Nigeria’s Autochek Partners With Kenya’s Pezesha to Offer Kenyan SMEs Affordable Asset Financing
Autochek, a Nigerian auto-tech firm, has collaborated with Pezesha, a Kenyan fintech, to provide asset financing to SMEs in Kenya….
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mTek, Kenya’s Insurtech Startup Closes $3 Million Investment
mTek, a Kenyan insurtech and digital insurance platform, has received an additional financial commitment from Finclusion Group, an African-focused fintech…
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Snapchat to Roll out a Premium Version of the App Soon
Snapchat, the popular instant messaging software, is working on a paid subscription called Snapchat Plus, according to reports. This new…
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Egyptian EFG Hermes’ Tanmeyah Buys B2B Marketplace Fatura
Tanmeyah for Microfinance Services, an EFG Hermes Holding subsidiary based in Egypt, has purchased Fatura, a B2B e-commerce marketplace and…
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5G Mokki Announces Plan to Transform Global Businesses in the African Technology Space Network
5G Mokki, an African technology space network and Cameroonian incubator, has revealed how it plans to use its Tech Spaces…
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Jodop, Morocco-Based Digital Staffing Platform Secures $1 Million Seed Round to Enhance its Product Technology
Jodop, a Moroccan startup, has secured $1 million in a seed round led by Azur Innovation Fund and including Plug…
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Meta is Launching a High-Fashion Clothing Store for Avatars
Meta is launching the Meta Avatar Store, a digital designer apparel store where you can buy digital outfits for your…
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Amazon is Planning to Penetrate the African Marketplace
According to news initially reported by Business Insider, Amazon, a global e-commerce technology company, plans to expand to African countries…
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Instagram is Working on a Full-Screen Feed
On its photo and video-sharing app, Instagram is experimenting with a new full-screen feed. In a Tweet, the social media…
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How I Planned to Launch the first eCommerce Platform in Nigeria before Konga and Jumia – Joshua Ogunde
Back in 2010, I had an idea! My friend @Tobi and I wanted to develop the first e-commerce platform in…
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Snapplify, South Africa’s EdTech Startup Announces Teacha! Marketplace for East Africa
Teacha!, a marketplace where instructors can purchase and sell their teaching resources, has been established by Snapplify, a South African…
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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…
