DTRT
Africa Business Investment

DTRT, West Africa’s Largest Clothing Manufacturer, Closes Undisclosed Funding Round From Verod Capital and Red Bull

DTRT Apparel Ltd (DTRT), West Africa’s largest clothing manufacturer has announced a major investment from leading investment firm Verod Capital

Gokada
Business Leadership Transport

Gokada Temporarily Shuts Down, To Re-open on August 26th

Gokada, a Nigerian on-demand motorcycle-hailing startup, has temporarily shut down its operation to restrategize and improve its services. The platform

Team Top Hill
Entrepreneurship Innovation Hub Insurtech

Team Top Hill Emerges Winner at Inlaks TheHatch Insurtech Hackathon

Team Top Hill has emerged winner of the maiden Insurtech Hackathon themed “Shaping the Future of Insurance” following the launch

Kobo360
Africa Business Funding Investment Logistics

Kobo360 Raises $30m Funding Round to Expand to 10 New Countries

Nigerian logistics startup Kobo360 has raised a $20 million Series A round led by Goldman Sachs and an additional $10

TechAdvance
Acquisition Africa Business Fintech Investment Payment

Nigeria’s TechAdvance Raises $1m Investment From Lamar Holdings to Drive Expansion

TechAdvance, a Nigerian fintech company, has raised $1m from Lamar Holding, the Bahrain-based energy investment company to drive expansion into

Huawei
Business Government Smartphones Technology Trade

Huawei launches its In-house OS Dubbed ‘Harmony’

Huawei has officially launched its in-house developed open-source operating system dropping the HongMeng OS moniker for something more global in

Social Innovators Program
Africa Social Entrepreneurship Startup

Apply For Social Innovators Programme Powered by Leap Africa & Union Bank

LEAP Africa in collaboration with Union Bank are inviting application for the Social Innovators Programme 2019/2020 Fellowship. The Social Innovators Programme

OPay
Fintech Interview

It is a Bad Thing When You Don’t Have Competition Says Country Manager of OPay

For more than 10 years, PayCom has been working in Nigeria, focusing on mobile payments. A recapitalisation policy by Nigeria’s

Allianz
AgricTech Insurtech

Allianz and OKO Partner to Introduce Crop Insurance to Smallholder Farmers in Africa

Allianz, the German multinational financial services company, has entered a cooperation partnership with the InsurTech start-up OKO to introduce crop

Zeelo
Africa Business Partnership People Transport

Zeelo, a Uk-Headquartered Shared Ride Company Officially Launches in SA

Zeelo, the shared ride service headquartered in the United Kingdom has officially launched in South Africa. This is Zeelo’s first