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Apply For the 2019 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation is now accepting applications. The Africa Prize encourages ambitious and talented sub-Saharan African engineers

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Nigeria’s TaxiTV Raises More Than $50,000 in Seed Funding to Scale

TaxiTV has raised more than $50,000 in a seed funding round led by Beta.Ventures. According to a report in Business

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$250k Corporate Leaders Fund Launched to Support Nigerian Startups

Ventures Platform has launched a Corporate Leaders Fund worth up to 250k with the US-Nigeria Council. The announcement was made

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Zuoix, Dikorah and MooExams Emerge Winners of the DEMO Africa Cameroon Tour

DEMO Africa innovation tours took to Central Africa seeing Cameroon, Douala start-ups embracing the opportunity and showing up in numbers

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India’s Cipla Acquires South African Pharmaceutical Firm Mirren for $33mn

Cipla Ltd, India’s second-largest pharmaceutical by market value, has agreed to acquire South Africa’s Mirren (Pty) Ltd to strengthen its

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Senegal Solar Power Startup, Oolu Secures Investment From GAIA Impact Fund

GAIA Impact Fund, a Francophone-focused venture fund specializing in clean energy, has announced a strategic investment in Oolu, a Senegal-based Y

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Apply for the Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge 2018

The Hello Tomorrow Challenge is a global startup competition for promising early-stage projects & startups harnessing science & technology to

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GreenTec Capital Invest Undisclosed Sum in Kenya’s Insurtech Startup Bismart

GreenTec Capital has announced its investment into Kenya insurtech startup Bismart Insurance. Leveraging on cutting-edge technology, the company provides a digital

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Apply For the Outlier Venture Lab Accelerator Programme

Are you an early-stage Nigerian startup? Do you offer tech-driven services tackling indigenous problems? Then you are eligible to apply

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Apply For The 2018 Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge

Accenture has opened applications for the third annual Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge. The challenge hopes to enhance people’s access to