17 July 2023
- MTN's Bayobab awarded contract to operate and improve national fibre infrastructure in Central African Republic.
17 July 2023
- Flutterwave, Africa’s payments technology company, has joined the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) payment orchestration platform to facilitate travel to…
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17 July 2023
- MAGNiTT, a data analytics platform has revealed that the African startup ecosystem experienced a significant decline in the first half…
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17 July 2023
- Ten startups from Southern Africa have been recognized and rewarded for their efforts in addressing the financial access gap in…
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17 July 2023
- The Infinix Hot 30 series is one of the company’s affordable devices of 2023. I already reviewed the Infinix Hot 30 and the Hot 30 Play and was very impressed. I particularly liked the Hot...
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17 July 2023
- Egypt-based fintech Flash has completed a $6 million Seed round led by Addition with participation from Flourish Ventures and other…
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17 July 2023
- Global Startup Awards (GSA) Africa Summit will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in October 2023, the Global Innovation Initiative…
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17 July 2023
- Automobile mishaps… they’re not just a mere inconvenience. They’re a veritable nightmare that can turn your world upside down in…
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17 July 2023
- The African startup ecosystem witnessed a notable downturn in the first half of 2023, as revealed by data from venture capital data platform MAGNiTT. During this period, venture capital firms invested $951 million in the startup ecosystem, marking a 54…
17 July 2023
- Kenya has been rocked by a wave of violent protests in recent weeks, sparked by the opposition leader Raila Odinga’s call for mass action against the government’s tax hikes and...
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17 July 2023
- Vodacom South Africa’s Chief Officer of Vodacom Business, William Mzimba, has decided to retire from Vodacom after serving for five years and will officially depart from the company at the end of September 2023. William Mzimba holds an MBA, BA (Honours…
17 July 2023
- Meta has been working on creating a more immersive and expressive digital world, one that bridges VR and AR through the metaverse, an interconnected digital world where you can interact...
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17 July 2023
- Naira cards are making a comeback. Last week, Wema Bank became the first Nigerian bank to increase the international spending limit on its naira cards. This comes two years after a forex shortage caused banks to reduce or stop international spends on…
17 July 2023
- Sahara Group Foundation, the corporate social sustainability vehicle for leading energy and infrastructure conglomerate, Sahara Group, has announced the 20 African social innovators who will be part of its 2023...
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17 July 2023
- The African tech industry is a dynamic and rapidly growing sector that presents both opportunities and challenges for women. By addressing the challenges and nurturing the opportunities, the African tech industry can create an inclusive environment…
16 July 2023
- If you're fascinated by the field and eager to enhance your skills and knowledge, enrolling in robotic courses can be a transformative step towards a successful career in this exciting domain.
Whether you're interested in learning the fundamentals of…
16 July 2023
- Screen recording has become an essential tool for various tasks, whether it's capturing video tutorials, demonstrating software functionality, or saving memorable moments from your favourite games.
If you're a Mac user, you're in luck because Apple…
16 July 2023
- Lately, e-commerce has become the preferred purchasing channel for millions of consumers in Mexico and Latin America – largely driven by the growth of fintech apps in Latin America which reached up to 54% in 2022, according to the Mobile App Trends…
15 July 2023
- ENGIE and Meridiam announce today that they signed a Sales and Purchase Agreement with ACTIS on the full scope of BTE…
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15 July 2023
- Teniola Adedeji and Funmilola Aderemi, friends for two decades, partnered two years ago to co-found Pharmarun. Recently, they secured $10,000 in equity-free funding at Pitch2Win 2023. Here's a glimpse of what their upstart is about.
15 July 2023
- Nigeria's House of Representatives has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to press the pause button on their plans to make social media handles a mandatory ID for know-your-customer (KYC) operations.
15 July 2023
- Late Tuesday evening, the Ugandan government passed a new legislation to impose a 5% tax on the income earned by foreign digital companies. “We are not looking at the digital services; we are looking at the income derived by the provider of these…
14 July 2023
- Celebrities have influence, and they are able to use that influence to drive good things (and bad things). Last year, Kim Kardarsian set up SKYY Partners and recently announced that SKYY is looking to raise $1 billion to invest in consumer startups. At…
14 July 2023
- Yakwetu online, Kenyan entertainment technology startup has been honoured as 1 of the 7 Winners of the 2023 WIPO Global…
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14 July 2023
- Sankalp Forum, KDVI and Coaching for Impact combine to develop coaching ecosystem for social entrepreneurs in Africa. Sankalp Forum, an…
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14 July 2023
- In a conversation with TechCabal, the CEO of My 1Health, Ryan Marincowitz, revealed the startup is looking to expand its reach to Ethiopia and South Sudan.
