How Data-Driven Marketing can Scale Fintech Adoption in Africa
Over the past five years, Africa’s fintech sector has rapidly grown and transformed financial services through mobile payments, digital banking,…
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Kenya is the Latest Beneficiary of Microsoft’s Global Digital Skills Program
To increase access to digital and fundamental skills, Microsoft has announced the beginning of a global skilling program in Kenya….
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Zimbabwe-Based InfraCo Africa Collaborates With Mobility for Africa to Make Clean Transport Accessible in Underserved Areas
InfraCo Africa, a division of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), has committed US$2 million to expanding the product line…
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Senegalese B2B marketplace, Kwely Emerges Winner of the 2022 MEST Africa Challenge
The 2022 MEST Africa Challenge winner, Senegalese B2B marketplace Kwely, received US$50,000 in equity capital as well as the title…
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The 5th Edition of the Africa Tech Summit Nairobi 2023 to Connect Over 1000 Delegates
Africa Tech Summit Nairobi 2023 will bring together tech pioneers from the African ecosystem and global players under one roof…
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Nigerian Startup, ThriveAgric Bags $100,000 From 2022 Global Winner of Visa Everywhere Initiative
The Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI), a global open innovation initiative and competition for start-ups and fintech companies, has announced the…
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Seven African stock markets begin a process of integration
In order to promote cross-border trading of securities throughout the continent, seven African stock exchanges on Wednesday started an integration…
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Taking control of your cloud: How to stop the weakening Rand from negatively affecting your technology strategy
The depreciation of the Rand against the US Dollar reached its highest point of the year in early November, at…
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Mastercard Announces its $200m Foundation Africa Growth Fund
An initial $200 million has been pledged to the Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund (MFAGF), a fund of funds that…
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Future Africa Partners With TLG Capital to Launch a $25M Venture Debt Fund for Portfolio Companies
The $25 million venture debt fund will be launched by Future Africa, a venture capital firm with its headquarters in…
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Seedstars launches EWEA, a Program for Supporting Women-led Startups and Organizations in Africa
Women-led small to medium enterprises (WSMEs), as well as community enablers and entrepreneurship support programs in Africa, are encouraged to…
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Heifer International CEO Reaffirms Commitment to Empowering More Smallholder Farmers in Africa
During a recent visit to Heifer International’s operations in Africa, Heifer’s new President and CEO, Surita Sandosham, reaffirmed the commitment…
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Kelvin Strengthens Executive Leadership Team to Serve Its Customers Better
Kelvin, the leading collaborative control software company delivering industrial intelligence, has bolstered its executive leadership team with strategic hires and…
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Kapu, a Kenyan Social Commerce Startup Founded by ex-Jumia Executive Raises $8 Million
The social commerce startup Kapu from Kenya has announced the raising of $8 million in early money. As food costs…
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Application is now Open for the 2nd Cohort of Venture for Africa Talent Programme
For its second batch of the VFA Fintech Product Management Bootcamp, Venture for Africa (VFA), an immersion program and talent…
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Nigerian Government to Introduce Crypto, Digital Assets Tax come 2023
According to Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning of Nigeria, the 2022 Finance Bill contains a…
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86 New African Graduates Emerge From the Alibaba Netpreneur Training
The latest edition of the Alibaba Netpreneur Training (“ANT”) Program has graduated 86 African entrepreneurs, according to Alibaba Global Initiatives…
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Google’s Hustle Academy has graduated 5,000 entrepreneurs.
Google held graduation ceremonies in Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa to honor the 5,000 entrepreneurs who completed its Hustle Academy…
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MTN Zambia Unveils the Country’s Debut 5G Network
After successfully completing trials of the revolutionary technology over the previous 11 months, MTN Zambia has now launched its 5G…
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Despite being fragmented, Africa’s gaming sector is still the “next big thing.”
The gaming business in Africa is currently quite fragmented, consisting of only a few tiny studios, but it is still…
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Heifer Announces Three New Tech Innovators as Winners of Ayute Africa Challenge in Nigeria
Three young agric-tech innovators in Nigeria have emerged final winners of this year’s Agriculture, Youth and Technology (AYuTe) Africa Challenge…
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500 Global Join Forces With ITIDA to Open Egypt Office
As part of a holistic ecosystem plan that also sees it create an office in the nation and hire Amal…
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Apply: ygap Kenya Accelerator Programme
Applications are now being accepted for the ygap Kenya Accelerator Programme, which aids businesses in developing and validating their business…
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Africa Data Centres to Construct 2MW Data Centre in Rwanda
An African technology company called Cassava Technologies has revealed that Kigali, Rwanda will be the site of its first data…
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Google Rolls out new Features for Gmail, Workspace Apps
Google has announced that its Workspace apps will soon receive updates that include new functionality. According to the search engine…
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Huawei Unveils Digitruck, an Initiative to Improve Ethiopian Students’ Digital Skills
In coordination with the Ministry of Education and iCOG Anyone Can Code, Huawei has launched its flagship initiative in Ethiopia…
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We Have Almost Covered the Country with Our Connectivity Rollout- Galaxy Backbone
Galaxy Backbone, an information technology and shared services provider of the Federal Government of Nigeria, has said that it has…
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Multichoice Accelerator Programme Extends to 8 African Countries
The Multichoice Africa Accelerator Programme, which awarded $16 million in funding to six emerging tech companies last year, is now…
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Tanzanian, Kenyan, and Egyptian entrepreneurs have won Africa’s Business Heroes competition.
Founders from Tanzania, Kenya, and Egypt have been named Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) competition winners, a flagship philanthropic program established…
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Blockchain Will Redefine Company of the Future – Digital Encode CTO
Dr. Oluseyi Akindehinde, the Co-founder and Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of Digital Encode Limited, has identified blockchain and the mobile…
