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Onyeka Akumah
AgricTech Leadership

Onyeka Akumah Steps Down As Farmcrowdy CEO After Spearheading Agritech Startup to Break Even

Akindele Philips takes over as CEO Akumah will become Executive Chairman of Farmcrowdy and focus more on Plentywaka Onyeka Akumah

Botswana
Health

Drones Deliver Blood to Prevent Maternal Death in Botswana

For women in Botswana, especially those living in remote communities where medical supplies and blood may not be in stock, giving birth

Lori Systems
Appointment Logistics

African E-Logistics Startup, Lori Systems Appoints Uche Ogboi As CEO

Lori Systems, the African e-logistics platform, has announced the appointment of Uche Ogboi as its Chief Executive Officer. The announcement was made

Tays
Apps Funding Investment Startup

Egyptian Professional Networking App, Tays, Pre-seed Funding

Egypt-based networking app Tays has raised a seven-figure (EGP) pre-seed investment from several angel investors, some of whom will join the

Amazon
Appointment Leadership People

Andy Jassy to Replace Jeff Bezos as Amazon CEO on July 5th

Andy Jassy will officially become the CEO of Amazon on July 5th, the company announced at a recent shareholder meeting.

Social Entrepreneurship

IMPACC Call For Investment in African Entrepreneurs

Are you an entrepreneur in Africa with an innovative, local, green product or service, creating sustainable jobs in bottom of

Norrsken
Accelerator Funding Startup

Meet 11 Startups From Africa Joining Norrsken Impact Accelerator 2021

Norrsken Foundation has announced 11 African startups that will partake in the Norrsken Impact Accelerator 2021 from July in Stockholm,

JICA
Accelerator Startup

8 Nigerian Startups Join JICA NINJA Accelerator Programme

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic activities shrank on a global scale. A drastic decrease in revenue generation

Flat6Labs
Funding Venture Capital

Flat6Labs Closes Second Fund at $13.2m, Increases Cash Offerings For Startups

Flat6Labs, a regional Seed Program, and fund, has announced the second close and increase of its Egypt fund from EGP50

EscrowLock
Fintech

Nigerian Fintech Startup, EscrowLock Among Winners of $100m Facebook Grant

EscrowLock, a Nigerian fintech startup, has been named among the winners of the $100 million global business grant from Facebook.