M-Pesa
Fintech Partnership Payment

Visa and Safaricom Partner to Expand M-Pesa Financial Offerings

Visa and Safaricom, the East African telecom giant; have agreed on a deal that will connect M-Pesa financial offerings with

MEST Africa Challenge
Africa Entrepreneurship Startup

MEST Africa Challenge 2020 Deadline Extended to 13 May

The MEST Africa Challenge 2020 application deadline has been extended to May 13th. Applications for this year’s MEST Africa Challenge

Flutterwave
Business Ecommerce Fintech

Flutterwave Launches eCommerce Platform For African SMEs to Sell Online

Flutterwave, an African fintech startup has launched Flutterwave Store, a platform for African SMEs to sell online. According to reports,

Tutu Leadership Fellowship
Africa Leadership People

Meet 4 Nigerians Selected For Tutu Leadership Fellowship 2020

The African Leadership Institute has selected 21 outstanding emerging African leaders from 11 different African countries ranging in age 30

Pesapal
Africa Fintech Partnership

Visa and Pesapal Partner for Connected Payments in Africa

Visa, the global leader in digital payments and Pesapal, have announced a strategic partnership to drive connected digital payments to

Appointment Health People

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Gets World Health Organization’s Appointment

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former finance Minister, has been named by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as its Special Envoy

Amazon Web Services
Business Cloud Technology

Amazon Web Services Launches Region in South Africa

Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company has announced the opening of the AWS Africa (Cape Town) Region. With this

Jumia
Business Ecommerce Travel

COVID-19: Was Jumia Right After All to Have Exited its Travel Business?

Monday, December 9, 2019, was an unforgettable day in the lives of many employees of the travel arm of Jumia,

Africori
Entertainment Music Partnership

Africori Secures Investment From Warner Music

Warner Music has announced an investment in African music company Africori. The deal sees Warner’s Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) division

Paga
Accelerator Entrepreneurship Fintech

Paga, a Pan African Fintech Firm Selected For Ping An Cloud Accelerator

Paga, a Pan-African fintech firm has been selected for the fourth Cohort of the Ping An Cloud Accelerator programme. Ping