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Bitmama, an African Blockchain $2m Pre-seed to Grow its Operation in New Markets

Mohammed Mane 09/10/2022

Bboxx Acquires Solar Energy Startup PEG Africa

Ester Adams 09/09/2022

4 Ways to Address Cultural Inertia During Your Corporate Banking Modernization

Mohammed Mane 09/08/2022

Launched! Apple iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max

Musa Suleiman 09/08/2022

Nigeria’s NowNow Secures $13m Seed Funding

Musa Suleiman 09/07/2022

Call for Applications for Cohort III of Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship

By Adebayo Trevor / 11/26/2024

Co-creation HUB (CcHUB), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, calls for applications for the third iteration of the EdTech Fellowship...

Call for Applications for Cohort III of Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship

Egyptian Used Car Startup, Sylndr Secures $7.5m Investment

By Mohammed Mane / 11/26/2024

Sylndr, an Egyptian online used car startup, has secured $7.5 million in funding from EFG Hermes, an EFG Holding company....

Egyptian Used Car Startup, Sylndr Secures $7.5m Investment

Ariika secures $3m Series A Extension Led by Beltone VC

By Mohammed Mane / 11/24/2024

ariika, an Egyptian direct-to-consumer home furnishing brand, has secured $3 million in Series A extension led by Beltone Venture Capital...

Ariika secures $3m Series A Extension Led by Beltone VC

How to Stay Ahead of Social Media Shopping Scams this Black Friday

By Musa Suleiman / 11/22/2024

South African shoppers are turning to their social media feeds to find the best Black Friday deals – unfortunately, cybercriminals...

How to Stay Ahead of Social Media Shopping Scams this Black Friday

Starlink Suspends New Orders Until NCC Approves Price Increment

By Musa Suleiman / 11/20/2024

Starlink, the internet company, has halted new orders for its residential kits in Nigeria until the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)...

Starlink Suspends New Orders Until NCC Approves Price Increment

TLP Advisory Marks 10 Years with New Report on Nigeria’s Startup Ecosystem

By Adebayo Trevor / 11/20/2024

TLP Advisory, the venture law firm headquartered in Lagos, marks ten years of operation with the launch of a new...

TLP Advisory Marks 10 Years with New Report on Nigeria’s Startup Ecosystem

Global Investors Call For Increased Investment in Africa At Ventures Platform Africa Prosperity Summit

By Oluwasegun / 11/20/2024

Ventures Platform, an early-stage venture capital fund investing in innovative startups across Africa, held the second edition of its Africa...

Global Investors Call For Increased Investment in Africa At Ventures Platform Africa Prosperity Summit

CNCF and Andela Announce Partnership to Train 20,000+ African Tech Professionals

By Mohammed Mane / 11/20/2024

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud-native software, along with Linux Foundation Education, the training and...

CNCF and Andela Announce Partnership to Train 20,000+ African Tech Professionals

Why Your Business Needs a Consultative Approach to Technology

By Ester Adams / 11/20/2024

In any business, while a one-size-fits-all approach may have cut it in the past, today, organisations need unique, customised solutions...

Why Your Business Needs a Consultative Approach to Technology

Yellow Card Secures Crypto Asset Service Provider Licence in South Africa

By Musa Suleiman / 11/20/2024

Yellow Card, the African stablecoin-based infrastructure provider, has been issued a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) licence by the Financial...

Yellow Card Secures Crypto Asset Service Provider Licence in South Africa

Egyptian Used Car Startup, Sylndr Secures $7.5m Investment

Mohammed Mane 11/26/2024

Global Investors Call For Increased Investment in Africa At Ventures Platform Africa Prosperity Summit

Oluwasegun 11/20/2024

Starlink Suspends New Orders Until NCC Approves Price Increment

Musa Suleiman 11/20/2024

Why Your Business Needs a Consultative Approach to Technology

Ester Adams 11/20/2024

Ariika secures $3m Series A Extension Led by Beltone VC

Mohammed Mane 11/24/2024

How to Stay Ahead of Social Media Shopping Scams this Black Friday

Musa Suleiman 11/22/2024

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Egyptian Used Car Startup, Sylndr Secures $7.5m Investment

Mohammed Mane 11/26/2024

Ariika secures $3m Series A Extension Led by Beltone VC

Mohammed Mane 11/24/2024

Janngo Capital Announces Final Close of its 2nd Fund at $78m

Mohammed Mane 10/30/2024

BasiGo Secures $42M in Funding to Scale Public Transport Electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ester Adams 10/23/2024

