Egypt-Based Boyot Secures Fresh Funding to Automate Real Estate Payments
Boyot, a business located in Egypt that provides an end-to-end operating system for payments and financial services focused solely on…
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10 Kenyan Startups Joins $10k Wazo Challenge
Ten Kenyan entrepreneurs have been chosen to engage in Hindsight Ventures’ Wazo Challenge, where they will fight for a $10,000…
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Microsoft Shuts Down the Internet Explorer Browser After 27 Years
Microsoft is retiring its first version of the Internet Explorer (IE) browser after nearly 27 years. The company is asking…
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Google Celebrates International SMB Month, Offers 1,000 Scholarships to Africans
As part of a month-long observance of International Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises Day this June, Google has announced new…
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CrossBoundary Energy Access Secures $25 Million to Build Solar-Powered Mini-Grids in Africa
CrossBoundary Energy Access (CBEA), Africa’s first project financing facility for mini-grids, has announced $25 million in new investment commitments from…
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Jumba, Kenya’s B2B Construction Startup Completes $1M Pre-Seed Funding Round for Expansion
Jumba, a B2B construction technology platform located in Kenya, has raised $1 million in a pre-seed fundraising round to fine-tune…
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Job Seekers in South Africa are now Enjoying Data-free Access With the Moya App
According to a recent Open Dialogue poll, young unemployed South Africans spend over $81,34 each month seeking for work, with…
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Khazenly,Egypt’s On-Demand Digital Warehousing Platform Secures a $2.5 Million Seed Funding
Khazenly, a digital storage and fulfillment network located in Cairo, has acquired $2.5 million in startup funding. The funding round…
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MFS Africa Extends its Series C Round to $200 Million
MFS Africa, a digital payments network, has raised an additional $100 million in equity and debt capital led by Admaius…
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WhatsApp Users Can now Transfer Conversations From Android to iPhone
WhatsApp users may now transfer their discussion chat history, photographs, videos, and voice messages from their Android handset to their…
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Gozem Receives $10m From IFC to Finance 6,000 Vehicles in Togo and Benin
According to Gozem, a Francophone Africa-focused smart app, 12 million motor vehicle drivers work in informal markets across West and…
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Africa Data Centres to Build new 20MW Facility in Cape Town
Africa Data Centres, a subsidiary of the Pan-African Cassava Technologies Group, is thrilled to announce the construction of a second…
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Egyptian AI Startup, DXwand Secures $1 Million in a Pre-Series A Round of Funding
DXwand, an Egyptian firm that specializes in conversational artificial intelligence (AI), has raised $1 million in a pre-series A financing….
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Microsoft enabling digital transformation in agriculture to solve for food security in Africa
15 June 2022 Microsoft hosted a virtual roundtable panel discussion about digital transformation in agriculture for food security in Africa. The…
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Vetwork, Egyptian Petcare Provider Secures Bridge Round To Transform The Pet Care Industry
Vework, an Egypt-based petcare platform that connects pet parents with pet care service providers in a timely and convenient manner…
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Trends in Financial Inclusion Products: Opportunities for Fintech in Africa’s Unbanked, Underserved Segements | By Nelly Nneli
In the world’s population today, Africa holds the ranking of the second largest and second most populous continent, with nearly…
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1000 African Students Join Power Learn’s First Cohort of 1 Million Developer Program
The 1000 learners in the first cohort of Power Learn Project’s flagship program – “One Million Developers for Africa” Scholarship…
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Telegram Rolls out its Premium Service
Telegram is launching a Premium edition, which was previously only a rumor. Telegram Premium is now available, and it’s free!…
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The Cairo Angels Announces Investment in Nigerian Fintech CredPal for Pan-African Expansion
The Cairo Angels Syndicate Fund (CASF), a micro venture capital fund based in Cairo that invests in early-stage firms in…
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African Health Mobility Startups can Start Applying for the Digital Transformation Challenge
Toyota Tsusho and CFAO Group’s Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) funds, in collaboration with Bond’innov, have established the Digital Transformation Challenge,…
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NGSTQB Invites Stakeholders to Software Testing Workshop
ABUJA; JUNE 11, 2022: Nigerian Software Testing Qualifications Board (NGSTQB), a member board of the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB), has…
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Amazon is now Allowing iPhone Users to Try Shoes on Virtually Before Purchasing Them
Buyers may now try on their future shoes from the comfort of their own homes, thanks to Amazon. The e-commerce…
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ADVA, an Egyptian Fintech Startup Receives Six-Figure Seed Round From Sawari Ventures for Expansion
ADVA, an Egypt-based fintech, has raised an undisclosed “six-digit figure” Seed round from Sawari Ventures in order to extend its…
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Online Marketplace, Airduka Emerges as the Winner of Kenya’s e-Commerce Startup of the Year
In this year’s annual Kenya E-Commerce Summit and Awards, sponsored by Finserve Africa, Airduka, a Kenyan online marketplace, knocked out…
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Uber & AURA Are Working Together to Promote Safety
Uber and other ride-hailing services are revolutionizing the way we get around. With only a few taps on a smartphone,…
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MFS Africa Acquires Global Technology Partners for $34 million
MFS Africa has agreed to buy Global Technology Partners for $34 million in cash (GTP). GTP is Africa’s top prepaid…
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Three Things You Can Do To Lead a Productive Tech Team
Leadership comes with a lot of responsibilities and sometimes sacrifice. As a result-oriented leader, you must be always willing to…
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TikTok Adds a new Feature to Help Users Manage Their Screen Time
TikTok, a video streaming platform, has added new features to assist users to control their screen time, including a new…
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Moroccan Startup Chari Buys Ivorian B2B e-Eommerce Startup Diago
Chari, a Moroccan B2B e-commerce and finance firm, said today that it has purchased a 100% share in Diago, an…
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GOMYCODE, Tunisia’s Edtech Startup Raises $8m Series A to Promote Global Expansion
GOMYCODE, a Tunisian edtech business, has raised $8 million in a series A round of funding. AfricInvest, through its Cathay…
