12 key takeaways from Africa’s top investors
Every startup founder or CEO was once a novice when it came to navigating the murky waters of institutional investment….
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Consortium delivers ultra-cold freezers to Africa for covid-19 vaccines
Following the UAE’s multilateral in-kind contribution and commitment to UNICEF to support COVAX’s global vaccine distribution efforts, the HOPE Consortium…
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China is Pushing Alibaba to Design Its Own Chips
China’s ruling Communist Party is pressuring Alibaba to enter the difficult and costly business of designing its own processor chips…
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Handy tools to protect your kids online during the festive season
Due to strong opposition from the US government, lawmakers, and parents, Meta (formerly Facebook), Instagram’s parent company, was forced to…
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Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, will pay more than $11 billion in taxes this year
Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, has stated that he will pay more than $11…
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Google, Waymo, GM Cancel In-Person CES 2020 Attendance Due to Rising COVID-19 Cases
General Motors, Alphabet’s Google, and its self-driving auto-technology company Waymo joined the list of companies that will no longer attend…
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Titan Trust Bank has acquired Union Bank
Titan Trust Bank Limited (TTB), one of Nigeria’s fastest-growing and most customer-focused financial service providers, has purchased Union Bank of…
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Nigerians Will Swap Their NIN Slips With Digital Tokens Come January 2022
The Federal Government of Nigeria has replaced the outdated National Identification Number, NIN slip, and polycarbonate card with a suite…
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Smart Applications International Collaborates with Kenya Healthcare Federation
Smart Applications International, Africa’s leading high–tech technology solutions provider, has joined forces with the Kenya Healthcare Federation (KHF), the Health…
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In 2021, TikTok had more traffic than Google
TikTok is truly unstoppable: the video-sharing platform has surpassed Google to become the most popular website in the world, according…
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15 startups have advanced to the second phase of the Solution Space E-Track Program
Fifteen startups have progressed to the second stage of the E-Track Programme, which is run by UCT GSB Solution Space…
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The Nigerian Startup Bill has been sent to the National Assembly for a vote
Nigeria has moved one step closer to enacting its Nigeria Startup Bill (NSB), which aims to strengthen the country’s technology…
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CinetPay is closing in on Francophone Africa dominance after 5 years of grudgingly bootstrapping
2016 is the year. Idris Marcial Monthe recently completed the Abidjan Founders Institute. Monthe was feeling quite confident after an…
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Former Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey Says Bitcoin Will Replace US Dollar
In a tweet exchange with Grammy-winning rapper Cardi B, former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey stated that he believes Bitcoin will…
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Google Is Reportedly Being Probed by California Labor Agency Over Treatment of Black Female Workers
According to two people familiar with the situation and emails obtained by Reuters, California’s civil rights regulator is looking into…
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The African Development Bank approves $170 million in Nigeria’s to empower digital and creative start-ups
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $170 million loan to Nigeria to fund a…
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Kenyan retail-tech startup Duhqa Among Winners of FT, Seedstars SDG Challenge
Duhqa, a Kenyan retail-tech startup, was named one of six global winners of the FTxSDG Challenge, which means it could…
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7 ways to Leverage Your LinkedIn Profile as a Personal Branding Tool
According to LinkedIn, the platform has 800 million members in over 200 countries and territories worldwide. It’s a place for…
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Nigerian stock trading app Trove has won the Ecobank Fintech Challenge
App for trading global shares in Nigeria Trove has won the fourth edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge, taking home…
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Tingg, Payment App Wins Mobile App of The Year in Kenya
Tingg, the all-in-one super payments app, was named ‘Overall Mobile App of the Year’ in Kenya at the inaugural Mobile…
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Zoom is the Newest Member of Tech Industry Counterterrorism Group GIFCT
Zoom has joined a counter-terrorism organization formed by major US tech companies such as Meta, formerly known as Facebook, and…
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Adaptation SME Accelerator Project invites African climate startups to apply
The Adaptation SME Accelerator Project (ASAP), a program for SMEs and startups scaling market-based and contextualized solutions to critical climate…
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2400 Nigerian girls with digital skills to be equipped with grant from UK
In the next three months, 2,400 Nigerian girls will be equipped with basic information and communications technology (ICT) skills thanks…
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The Founder Institute South Africa is now accepting applications for the 2022 cohort
Founder Institute, a pre-seed accelerator, has opened applications for its South Africa program, which is looking for ambitious entrepreneurs to…
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How Ogow Health, a Somalia startup is improving care paths and serving thousands of patients
Ogow Health, a Somalian e-health startup, is improving care pathways, access to patient data, reporting, and public health information for…
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The FTxSDG Challenge finalists have been announced by FT and Seedstars
The Financial Times and Seedstars have announced the startups that have advanced to the final round of the FTxSDG Challenge,…
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Networks Unlimited keeps supporting children at Tembisa school during holiday season
Networks Unlimited, a subsidiary of Exclusive Networks, has continued its end-of-year tradition of assisting the students and parents of Nokuphila…
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Danbatta says Nigeria will have widest 5G coverage in Africa, MTN and MAFAB bag 5G licences
MTN and MAFAB COMMUNICATIONS emerged as the winners of the Federal Government’s 5G spectrum auction held yesterday at the Transcorp…
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Elon Musk has been named Time’s 2021 ‘Person of the Year,’ as Tesla and SpaceX reach new heights
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has been named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” for 2021, a year in which…
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Electricity Regulation: Uganda is leading the pack in Africa
East African neighbors Kenya and Tanzania, as well as Namibia and Egypt, are also strong performers. According to the African…
