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Amazon
Ecommerce

What African Headquarters of Amazon in SA Means For E-Commerce

Amazon is scaling its presence in Africa by officially establishing its headquarters in Cape Town, South Africa. The headquarters will

OKRA SECURES IN $3.5M SEED ROUND LED BY SUSA VENTURES
Fintech Funding

Nigerian Fintech Startup, Okra Secures $3.5mn Seed Round Led by Susa Ventures

Okra, a Nigerian fintech platform, and open finance (API Economy) pioneer has secured a $3.5m Seed raise. The round was

Zeepay
Acquisition

Zeepay Ghana Acquires Zambia Mobile Money Operator Mangwee

Zeepay, a Ghanaian fintech startup, has acquired a 51 percent stake in Mangwee Mobile Money Zambia. In a private placement,

DLM Trust
Acquisition Banking Fintech

DLM Capital Group to Tap into Nigeria’s Fintech Opportunity, Acquires MFB License

DLM Capital Group, a leading developmental investment bank, has today announced its plans to expand into Nigeria’s million-dollar fintech sector

Shoprite
Business Retail

Shoprite Supermarket Edges Closer to Exiting Nigeria

Shoprite, the South African supermarket giant, has sold all its equity stake in its Retail Supermarkets Nigeria Ltd subsidiary. With

Sawari Ventures
Venture Capital

Sawari Ventures Closes $71m Fund to Invest in Egyptian Tech-driven Companies

Sawari Ventures has announced the closing of the Egypt-based fund with total commitments of USD 30 Million from Misr Insurance Group,

Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency Payment

PayPal Launches “Checkout With Crypto”

PayPal has announced the launch of Checkout with Crypto, a new feature that significantly expands the utility of cryptocurrency. Available

Tugende
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Tugende Secures $3.6M Investment to Help Meet Intense Demand For Productive Asset Finance

Tugende, a technology-enabled asset finance company, in East Africa has closed $3.6M in additional equity financing.  The round was led

Bolt
Business Ride-hailing

Bolt Launches Food Delivery Services in Kenya

Bolt has launched its food delivery service in Nairobi, Kenya. Bolt Food will offer users access to a wide variety

MTN Nigeria
MTN Telecom

First Set of MTN Donation of 1.4 Million Doses of Vaccines Received by Nigeria

The Nigerian government has taken delivery of the first set of 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines out of a total of