffers Data Breach, Users Account Still Secure
More than 33 million users use the password manager LastPass, however, it was recently compromised after an unauthorized person gained…
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MTN Launches 5G in Nigeria- What you need to know
The launch of MTN heralds some intriguing applications across numerous industries, but the technology will only be accessible in a…
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Microtraction Reveals a $15 Million First Close of Their Community Fund to Assist Early Stage Startups in Africa
A US$15 million first close of Microtraction’s second fund has been announced. Microtraction is an early-stage venture capital firm that…
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AFRIFIN FINTECH SUMMIT 2022: BUILDING AN AFRICA-CANADA FINTECH ECOSYSTEM THAT FOSTERS INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT.
Johannesburg, 23rd August 2022 – The second edition of the Afrifursa Fintech Summit, AFRIFIN, will be held on September 22, 2022. After…
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Apply: DigiFemmes Entrepreneur Program for Ivory Coast Women
The recently formed DigiFemmes Entrepreneurs program aims to equip female company owners in the Ivory Coast with data and digital…
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WhatsApp to Release Android Beta With Feature for Building Communities
According to reports, WhatsApp is releasing a new upgrade for Android cellphones that allows users to build communities. According to…
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Google Wallet, Google’s Mobile Payment System is Officially Live in South Africa
South Africa is the first country in Africa that Google Wallet will serve after it underwent a recent rebranding from…
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Powering digital transformation in the energy sector
The global energy sector is experiencing a significant transition. Many energy and natural resource organisations are navigating a shift towards…
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35 Female Entrepreneurs Graduate From Ecobank’s Ellevate Leadership Training Programme
35 female business owners from nine different African nations made up the first cohort that successfully completed the Ecobank Ellevate…
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15 African Startups Join the Next Phase of UCT GSB’s e-Track Programme
For the second round of the e-Track Programme, a three-phase venture acceleration program conducted by the UCT GSB Solution Space…
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EKOCLIMATHON 1.0 Hackathon Closing Ceremony to hold on August 26th
EKO INNOVATION CENTRE, EKO CARBON, AND COMMODITY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH GENERATION UNLIMITED 9JA TO ROUND OFF EKOCLIMATHON 1.0 HACKATHON WITH…
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SAS and SingleStore deliver next-generation data and analytics architecture
Analytics leader SAS has joined forces with SingleStore to help organisations remove barriers to data access, maximise performance and scalability,…
