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Jumia
Ecommerce Jumia Report

More than 50% of Jumia Sellers in Nigeria, Kenya are Women

Jumia collaborated with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), alongside the European Commission and Kantar Public, on a report titled Women and

MarketForce
Acquisition

MarketForce Acquires Digiduka to Consolidate Distribution of Consumer Goods With Digital Financial Services

MarketForce, the Kenyan-based end-to-end retail distribution platform for consumer brands in Africa, has acquired Digiduka, a startup on a mission

Sky.Garden
Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenyan E-commerce Startup Sky.Garden Secures $4m Investment Led by SANAD Fund

Sky.Garden, a Kenyan E-commerce startup, has secured a $4 million Series A investment led by The SANAD Fund for MSME.

Multichoice
Pay Tv

MultiChoice Buys Additional 20% Stake in BetKing

Multichoice has acquired an additional 20% stake in BetKing, a pan-African sports betting group, for an undisclosed amount. This is the

CBN
Cryptocurrency

CBN to Launch Digital Currency By End of 2021

The CBN has now that it may launch a digital currency by the end of 2021. This was announced by

YouTube
Music Music Streaming

YouTube Music Expands Commitment to Black music Through #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund

YouTube Music is deepening investments in Black communities by opening applications to the #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund Class of 2022, aimed

Africa Finance Corporation
News Press Release

Africa Finance Corporation Tops 30 Member States With Morocco, DRC, Burkina Faso

In a milestone for its pan-Africa mission, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), one of the region’s biggest investors in infrastructure development,

Businesses
SMEs Technology

SMEs Feeling Economic Pinch Turn to Innovative Tech Platforms to Save Cash

More than a year into the Covid-19 pandemic and South Africa’s SMEs remain under enormous pressure and are increasingly looking

ABH
Competition Entrepreneurship

Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Expands Ecosystem of Partners and Extends Application Deadline

Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) prize competition, a philanthropic program established by the Jack Ma Foundation to spotlight and support African

Kickstart
Entrepreneurship Startup

Apply: 2021 Kickstart Programme For Nigerian Entrepreneurs

Kickstart is an initiative of the International Breweries Foundation and focuses on enterprise growth and development for young entrepreneurs. The