Uber
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Uber To Acquire Middle East RideSharing Company, Careem for $3.1B

Uber is set to announce $3.1 billion acquisition of its Middle East rival, Careem in a cash and stock deal

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OneFi Expands Its Footprint With the Aquisition of Payment Startup Amplify

Online lending startup OneFi has expanded its fintech footprint in Nigeria with the Amplify for an undisclosed amount.  OneFi will take over

Google
Africa Entrepreneurship Startup Technology

Twelve African Startups Selected For Google Launchpad Accelerator

Google has announced the next cohort of startups into its Launchpad accelerator in Africa, Brazil, and India. According to the

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Kenya’s MumsVillage and Sierra Leone’s Mosabi make it to Gray Matters Capital’s GMC Calibrator

Gray Matters Capital, a US-based impact investor focused on the funding for-profit social enterprises in markets of Africa, India, Latin

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Apply For the Nairobi Innovation Week Startup Programme 2019

NIW.Startups is a platform for discovering and showcasing the new most promising startups in the region. It also seeks to

Jumia
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Jumia files for IPO on the New York Stock Exchange

Pan-African e-commerce company Jumia has filed for an Initial Public Offering on the New York Stock Exchange according to SEC

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Nigeria’s NINE, Two Others Unveiled As Partners For Jack Ma’s Africa Netpreneur Prize

NINE from Nigeria, Egypt’s RiseUp and 22 On Sloane in South Africa have been selected to help mobilize contestants in

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Meet Moja Ride, the Mobile App Disrupting Cote d’Ivoire’s Public Transport

Public Transportation in Africa, particularly Cote d’Ivoire is still heavily dependent on minibuses, shared taxis, the moto-taxis and cash. To ensure

Wema Bank
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Applications Open For Wema Bank Hackathon Tagged ‘Hackaholic’

Advances in banking and financial technology mean more efficient solutions in dealing with the demands of an evolving market. As

Entrepreneurship Funding Investment

IFC Set to Invest $6 Million Equity Investment in African Startups

Tech startups from Sub-Saharan Africa markets to get $6 million investment from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a subsidiary of