NALA
Funding Investment Payment

NALA Secures $40 to Strengthen Remittance Payments in Africa

NALA, a Tanzania remittance startup, has secured $40 million in Series A funding to support its global expansion and enhance

Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Tanzanian Cross-border Fintech, NALA Gets $10M Seed Funding

NALA, a Tanzanian cross-border payments company, has raised a $10 million seed round led by Amplo. It recently pivoted from

Banking Entrepreneurship Fintech Funding Startup Technology

Tanzania’s Nala Named Winner of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge

Nala, a fintech startup based in Tanzania has emerged the winner of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge thus carting away US$10,000

Ecommerce Funding

Kenyan E-commerce Startup, Chpter Secures $1.2m to Empower Businesses to Sell More Via Social Platforms

Chpter, a Kenyan e-commerce startup, has raised $1.2 million in a pre-seed round. The company will use the new funding

MAX
Mobility Renewable Energy

Nigeria’s MAX Gets UK Govt Backing to Assemble Electric Vehicles

Metro Africa Xpress (MAX) has received the backing of the United Kingdom government through its Manufacturing Africa Initiative to assemble

IMEI
Government Regulation

‘Do Your Worst, We Won’t Submit Our IMEI Number’, Nigerians Tell FG

Nigerians have taken to social media to outrightly reject the moves by the federal government to collect their IMEI numbers

Entertainment

The Lion King: First Trailer For Live-action Remake Released

The first trailer for the upcoming live-action remake of The Lion King has been released. Starring Beyoncé as Nala and musician and

Africa Apps Awards Events

Winners Emerge in AppsAfrica Awards

Winners have emerged from the annual AppsAfrica Awards in Cape Town. Now in its 4th year, the Awards celebrate the

Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship Fintech Innovation Startup Technology

Meet the Nine African Selected For the Catapult: Inclusion Africa

The LHoFT Foundation has announced 14 startups that will take part in the Catapult: Inclusion Africa. Among the 14 startups

Africa Apps Entrepreneurship Events Startup

AppsAfrica Awards Finalists Announced

The final shortlist for the 4th AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards have been announced. The Awards celebrate the best in mobile and tech from