LACUNA FUND ANNOUNCES ITS 2ND ROUND OF FUNDING TO PROJECTS SUPPORTING NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES ACROSS AFRICA
Africa Artificial Intelligence Funding Technology

Lacuna Fund: Projects Supporting NLP Technologies Across Africa Set to Receive Funding

The Lacuna Fund has announced the second cohort of supported projects. Funding recipients will create openly accessible text and speech

Stalkerware
Cyber security

One Out of Every 100 Mobile Users in Kenya and Nigeria Affected by Stalkerware

With Kaspersky research showing that stalkerware affected one out of every 100 mobile users in Kenya and Nigeria in 2020

Jumia
Appointment Leadership

Tolulope George-Yanwah Appointed New Jumia Ghana CEO

Jumia has announced the appointment of Tolulope George-Yanwah as Ghana’s new Chief Executive Officer. She takes over the leadership mantle

IVORIAN E-COMMERCE PLATFORM AFRIKREA LAUNCHES ANKA TO BOOST GLOBAL AFRICAN E-COMMERCE
Ecommerce Payment

Ivorian E-commerce Platform Afrikrea Launches ANKA to Boost Global African E-commerce

Afrikrea, an Ivorian e-commerce platform, is launching ANKA – an all-in-one SaaS solution to provide a seamless ecommerce, payments and

venture capitalist firms
Venture Capital

Top Venture Capitalist Firms in Nigeria

Nigeria’s fast-growing tech ecosystem now features venture capitalist firms that are continuously in search of innovative and scalable startups to

Autochek
Automobile Partnership

Autochek Partners With Mono to Deliver Easy Vehicle Loans

Autochek has partnered with Mono, a Nigerian API fintech startup, to make it easier and seamless to verify vehicle loan

Mastercard
Appointment

Mastercard Appoints Shehryar Ali As Country Manager East Africa

Mastercard has announced the appointment of Shehryar Ali as Country Manager for East Africa. With more than 19 years of

fDi
Report

South Africa, Kenya Tops African Tech Ecosystems As Nigeria Ranks 5th-fDi Report

Despite Nigeria’s seemingly vibrant tech ecosystem, the country has been ranked 5th in the inaugural fDi report on African Tech

Arnergy
CleanTech Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy Firm Arnergy Named in Bill Gates’s Top 5 Cleantech Companies That Will Help Save The World

When Femi Adeyemo founded Arnergy a few years back, his plan was to accelerate the adoption of renewable energy solutions

Ecobodaa
CleanTech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Ecobodaa, E-mobility Pioneer in Kenya Secures Undisclosed Funding From Persistent Energy

Ecobodaa, a pioneer e-mobility startup, leading the revolution of the electric motorbike taxi (bodaboda) in Kenya has raised undisclosed funding