Liquid Telecom
Acquisition Funding Investment

Creadev, a French Investment Company Acquires $5m Stake in Twiga Foods

Creadev, a French investment company, has announced that it has acquired a $5 million stake in Kenya-based agrictech startup, Twiga

Norrsken
Africa Entrepreneurship Funding Innovation Hub Investment SMEs

Swedish Impact Hub, Norrsken Launches Tech Fund and Entrepreneurship Hub in Kigali

Sweden’s Norrsken Foundation, a coworking space, and investment fund launched its tech fund and entrepreneurship hub in Rwanda to support ventures

Gokada
Business Startup Technology Transport

Gokada to Launch GBoat, Its On-demand Boat Riding Service 

Gokada, Nigeria’s on-demand bike-hailing startup is set to launch GBoat, its boat riding service in Lagos on 13th of June

Kenya
Africa Entrepreneurship Funding SMEs Social Entrepreneurship Startup Technology

World Bank, Kenya launch $50m Entrepreneurship Project

Kenya and the World Bank have launched Kenya Industry and Entrepreneurship Project (KIEP) aimed at providing a platform for Kenyan

FinTech
Africa Entrepreneurship Event Fintech Payment

How FinTech is Accelerating Positive Transformation of Banking in Africa

The FinTech space in Africa is observing rapid advancement as innovative new financial services players disrupt the traditional modalities of

Opera
Africa Apps Internet Technology

Opera Presents State of Mobile Web Report 2019 for Africa 

Opera, one of the world’s major browser developers, and a leader in the field of content platforms, has presented the

Catalyst Fund
Africa Fintech Payment

Three Reasons Why Fintech is Driving Change in Africa

When it comes to fintech, the centre of the world is not the USA or the UK or Europe, it’s

Invest2Impact
Africa Entrepreneurship SMEs Social Entrepreneurship Startup Women

Invest2Impact Business Competition Launched to Support African Women Startups

Leading development finance institutions (DFIs) including FinDev Canada, CDC Group (CDC) of the United Kingdom, Proparco of France, and the

Jumia
Ecommerce Travel

Jumia Boss Sets Tourism Agenda For New Lagos Governor

The Managing Director of Jumia’s hotel and flight marketplace, Omolara Adagunodo, has set out a tourism agenda for the administration

Africa eShop App
Apps Business Ecommerce

DHL Launches Africa eShop App in Nine More African Markets

Following the success of the DHL Africa eShop app in 11 countries across Sub Saharan Africa, DHL Express has announced that