Jiji
Africa Digital Funding

Digital Classified Platform, Jiji Scores $21m Series C to Boost Growth in Existing Markets

Jiji, an African focused digital classified platform has raised $21 million in Series C and C-1 funding from six investors,

AfDB
Africa Coding Digital

AfDB Launches Digital Coding Platform As Part of Plans to Create 25m Jobs by 2025

The African Development Bank (AfDB) in partnership with technology firm Microsoft has launched the ‘Coding for Employment’ digital training platform,

Digital
Competition Digital Entrepreneurship

African Startups Invited to Apply For AFD Digital Challenge

African startups have been invited to apply for the French Agency for Development (AFD) digital challenge on digital solutions that

Orange
Africa Digital Innovation Hub

Orange Opens its Second Digital Center in Dakar

Orange has opened its second digital centre in Dakar, Senegal following the one the French multinational telecoms corporation recently launched

Hunger
Africa AgricTech Digital Ecommerce

#WorldFoodDay: Leveraging Digital Solutions to Tackle Hunger in Africa

One of the biggest challenges facing the world today is global hunger. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) backs

Google
Digital Technology Training

Google To Train 200,000 Students in Nigeria, Kenya & South Africa

  Google has announced that it is expanding its Digital Skills for Africa programme by engaging local organisations to train

Publiseer
Africa Digital Entrepreneurship

Publiseer Selected For ITU Magnet Accelerator Program in Turkey

Publiseer, a Nigerian digital content distribution startup, has been selected for the ITU Magnet Accelerator Program taking place in Turkey

Central Bank of Nigeria
Banking Digital Payment

Central Bank of Nigeria Has Issued Approvals-in-Principle to Three Payment Service Bank

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued Approvals-in-Principle (AIP) to three Payment Service Banks (PSBs). The three institutions issued

YDFS
Digital Financial Inclusion Telecom

MTN Forays into Mobile Money Transfer Service as it Launches Momo Agent

MTN Nigeria has announced the launch of its super-agent network service tagged ‘MoMo Agent’. MTN will leverage on its expansive

Publiseer
Competition Digital Social Entrepreneurship

Publiseer Named Finalist For Better Together Challenge 2019

Publiseer, an African-focused digital content distribution platform, has been selected as a finalist of the Better Together Challenge 2019 in