MTN
Appointment MTN Telecom

MTN Group Appoints Karl Toriola As MTN Nigeria CEO

MTN Group has announced the appointment of Karl Toriola, current vice president for MTN Group’s West and Central Africa (WECA)

Ilara Health
Funding Grant Health

Ilara Health Gets $1.1m Grant To Develop Tech-based Solutions For Pregnant Women in Kenya

Ilara Health, a Kenya-based health-tech company, has received a $1.1 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.  The

Jumia
Ecommerce Jumia

Jumia Nigeria Shuts Site to Mourn Victims of #EndSARS Protests

Jumia, the African ecommerce platform, in the early hours of Thursday October 22nd 2020, shut down its website to customers

Cellulant
Fintech Payment

Cellulant Names Faith Nkatha Gitonga as Country Manager For Kenya

Fintech company Cellulant today has announced the appointment of Faith Nkatha Gitonga as Country Manager, Kenya.  A highly accomplished leader

Fundall
Fintech Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Fintech Startup, Fundall Secures $150,000 in Pre-seed Funding

Fundall, a Nigerian fintech startup has announced a pre-seed investment of $150,000 led by Black Knight Capital, a pre-seed and

Catalyst Fund
Funding SMEs Venture Capital

Catalyst Fund Partners With Mastercard Foundation MEST to Launch $4.3M Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator in Ghana

Catalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST),

Women in Business
Africa Entrepreneurship Innovation Hub Startup

CcHUB and iHub Unveils The 15 Startups in Women in Business Cohort 2

CcHUB and iHub have announced the 15 women-led startups from Kenya and Nigeria that will participate in Women in Business

Muzikol
Africa Music Music Streaming Press Release

Reclaiming Recognition For African artists: Announcing the Inaugural 2020 Muzikol Music Awards and Calling for Votes

Muzikol Music Awards (MUMA) is an awards program designed by Muzikol for African musicians and music professionals driven by engineering.

AirSmat
Artificial Intelligence Funding Investment Venture Capital

Pan-African Software Company AirSmat Raises $100,000 Investment

AirSmat, a Pan-African Software company, has received a boost of $100,000 from Zetogon, a UK-based company, as a pre-seeding investment

Flutterwave
Fintech News Payment

#EndSARS: Flutterwave Debunks Reports of Payment Platform Closure

Flutterwave, a Nigerian payments startup, has debunked viral media reports that its Chairman, Tunde Lemo ordered the closure of fintech’s