Grand Africa Initiative-GAIN and the Development Bank of Nigeria Plc (DBN) have announced a collaboration to train two hundred young Nigerian Women in an entrepreneurship course
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Grand Africa Initiative (GAIN) Partners with the Development Bank of Nigeria to Train Nigerian Women in Entrepreneurship

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Grand Africa Initiative-GAIN and the Development Bank of Nigeria Plc (DBN) have announced a collaboration to train two hundred young Nigerian Women in an entrepreneurship course titled “GAIN Entrepreneurship Masterclass for Women (Nigeria)”, starting in July 2022. The course is designed to equip selected young women entrepreneurs from across the country with entrepreneurial knowledge and skills…

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Hrvst by Aiponics is a digital marketplace for high-quality farm produce.

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Aiponics, a Zambian Agritech startup, has announced the launch of Hrvst, a digital marketplace to provide customers and restaurants with easier access to local farm produce. Aiponics’ vision for Hrvst is to connect farmers and consumers in Africa, making it easy for them to obtain fresh farm produce without the use of a middleman. “With…

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2 African agribusiness challenges are now accepting applications.

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The Innovate UK KTN Global Alliance Africa Global Alliance Innovation Exchange (iX) challenge is assisting a large agri-based manufacturing company in Kenya in identifying innovative solutions to two significant and immediate challenges that they face. Global Alliance Innovation Exchange is a KTN program of Innovate UK that was created to assist UK and international organizations…

6 African Startups Join the WEF Technology Pioneers Cohort of 2022

6 African Startups Join the WEF Technology Pioneers Cohort of 2022

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The list of 100 technology startups chosen for the 2022 Technology Pioneers cohort has been released by the World Economic Forum (WEF). These six firms are from four nations in Africa: Nigeria (one), Kenya (three), Rwanda (one), and Cameroon (1). This year, Cameroon and Rwanda are added to the list for the first time. The…

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Nigerian Open Banking Startup, Mono Arrives in Kenya

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As part of its post-funding continent-wide rollout, Nigerian fintech company Mono has expanded to Kenya. Mono is developing an open banking infrastructure that offers access to consumer financial data and bank payments for digital enterprises in Africa. Mono is an open banking infrastructure startup that was established in August 2020. Through its robust APIs, Mono…

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Afrocentric VC firm TLcom Capital Enters Pre-seed, Expands Into North Africa

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TLcom Capital, a venture capital firm with an emphasis on Africa, has increased the pre-seed stage of its deal flow production while also beginning to focus on Egyptian ventures. In January 2022, TLcom, which was established in 1999 and has offices in Lagos, Nairobi, and London, announced the first closing of its US$150 million TIDE…

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US Consulate’s Jennifer Foltz Shares Plan to Empower Nigerian Women Through Tech

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Jennifer Foltz is committed to supporting women in technology and business in Nigeria. She has several opportunities to accomplish precisely that in her role as the Deputy Public Affairs Officer of the United States Consulate General in Lagos. She gives us a behind-the-scenes look at her work with the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs in this…

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Amazon is looking for Lagos-based Software Developers Ready to Relocate to Canada, Ireland & the US

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To work on cutting-edge and leading technologies, Amazon is seeking software development engineers of the highest caliber and experience. The project is crucial to Amazon’s future and will offer enormous personal fulfillment and professional advancement as the business takes on some of the most fascinating issues in software architecture design and creating highly scalable services….

