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AIF Announces Nominees for $185k Innovation Prize for Africa 2018 awards

The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) has announced its top 10 nominees for its prestigious Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2018 awards. This year’s Call

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South Africa Payment Start-up, Yoco, Secures $16m in Series B Funding 

South African bank card payment provider Yoco has raised $16 million in series B funding. This brings the total investment into the

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Goodwell Investments Unveils New €20 Million Fund For Sub-saharan Africa

Goodwell Investments has launched a new €20 million funds for investments in the inclusive economy in Sub-Saharan Africa. The launch

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Tanzania’s Nala Named Winner of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge

Nala, a fintech startup based in Tanzania has emerged the winner of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge thus carting away US$10,000

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Two African Startups Selected For 2nd Cohort of Fintech Hive Accelerator

Fintech Hive in partnership with Accenture has selected two African startups from Nigeria and Egypt to take part in its

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Nigeria Fashion Luxury Brand, Fashpa Selected For Dream Assembly Programme Powered by Farfetch

Fashpa,  a Nigerian luxury brand for African fashion and design has been selected to take part in the Dream Assembly Programme

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Ventures Platform Invest $100k in Health Tech Startup, MDaaS

Ventures Platform says it has invested $100k in health tech startup, MDaas.  This news was disclosed by Kola Aina, the CEO,

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Nigeria’s Ex-ICT Minister, Omobola Johnson Appointed to the Board of Web Foundation

The World Wide Web Foundation has appointed Nigeria’s former ICT Minister, Dr Omobola Johnson as a board member. The former

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Vinsighte, Ina Lite and Farmally Emerge Winners of the Union Bank Campus Innovation Challenge

Vinsighte, Ina Lite and Farmally have emerged in the Union Bank Campus Innovation Challenge, following a pitch event, which held

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DEMO Africa 2018 Announces Top 30 Finalists

Following a few months of innovation roadshows, city tours and virtual adjudication, the management team of DEMO Africa today announced