African Fintech Company, Kudi, Rebrands to Nomba
Kudi, an African payment network, has rebranded as Nomba. This was announced in a press release as part of the…
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Elon Musk Offers $43 Billion to Buy 100% of Twitter
According to filings filed with the SEC, Elon Musk, who recently purchased a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter, has made…
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MTN Nigeria Obtains CBN’s Approval to Operate Mobile Money Bank (MoMo)
The Central Bank of Nigeria granted MTN the permission to operate Mobile Money (MoMo). Since its inception in 2019, MTN…
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Elon Musk Will no Longer Join the Twitter Board
Elon Musk, Twitter’s largest shareholder, has decided not to join the company’s board of directors, according to CEO Parag Agrawal….
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Nigerian gig Economy Fintech, ImaliPay Secures $3m Seed Round
ImaliPay, a $3 million seed fundraising round has been finalized for a Pan-African fintech start-up that focuses on boosting the gig…
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DiDi Chixung, Chinese Ride-Hailing Startup Ceases Operations in South Africa
Didi Chixung, the Chinese ride-hailing behemoth, has announced the closure of its operations in South Africa (SA), a year after…
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Milango, community management platform acquires Egyptian prop-tech startup, Circle
Circle, founded in 2020 by Nancy Kamal and Essam Maged and sponsored by 500 Global, makes it easy for real…
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MTN is the first African company to enter the Metaverse, acquires 144 plots of digital land
MTN, Africa’s largest telco, has joined the metaverse by purchasing 144 plots of land in Africarare, Africa’s first Virtual Reality…
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Flutterwave launches new product offerings and features after Series D funding
Flutterwave, a Nigerian fintech unicorn, has unveiled new product offerings and features for individuals, business owners, and developers just two…
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MTN Evolves From Telecoms to Tech Company, Unveils a New Logo
MTN, the mobile telecommunications company, has begun a rebranding effort. As part of the rebranding effort, the telco unveiled a…
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Apple Is set to Acquire Startup That Makes Music With Artificial Intelligence
According to a person familiar with the matter, Apple acquired AI Music, a startup that uses artificial intelligence to generate…
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Apple becomes the first company to reach a staggering $3 trillion market value
Apple made history on Monday when it became the first company to have a market value of $3 trillion. During…
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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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Google is Rewarding Employees This Year, Postpones Return-to-Office Plans
Alphabet’s Google announced on Wednesday that it will give an additional bonus to its employees worldwide this year, postponing its…
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Amazon’s Alexa.com Website Ranking Service Will Cease Operation in May 2022
Amazon has announced the closure of Alexa.com, its website ranking tool that has been in operation for the past 25…
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Signed $275-Billion Deal to Appease China
According to The Information, Apple CEO Tim Cook signed an agreement with Chinese officials worth approximately $275 billion to avert…
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Alibaba Revamps E-Commerce Businesses, Appoints New Chief Financial Officer
On Monday, Alibaba announced a reorganization of its international and domestic e-commerce businesses, as well as the appointment of a…
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Treepz, a Nigerian MaaS startup, has closed a $2.8 million seed round to fund its east African expansion.
Treepz (formerly Plentywaka), a Nigeria-based Mobility-as-a-Service platform, has acquired Ugabus, a Ugandan bus company that aggregates inter-city bus operators. While…
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Facebook is testing News Feed controls that will allow users to see fewer posts from groups and pages.
Facebook announced on Thursday that it is conducting a test that will give users a smidgeon more control over what…
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Nokia intends to offer telecom companies a cloud-based software subscription service.
Nokia said on Wednesday that it plans to launch a cloud-based software subscription service aimed at telecommunications companies to provide…
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Airtel Africa could soon be working as a “super agent” in Nigeria
Airtel Africa, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, today announces…
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WhatsApp, Facebook Monetise Users’ Data, Can’t Claim Privacy Protection on Their Behalf, Says Government
The Centre has defended in the Delhi High Court the legal validity of its new IT rule requiring messaging apps,…
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Microsoft Warns of New Security Flaw Affecting Surface Pro 3 Devices
Microsoft has published a new advisory warning of a security bypass vulnerability affecting Surface Pro 3 convertible laptops that could…
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What to expect from Apple, Google and Samsung’s big events
Hardware season is heading for a dramatic finale next week, with three events from three major companies, three days in a…
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Kenya’s high court issues landmark ruling against Uber
In 2016, 34 plaintiffs filed a suit against Uber Kenya Limited. Their claim? Uber’s group of companies had violated an…
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WhatsApp now lets users encrypt their chat backups in the cloud
WhatsApp is beginning to roll out a new feature that will provide its two billion users the option to encrypt their…
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Microsoft to pull LinkedIn from Chinese market
American technology giant Microsoft announced today that it will pull its professional social network LinkedIn from the Chinese market later…
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Twitter found a way to show users more ads
Twitter says it’s going to test a new ad format and placement on its platform. On Wednesday, Twitter Revenue Product…
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Rent Small Small becomes first African proptech company to join Techstars Toronto Accelerator
You have heard about Rent Small Small, right? Well, the Nigerian property technology startup that is reorganising the home rental market has…
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Microsoft Expands its Azure Availability Zones in South Africa
Tech giant Microsoft has announced that it has expanded its Azure Availability Zones, making them generally available in the Johannesburg data…