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Aleph Group’s Ad Dynamo Announces Free Digital Academy

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The free Digital Ad Expert program has been officially launched in Nigeria by Ad Dynamo by Aleph Group. The initiative, which has just announced an expansion throughout the nation, is intended to give young Nigerians the skills they need to succeed in digital marketing. Digital Ad Expert, a peer-to-peer learning program hosted on the exclusive…

Africa Data Hub- ADH Community Journalism Fellowship
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Africa Data Hub Announces First Cohort of it’s Community Journalism Fellowship

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Africa Data Hub is thrilled to announce recipients of the first cohort of the ADH Community Journalism Fellowship. The Africa Data Hub is a reputable and up-to-date source for COVID-19-related data on the African continent. It supports and promotes quality access to information, and data-driven journalism to facilitate evidence-based decision-making across the continent. The ADH Community…

Dr Ayotunde Coker, CEO of Open Access Data Centres OADC

Ayotunde Coker Joins Open Access Data Centres as CEO

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African data center industry pioneer Dr. Ayotunde Coker has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of transformational pan-African data center operator Open Access Data Centres (OADC), effective immediately. Under his direction, OADC will build and run a pan-African network of top-notch, client-focused Tier III certified data center facilities as well as a distinctive…

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Ghanaian Startups can now Apply for MEST Express Accelerator Programme

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Early-stage Ghanaian startups can now apply to the MEST Express accelerator program to help them grow their businesses. Along with Pre-MEST and MEST Scale, MEST Express is one of three programs that MEST runs in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation. The 20-week accelerator program provides free training, coaching, resources, and support to participating firms in…

MTN Y’ellopreneur

MTN Y’ellopreneur provides capacity-building and funding for female entrepreneurs.

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MTN Y’ellopreneur is a program of the MTN Foundation created in partnership with the Bank of Industry to offer eligible Nigerian female entrepreneurs possibilities for funding and capacity building. Through a 4-week virtual training program designed to ultimately empower more women, the Foundation is dedicated to closing the gender gap in entrepreneurship abilities. This effort…

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Codehub Africa Arrives in Ibadan to Take Digital Skills to Underserved Areas

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The first physical-digital learning hub from Codehub Africa, the creators of Code School Africa, was formally inaugurated on June 28 in Ibadan, Oyo. Representatives from the US Consulate General in Lagos, Jennifer-Foltz, the Deputy Public Affairs Officer, Austin Emeanua, the YALI/MWF Co-ordinator, and Dr. Yemisi Adeyeye, the founder of Lifefount Hospital and the President of…

Zoho

Zoho Launches Custom Tools for Kenyan Businesses

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The Zoho suite of applications and services is popularized by India’s Zoho Corporation. It was established in 1996 and has since developed into one of the top providers of solutions for a variety of uses, such as sales and marketing, email and collaboration, finance, and human resources. However, Zoho is primarily known for its sales…

Wimbart

Afrocentric PR Firm, Wimbart Announces the 4th Edition of Office Hours Programme

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The fourth iteration of the PR Office Hours program has been introduced by the London-based Wimbart public relations (PR) firm, which specializes in Africa and emerging markets. Wimbart is an independent PR firm that was established in 2015 with a focus on Africa’s innovation and startup industries. It held the inaugural iteration of its three-month…

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Google to Discontinue Hangouts Come November

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Hangouts hasn’t been utilized in more than three years. Although the platform was launched in 2013, its last ceremony will take place in November 2022. The first group affected are those who utilize Hangouts on their mobile device. They’ll undoubtedly begin seeing in-app reminders urging them to use Google Chat rather than Gmail, both through…

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Wentors’ Tribe Mentorship Program for Women of Color in Technology is now Open

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We can now work from anywhere in the globe thanks to the internet. We experienced the great resignation and the peak of the work-from-home culture in 2021. Now that the world may be slowly recovering from the great resignation, organizations are changing their work cultures to one that is partially or entirely remote in an…

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SweepSouth, South African Cleaning Service Startup Arrives in Nigeria

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SweepSouth, a new home cleaning company in South Africa, has announced its entry into Nigeria. SweepSouth is an online platform that was established in 2014 and offers home cleaning services on demand in a number of South African towns. The firm is actively expanding across the remainder of the continent after securing considerable funding, particularly…

Stanbic Bank Kenya
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Kenya’s Stanbic Bank Supports Over 45,000 Women Entrepreneurs and Businesses to Promote Financial Inclusion