Grid Africa Secures $2.8m Equity Investment

Mohammed Mane 10/22/2024

Funding

Ingressive Capital Fund Hits $10m, Set to Invests in More African Startups

Musa Suleiman 06/24/2020

Innovation

Exciting and Important Features of Apple’s Latest iOS 14

Mohammed Mane 06/23/2020

Accelerator

WellaHealth and Flex Finance Join Catalyst Fund 7th Cohort of Inclusive Fintech Startups

Oluwasegun 06/23/2020

Entrepreneurship

Access Bank Launches Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton, Expands Programme to 6 African Countries

Musa Suleiman 06/23/2020

Edtech

Unity Bank And Dynamiss Partner to Boost E-learning in Nigeria

Oluwasegun 06/22/2020

Business

Jumia Celebrates its 8th Anniversary in Support of its Communities

Mohammed Mane 06/22/2020

Fintech

Uber and Mastercard Partner to Offer 120,000 Free Trips to Frontline Workers Across MEA

Musa Suleiman 06/22/2020

Business

Plentywaka, a Nigerian Bus-sharing Startup Launches Logistics Arm

Musa Suleiman 06/22/2020

Fintech

Egyptian Fintech Startup, MoneyFellows Raises $4m to Expand Across Africa

Musa Suleiman 06/22/2020

Apps

Safaricom Introduces M-Pesa For Business App

Musa Suleiman 06/21/2020

Funding

SA Mobile Marketing Platform Mobiz Secures Investment From HAVAÍC

Oluwasegun 06/20/2020

Internet

Five Android Apps For Watching Live EPL Matches in Nigeria

Mohammed Mane 06/20/2020

Crowdfunding

Softcom Launches ‘HelpNow’ to Support Nigerians Affected by COVID-19

Mohammed Mane 06/20/2020

Blockchain

Apply: UNICEF to Invest Up to $100k in Startups Leveraging Blockchain to Benefit Humanity

Mohammed Mane 06/20/2020

Entertainment

Top 10 Anime to Binge Watch on Netflix This Weekend

Musa Suleiman 06/20/2020

Digital

Sudan Joins Better Than Cash Alliance to Boost Adoption Digital Payments

Oluwasegun 06/20/2020

CBN TO SUPPORT FARMERS WITH N432 BILLION NAIRA LOAN

AgricTech

CBN to Support Farmers With N432 Billion Loan to Boost Food Production

Oluwasegun 06/20/2020

Government

N-Power: FG Releases 500,000 Beneficiaries, Begins New Enrollment June 26th

Musa Suleiman 06/20/2020

Health

AU Launches “Africa Medical Supplies Platform’ to Help Fight COVID-19 Pandemic

Musa Suleiman 06/19/2020

Entrepreneurship

Apply For The Future is Female Mentorship Program For African Female Founders

Musa Suleiman 06/19/2020

Government

NITDA Clears 62 IT Projects Worth Over 1trn Naira in 5 Months

Mohammed Mane 06/19/2020

Africa

Entries Open For AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2020

Mohammed Mane 06/19/2020

Five Things To Do Before Selling Your Smartphone
Whether you are using an Android or iOS device, you may someday decide that you have enough of the phone
Taxify Joins #$1Billion Gang As It Secures $175M Investment From Daimler
Mercedes-Benz-owner Daimler has taken a stake in Taxify in a funding round that values the ride-booking group at more than
Meet The 10 Startups That Are Disrupting Agriculture In Africa
Gone are the days when you have to physically go to the farm before you can call yourself a farmer.
Piggybank.ng Secures $1.1M Capital Led by LeadPath
Funds has always been a huge problem when starting a business. However, you a business can only attract the attention
Jumia Nigeria to Reward Football Fans for Supporting the Super Eagles
Nigeria’s no.1 online shopping platform, Jumia has concluded plans to launch a series of exciting activities around the 2018 FIFA World
Scramble For African Startups By Venture Capitalists: Good or Bad?
Like the scramble for Africa that saw European powers invading, occupying and colonizing African territories without their consent, venture capitalists seem to
Nigeria’s Publiseer Selected For Startup Istanbul Challenge 2018
This year seem to be going well for Nigeria’s digital publishing startup, Publiseer. It recently declared a profit of 3
GitHub Is Now Own By Microsoft As Later Buys Former For $7.5B
Microsoft has acquired code sharing website, GitHub, for $7.5 billion. The all-stock deal is expected to be sealed by the end of
Biggest Announcements From Apple’s WWDC 2018
Apple’s big WWDC 2018 keynote is a wrap! Millions of Apple fans around the world tuned in to Apple’s live
Apply For The AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2018
AppsAfrica has opened application for the 2018 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards set to be held on 12 November in Cape Town. Applications close 7

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