Jiji
Acquisition Business

Jiji Set to Dominate Africa’s Classifieds Business as it Acquires OLX

Jiji, Nigeria’s largest classifieds marketplace is preparing to dominate Africa’s classifieds business as it has acquired Naspers‘ OLX businesses in

Startup
Africa Business Entrepreneurship SMEs Social Entrepreneurship Startup

Ugandan Startup Xente Set to Disrupt Nigeria’s Digital Commerce Space

Ugandan startup, Xente has expanded to Nigeria. The startup allows customers from all over the world to buy products from

Mastercard
Africa Business Ecommerce Funding Investment Payment Press Release

Why Mastercard is Investing in ‘Africa’s Alibaba’, Jumia

Jumia, the leading pan-African e-commerce platform has announced that Mastercard has agreed, subject to certain conditions, to become an investor

Access Bank
Banking Business Economy

After ‘Merging’ With Diamond Bank, Access Bank Unveils New Identity

Access Bank Plc has launched its new brand identity with 400 branches after a successful merger between the bank and

Toyota
Apps Business Technology Transport

Shares of Ride hailing Company Lyft Debuts on Nasdaq

Shares of ride hailing company, Lyft, the first big initial public offering of the gig economy era, started trading on

Business Entertainment

Chocolate City Partners Warner Music to Broaden Reach of Nigerian Artists

Nigerian record label, Chocolate City has entered a new partnership with Warner Music Group (WMG) to offer its artists a

Business Innovation Technology

Meet Apple’s Newbies-News Subscription App, Streaming Service & Apple Card

Apple announced recently that it’s launching its own streaming service, Apple TV+, along with a new credit card, video game

Africa Business Funding Investment Startup Technology Venture Capital

Kenya’s Bwala Secures Funding From Justin Caldbeck, Expands to Kampala

Bwala Africa Group which is a last mile logistics marketplace launched in 2018 has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from

Bolt
Africa Apps Business Innovation Technology

Bolt to Launch Food Delivery Service in South Africa

Taxi-hailing app, Bolt formerly-known-as Taxify, has announced plans to launch a food delivery service in South Africa. Chief executive and

Business Technology Transport

Alibaba, Tencent and Others Establish $1.5 billion China Ride-hailing Company

Alibaba, Tencent, Suning, and car makers including Chongqing Changan Automobile have set up a $1.5 billion Chinese ride-hailing venture. Chongqing