“Hack the Mara” competition now open to African creators and developers to tackle last mile payment challenges
In line with its commitment to inspire developers to “build the future of Africa on Web3”, Mara, the Pan-African blockchain…
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3 Startups Emerge Winners of 1st Kofi Annan Award for Innovation in Africa
The first Kofi Annan Award for Innovation in Africa has been given to three entrepreneurs from Kenya, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe….
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Afreximbank provides grant to Grand Africa Initiative to train African youth entrepreneurs on delivering AfCFTA goals
Cairo, 18 July 2022 – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced a grant to Grand Africa Initiative (GAIN) to train…
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SAS Appoints Essie Mokgonyana as the New South Africa Country Manager
Essie Mokgonyana has been appointed by SAS as the brand’s country manager and sales director for South Africa. This hiring…
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DigsConnect, South African Student Housing Startup Completes Pre-series A Funding Round
DigsConnect, a South African digital student housing platform, has closed a pre-Series A round of funding to drive its global…
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24 South African Women Qualify for the 2023’s Women Techsters Fellowship Class
Technology for Social Change and Development Initiative (Tech4Dev) in Lagos, Nigeria, has announced that a total of 24 South African…
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Flutterwave, Other African Fintech Startups Discontinue Virtual Card Service Indefinitely
In an email received earlier today, the fintech startup Flutterwave announced that starting on Sunday, July 17, 2022, customers of…
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You can now Apply for the GrowUp Incubator Programme
Applications for the most recent iteration of the GrowUp Incubator Program, which seeks social business solutions for sustainable tourism and…
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Why Digital Skills Capacity Building Is Important for Professionals in Africa
Capacity building is the improvement of an individual’s or organization’s facility to produce, perform or deploy. According to the United…
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MultiChoice Announces a Training Programme to Improve the Content Quality for African TV
Multichoice has introduced a brand-new training program to transform the African TV industry, elevating professional competencies and raising the standard…
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Nigerian Startup Aceplora to Empower 10,000 Kids and Young Adults With the Hottest Tech Skills
Aceplora, an Edutech company in Nigeria, has reaffirmed its commitment to providing training to help children and young adults be…
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TechBridge Invest signs agreement with Moringa to promote Digital Skills for Tech Ventures in Mombasa
MOMBASA, Kenya, July 14th 2022…Moringa is excited to have TechBridge Invest onboard as a partner to facilitate training of students…
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Zazuu, London-based Fintech Secures $2m to Offer Africans Seamless Solutions to Cross-border Payments
Zazuu, an Africa-focused fintech startup, has raised $2 million, which will be crucial in the company’s mission to reduce the…
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Nigeria’s Sendsprint Unveils Money Transfer Services for African Diaspora in the UK
A new service from innovative company SendSprint Technology Solutions, which connects members of the African Diaspora to family back home…
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Swvl, Egyptian Startup Acquires Mobility Startup Urbvan, Opens Mexican Office
An deal to purchase Urbvan, a mobility platform that offers tech-enabled mobility services in Mexico, has been made public by…
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African Leadership International Agrees to Acquire Silicon Valley’s Holberto
In order to reshape Africa by producing three million entrepreneurial leaders by 2035, African Leadership International (ALI) has agreed to…
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ITA, Angolan Telecommunications Service Provider Rebrands to Paratus Angola
Internet Technologies Angola (ITA), a supplier of telecommunications services in Angola, has changed its name to Paratus Angola, placing it…
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Kenya’s HealthTech AfyaRekod Announces Universal Patient Portal for Global Health Data Mobility Management
AfyaRekod, a Kenya-based health technology business, has unveiled the world’s first completely automated universal patient portal, which was created using…
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Med-Direct Africa Announces e-Pharmacy to Promote Last-mile Drug Delivery
A retail pharmacy in Nigeria called Med-Direct Africa has introduced its e-Pharmacy services in an effort to lower the cost…
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South African Venture Capital Firm, Futuregrowth Launches a Growth Development Fund
A South African venture capital firm called Futuregrowth has announced intentions to launch the Futuregrowth High Growth Development Equity Fund…
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Hyperclear Buys South African Data Analytics and Software Platform Principa
For an unknown sum, South African data analytics, consulting, and software platform Principa is being purchased by Mauritius-based technology investment…
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Twitter to sue Elon Musk After Pulling out of his $44 Billion Deal
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and the richest man in the world, announced on Friday that he was canceling…
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Response Architects partners with Alibaba under Exclusive Agreement to Launch Livestream Shopping across Africa.
LAGOS, 11 July 2022 — Response Architects, operators of ShopEX, has teamed up with Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and…
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Ghana is set to Test its Digital Currency, the eCedi
The race to roll out e-cash on the continent has heated up with Ghana becoming the latest African nation to…
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Meet the 10 Finalists for the Afri-Plastics Challenge
The second Afri-Plastics Challenge, which promotes eco-friendly ways to lessen our reliance on plastic trash, has announced its ten finalists….
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Kenya Power to Roll out its Fixed Internet Services Come June 2023
Kenya Power, a government-owned provider of energy, announced in March that it would begin offering fixed internet. As of the…
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Lessons from the Eskimi CMO Masterclass in Nigeria on Driving Marketing in the Digital Era
Every screen is going digital! This was demonstrated at the Eskimi CMO Masterclass on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 in Lagos…
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Binance is celebrating its fifth anniversary by offering no bitcoin trading fees.
Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, is commemorating its fifth anniversary by waiving trading fees across…
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Prospect and Challenges of Educational Technology in Africa
Over the past few years, African countries have made great progress in improving traditional education outcomes. Today, the report has…
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Grand Africa Initiative (GAIN) Partners with the Development Bank of Nigeria to Train Nigerian Women in Entrepreneurship
Grand Africa Initiative-GAIN and the Development Bank of Nigeria Plc (DBN) have announced a collaboration to train two hundred young…