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Over the past three years, Stanbic Bank Kenya has had an impact on more than 45,000 female business owners by promoting financial inclusion and offering creative solutions that have allowed Dadas to access Kshs 6.9 billion in credit. The bank has also given grants totaling more than Ksh 40 million and credit guarantee schemes worth…

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Nigeria’s Abeg Rebrands to Pocket App, Gets AIP for Mobile Money Operator License

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If you enjoy watching Big Brother Naija (BBN), you probably know about Abeg, one of the major sponsors for the previous season. On the Techpoint Africa Podcast today, we discuss the company’s rebranding to Pocket and their principle approval of a Mobile Money Operator (MMO)License. With up to 2 million users, the subsidiary of Piggytech…

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Students affected by the ASUU strike can upgrade their skills thanks to scholarships from Nexford and PiggyVest.

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The next-generation university Nexford University in Washington, DC, announced its most recent collaboration with PiggyVest, an African fintech that assists over three million clients in reaching their financial objectives by making saving and investing simple. The cooperation between Nexford University and PiggyVest was revealed as a new step in the university’s commitment to ensuring that…

Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has published a new sectoral survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2022.”
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Ransomware Attacks on Healthcare Organizations Increased 94% in 2021, According to Sophos Global Survey

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Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has published a new sectoral survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2022.” The findings reveal a 94% increase in ransomware attacks on the organizations surveyed in this sector. In 2021, 66% of healthcare organizations were hit; 34% were hit the previous year. The silver lining, however, is…

Startup Wise Guys

Apply for the B2B SaaS Startup Wise Guys Accelerator

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The second round of the Startup Wise Guys accelerator is now accepting applications. Selected B2B SaaS startups can access EUR65,000 (US$71,000) in cash as well as five months of rigorous mentoring. Startup Wise Guys, an organization that was founded in Tallinn, Estonia in 2012, also oversees cybersecurity programs out of Cosenza and SaaS accelerator programs…

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Shift Towards Domestic Tourism a Game Changer in Post-Covid-19 Recovery

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For decades, tourism has remained a major contributor to the GDP of African economies. In 2019, the industry accounted for about seven percent of Africa’s GDP and contributed $169 billion to its economy—about the size of Côte d’Ivoire’s and Kenya’s combined GDP. But the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic changed all that. In July 2020,…

Dr Chris Nwannenna (r) and wife who also received (l) the President’s special recognition award, with a Board Member, Mr Lawrence Olawale-Roberts (m).
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NiRA Honours Institutions, Individuals Supporting .NG Growth

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The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), the registry for .ng Internet Domain Names and maintainers of the database of names registered in the .ng country code Top Level Domain, has again honoured private and public institutions, as well as individuals, promoting the brand. The 2022 .ng Awards, the fifth in the series, was held in Lagos…

Youth Start-up Academy

ITC and KOSME Announces Youth Start-up Academy to Enhance Ugandan Start-up Ecosystem

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An initiative called the Youth Start-up Academy Uganda has been started by the International Trade Center (ITC) and the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME). To generate youth employment and strengthen enterprises, the project will incubate 1,000 young entrepreneurs and enhance Uganda’s startup environment. “The Youth-Start Up Academy’s objective is really lofty. The first unicorn…

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Meta Unveils Digital Training for NGOs Across West Africa

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The Non-profit Training Initiative, a digital capacity-building program for 1,500 non-profit professionals across Anglophone West Africa, has been officially launched by Meta. In addition, the business announced its support for Geda Digital training, a six-month Social Innovators Bootcamp Program for Non-Governmental Organizations, at an event in Lagos (NGOs). The goal of this course is to…

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Amazon is Planning to Penetrate the African Marketplace

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According to news initially reported by Business Insider, Amazon, a global e-commerce technology company, plans to expand to African countries such as South Africa and Nigeria in 2023. According to leaked documents obtained by Business Insider, Belgium, Chile, and Colombia are among the five markets that the major e-commerce corporation plans to enter next year….