Akinwumi Adesina
Africa Banking Leadership

Akinwumi Adesina Re-elected As AfDB President

Akinwumi Adesina has been re-elected to serve a second five-year term as President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

AWIEF
Entrepreneurship SMEs Women

U.S. Embassy, AWIEF Forum Announce Academy for Women Entrepreneurs Program

The Embassy of the United States of America in South Africa has partnered with the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship

SIP
Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship Startup

Apply: Social Innovators Programme (SIP) 2020/21 Fellowship

LEAP Africa in partnership with Union Bank has announced the call for applications for the 2020/ 2021 cohort of the Social Innovators Programme

MFS Africa
Money Transfer Partnership Payment

MFS Africa and MoneyGram Partner to Ease Cross-border P2P Payments in Africa

MFS Africa, the pan-African cross-border payments firm, has announced a partnership with MoneyGram. The partnership will enable MoneyGram to leverage MFS

Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
AgricTech Entrepreneurship Startup

Nigeria’s Farmz2U, 3 Other African Startups Selected For Finals of Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Farmz2U, a Nigerian agritech startup has been selected for the finals of the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation which will

Enygma Ventures
Funding Investment Job

Enygma Ventures invests $253k from its Shift Fund into Job Crystal

Enygma Ventures has announced that it has made $253,687 (R 4.2million) investment into Job Crystal, South Africa’s Premier Recruitment Company.

Impact Hub
Entrepreneurship Startup

Startups in Ghana and Nigeria Invited to Apply For Impact Hub New Economy Booster Program

The New Economy Booster powered by Impact Hub is designed to support impact-driven entrepreneurs with both advanced and early-stage ventures, startups, non-profit organizations, or

WorldRemit
Acquisition Money Transfer Payment

WorldRemit to Acquire Africa-focused Remittance Firm Sendwave in a Deal Worth Over $500m

WorldRemit, a digital, global cross-border payments company has announced that it has agreed to acquire Sendwave, a rapidly growing African-focused, app-based remittance company

Airtel
Awards Telecom

Airtel Uganda, Comviva Win Aite Group’s Digital Wallet Innovation Award

Airtel Uganda, together with Comviva Airtel’s technology partner, has today been announced the winner of the 2020 Digital Wallet Innovation Award, Airtel Uganda

SparkMeter
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

SparkMeter Raises $12m For Smart Utility Meters in Africa and Other Developing Countries

SparkMeter, a provider of grid management services, equipment, and software solutions that increase access to reliable electricity in underserved communities