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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

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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

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Microtraction Invests in On-demand Delivery Startup, Sendbox

The early-stage investment firm, Microtraction has announced that it has invested in Nigerian On-demand delivery startup, Sendbox. Sendbox provides shipping,

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Uber To Acquire Middle East RideSharing Company, Careem for $3.1B

Uber is set to announce $3.1 billion acquisition of its Middle East rival, Careem in a cash and stock deal

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Waste Recycling Startup, Wecylers Wins King Baudouin African Development Prize

Nigeria’s Waste recycling startup, Wecyclers has emerged winner of the King Baudouin African Development Prize 2019 worth €200,000. The announcement

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After Sorting 216k Applications, TEF Foundation Reveals Selected Startups For Entrepreneurship Programme

The Tony Elumelu Foundation has announced the African startups selected for its entrepreneurship progamme in Abuja, Nigeria. Over 3,000 applicants were

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The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Set to Announce Startups For 2019 Entrepreneurship Programme

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has said that selected Startups for the 2019 entrepreneurs Programme would be announced today. The

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Netpreneur Prize: Lagos Set to Host Launch on March 27th

Lagos is set to host the launch of Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative, a prize competition for African entrepreneurs, founded by the

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OneFi Expands Its Footprint With the Aquisition of Payment Startup Amplify

Online lending startup OneFi has expanded its fintech footprint in Nigeria with the Amplify for an undisclosed amount.  OneFi will take over

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Nigeria’s Farmcrowdy Secures $1m Seed Funding From Cox Enterprises, Others

Nigeria Agro-tech startup, Farmcrowdy has disclosed that it has secured an additional $1m seed funding from Cox Enterprises and Techstars, along with