OKra
Fintech Funding Investment

Okra, a Nigerian Fintech Startup Scores $1M Pre-seed Funding From TLcom

Okra, a Nigeria fintech startup has raised $1 million pre-seed funding from TLcom Capital to create a product that generates

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

Jumia
Business Ecommerce

Jumia Expands to South Africa After Zando Became Dormant

Jumia has announced the launch of its portal in South Africa to help consumers access essential products at the lowest

uLesson
Edtech Funding Investment

uLesson Announces Seed Round Participation by Founder Collective

uLesson, a Nigerian-based education technology startup, has announced participation in its seed funding round by Founder Collective, a marquee seed-stage venture

PalmPay
Africa Fintech Funding

Nigeria Fintech Startup PalmPay Launches $260k COVID-19 Support Fund

PalmPay, a Nigerian fintech startup has announced the launch of PalmPay CARES, a $260,000 (N100 million) humanitarian response plan to

M-Pesa
Acquisition Business Fintech

Vodacom and Safaricom Buy Out Vodafone in M-Pesa Deal

Vodacom and Safaricom are now the 100% owners of M-Pesa after they bought the shares of Vodafone. Safaricom was a

mDOC
Accelerator Health SDGs

Nigeria’s mDoc Selected for Google for Startups Accelerator on SDGs

mDoc, a Nigerian healthtech startup has been selected for the maiden edition of Google for Startups Accelerator on the Sustainable

Kasha
Funding Investment Women

Finnfund Makes $1m Investment in Rwandan eCommerce Startup Kasha

Finnfund invested $1 million in Kasha, a Rwandan-based e-commerce platform improving women’s access to genuine health, hygiene and self-care products

Ekechi Nwokah
Africa People Technology

Migo CEO, Ekechi Nwokah Joins Endeavor

Ekechi Nwokah, the founder of cloud-based credit startup, Migo has joined Endeavor, a mission-driven, global organization leading the high-impact entrepreneurship

Founders Factory Africa
Accelerator Entrepreneurship Funding

Founders Factory Africa Unveils 4 Startups to Participate in its Venture Scale Program

Founders Factory Africa has unveiled the four startups that will participate in its Venture Scale Program. Foundry Factory Africa’s Venture