ICT Ministry Launches Coding Syllabus for Kenyan Schools
Kenya’s information and communication technology ministry has released a coding curriculum for school children. The newest trend in schools is…
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Franc, South African Fintech Startup Secures $522k Seed Extension Round
Franc, a South African financial app, has secured ZAR8 million (US$522,000) in a seed extension round and unveiled a B2B…
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Virridy Secures $5.5 million in Series A Funding Round led by Accord Capital
Virridy, a company dedicated to enhancing natural resource management through technology, has raised $5.5 million in Series A funding to…
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Bosch Receives $295M VC Fund, Scouting for Startups
Bosch’s venture arm just unveiled its fifth fund, claiming it’s looking for firms that have the “potential to improve quality…
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Endeavor Report: Africa’s Technology Ecosystem is set for Rapid Growth
According to new research released by Endeavor Nigeria, the country’s premier network of high-impact entrepreneurs, Africa’s digital ecosystem is poised…
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UNCDF Partners With IBM on Digital Futures to Bridge the Digital Skills gap
As part of UNCDF’s Digital Futures project, the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) announced today that it is collaborating with…
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Nigerian Lender, Access Bank Acquires Sidian bank From Centum for Sh4.3 bn
Centum Investment Company Plc has agreed to sell its entire equity stake in Sidian Bank Limited (‘Sidian’) to Access Bank…
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13 Startups Join Scaleup Accelerator by GreenHouse Capital, Microsoft
The 13 startups from East and West Africa selected to participate in the Scaleup Accelerator Programme have been revealed by…
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Edtech Talently Secures $3M Seed Round
Talently, an edtech startup, has raised $3 million in seed funding from 500 Startups Latam, Alaya Capital, Salkantay Ventures, Newtype…
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The Technology Innovation Agency and the SAB Foundation form a partnership to further support innovation
(8 June 2022, Johannesburg) The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), an entity of the Department of Science and Innovation, and the…
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British Council, Microsoft Announce an e-Learning Initiative for Young Business Owners
The British Council and Microsoft have established an e-learning program to help young entrepreneurs shape their futures and take control…
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Egypt’s Nice Deer Secures $1 Million Pre-Seed Round
DisrupTech Ventures sponsored a $1 million pre-Seed investment round for Egypt-based insurtech Nice Deer. The cash will be used to…
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Attacker Dwell Time Increased by 36%, Sophos’ Active Adversary Playbook 2022 Reveals
OXFORD June 8, 2022 – Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today released the “Active Adversary Playbook 2022,” detailing attacker…
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Nine African Startups Join the Norrsken Impact Accelerator
The Norrsken Impact Accelerator, a well-known early-stage accelerator, has picked nine African startups from eight countries to participate in its…
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Africa Data Centres Opens Office in Accra, Ghana
Africa Data Centres, a subsidiary of Cassava Technologies Group, a pan-African technology conglomerate, is constructing a 30-megawatt data center in…
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Dstny Acquires Egyptian Customer Experience Startup, Tactul AI
Dstny, a Belgian corporate communications provider, has acquired Egyptian startup Tactful AI, which provides a cutting-edge intelligent customer experience platform….
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South Africa’s Payfast Rolls out Fresh Program to Equip Aspiring Entrepreneurs
PayFast, a South African internet payment gateway, has partnered with Heavy Chef’s entrepreneur education non-profit, the Heavy Chef Foundation, to…
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Paul Edwards, Former MTN CEO Receives Series A Funding for New Fintech Startup
Paul Edwards, the former CEO of MTN Group, has raised a series-A round of capital for his new fintech business…
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Sendy Collaborates With Google to Launch Google Hustle Academy for SME’s in Africa
Sendy, a Nairobi-based software firm that develops fulfillment solutions for e-commerce and consumer brands, has teamed up with Google to…
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Indicina Raises $3million in a Seed Round
Indicina, which is focused on developing API-driven credit infrastructure for Africa, raised $3 million in a Seed round to help…
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Rentoza, South African Rentals Marketplace Secures $1.3m Funding From Mineworkers Investment Company
Rentoza, a South African subscription-based online electronics and appliance retailer, has raised ZAR20 million (US$1.3 million) in capital from Khulisani…
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ShopEX Raises $635,000, as it Aims to be the QVC of Africa
LAGOS, 1 June 2022 — ShopEX, a multi-channel retail business based in Nigeria and exclusive distributors of some of the world’s most…
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Kendi Ntwiga, Former Microsoft Kenya Country Director Joins Meta as the Global Head of Misrepresentation
Kendi Ntwiga has been named Global Head of Misrepresentation of Meta owners of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp after her departure…
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Saudi Arabia’s HyperPay Secures $36.7 Million for Expansion
HyperPay, a fintech business based in Saudi Arabia, has raised $36.7 million in a fundraising round led by Mastercard, with…
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Instagram Extends Reels Bandwidth to 90 Seconds
Instagram, which is owned by Meta, is having difficulties sleeping, so it’s borrowing a page from TikTok and increasing the…
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South African Fintech Startup, LifeCheq Raises $2.5 Million From Naspers Foundry
Through its early-stage tech investment company Naspers Foundry, Naspers has led a $2.5 million investment in LifeCheq, a fintech platform…
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KAM Partners With Kenya Development Corporation to Facilitate SME Recovery
The Kenya Development Corporation (KDC) has teamed up with the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) to help the manufacturing sector’s…
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List of Africa’s Most Common Passwords
The cost of cybercrime on Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to be $4.1 billion by 2021, according to…
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Nigerian Femtech Startup, Babymigo is Reducing the Rate of Maternal Deaths Across Africa
Kemi is a co-founder of Babymigo, a Nigerian femtech firm created in 2017 with the goal of increasing access to…
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Vantage Health Technologies Partners With Institute of Human Virology Nigeria to Build AI-powered Patient Retention Solution
Vantage Health Technologies and the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) have joined to build an AI-enabled Patient Retention Solution,…