14 July 2023
- For a while now, Nigerians in the diaspora have had to make remittances available to beneficiaries only in U.S. dollars – following a regulatory policy by the country's central bank in December 2020.
Now, beneficiaries of remittances from the diaspora…
14 July 2023
- Google has launched Bard, its conversational AI service and ChatGPT and xAI competitor, to 40 new languages including Swahili- the…
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14 July 2023
- Alat, Nigeria’s first digital bank, has leveraged the country’s recently unified exchange rate to reverse a policy on Naira cards that limited international spending.
14 July 2023
- Sophos has launched Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR) for Microsoft Defender, a fully-managed offering that provides the industry’s most robust threat response capabilities for organizations using Microsoft Security. Sophos MDR for Microsoft…
14 July 2023
- It is another Friday, and as usual, I come bearing gifts on the latest happenings in the African VC scene. Here is a look at what took place in that last week. Zambian FinTech, Union54, Launched ChitChat with Mastercard Last week, Union54, one of the…
14 July 2023
- Shocking data from Kaspersky reveals that 38% of South African respondents that participated in their survey did not know what data about them is publicly available on the Internet. The survey titled, Digital Superstitions is a startling display of how…
14 July 2023
- GetFundedAfrica (GFA) operates a cloud-based technology company focused on building software apps that make it easier for African businesses to grow, tell their stories and to get funded. We built and rolled out, the first (1st ) African Startup…
14 July 2023
- Musk has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) company called xAI, in an attempt to stand as a direct competitor to OpenAI, Google and Anthropic, which are behind leading chatbots like ChatGPT, Bard and Claude.
This news comes after the billionaire…
14 July 2023
- At Eden Venture Group, we use the internet to foster community, which is an essential feature of empowerment. Women’s voices need to be heard on the internet and we need to be included in various online spaces.
14 July 2023
- African payments to overseas schools have been hindered by a myriad of challenges. From the high cost of transactions, limited access to banking services, lack of transparency, security concerns, and currency exchange rates, African students have faced…
14 July 2023
- FNB has officially appointed Sashin Sookroo as the CEO of FNB Connect, its mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), effective from 1st July 2023. Sookroo’s 14 years of dedicated service to FNB and his contributions to driving innovation across various…
14 July 2023
- In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, ChatGPT has emerged as a powerful tool for natural language understanding and generation.
Developed by OpenAI, ChatGPT leverages the GPT-3.5 architecture to enable interactive and engaging…
14 July 2023
- Access Bank has completed negotiations to acquire the sub-Saharan subsidiaries of Standard Chartered Bank for an undisclosed sum. With this move, Access Bank’s pan-African drive sees another boon: an acquisition that could make it one of the continent’…
14 July 2023
- Ghana| Ghana’s digital transformation journey has set a remarkable benchmark for other African nations. Factors such as improved internet accessibility, a thriving mobile telecommunications market, and the government’s steadfast commitment to digital…
14 July 2023
- It is unclear whether the two new funds will replace Spark Venture Fund, a $1 million fund that invests in late-seed to early-growth stage tech startups in Kenya.
14 July 2023
- LG Electronics, having achieved success with several laundromats in Nairobi, is now extending its services to the Coast region. During…
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14 July 2023
- The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted and transformed the way people work and live. This has sparked a need for technology to be further integrated into all aspects of life which underpins the transitioning into the Fourth Industrial…
14 July 2023
- The Infinix Hot 30 series is gaining a new member – the Infinix Hot 30 5G, which has just been announced. The 5G variant joins the Hot 30i, Hot 30 Play and Hot 30. Infinix Hot 30 5G ships with Dimensity 6020 processor announced early this year. This…
14 July 2023
- As a startup planning to fundraise or already fundraising, you understand the importance of building and nurturing relationships with investors, and supporters. Our CRM solution is designed to streamline and optimize your fundraising processes,…
14 July 2023
- Meta has announced new updates for its Meta Avatars, allowing users to have a more interactive and enjoyable digital experience.…
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14 July 2023
- Flutterwave's Tuition allows African customers to easily pay several foreign school fees using local currencies. See how to use it here;
14 July 2023
- The Ugandan government has approved a new law that levies a 5% tax on international companies that offer digital communications…
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14 July 2023
- Co-Creation Hub has announced a new co-funded initiative to support innovation within Higher Education Institutions in Africa with Make-IT in…
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14 July 2023
- Global data security leader, comforte, has announced a new collaboration with Google Cloud, integrating comforte’s data-centric security solution with Google Cloud’s data warehouse, BigQuery remote functions. This partnership enhances data protection…
