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7 Nigerian Startups, 13 Others Selected For the Go Global Africa Programme

Seven Nigerian startups have been selected for the Go Global Africa programme which kicks off today in London. The Nigerian

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Female African Innovators Can Now Apply For the Africa Innovation Fellowship

Female African innovators have been invited to apply for the Africa Innovation Fellowship powered by WomEng and the Royal Academy of Engineering’s  Africa

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For Less Than 5MB, You Can Now Download The Uber App in Nigeria

The ride-sharing company, Uber, has announced the launch of Uber Lite in Nigeria, a redesigned app that uses less storage

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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

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Walt Disney Seals $71 Billion Deal to Acquire 21st Century Fox

The Walt Disney Company has sealed its $71 billion deal to acquire businessman Rupert Murdoch’s mass media firm 21st Century

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Out of the Photo/Video Boundary! Instagram Trials Ability to Make In-app Purchases

The photo and video sharing social media platform, Instagram, is rolling out a trial of a new shopping program in

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AgriTech Startup, Thrive Agric Selected For Y Combinator 2019 Winter Batch

Thrive Agric, an agritech startup that provides microloans to Nigerian farmers and a channel to sell produce to large buyers

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French President Announces €2.5bn Funding for African Startup Via Choose Africa Initiative

French President, Emmanuel Macron has announced The Choose Africa Initiative which is an initiative to provide €2.5bn to African startups.

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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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Nigerian Fintech Startup OneFi Raises $5m Debt Funding

Nigerian fintech startup One Finance (OneFi), which runs lending platform Paylater, has secured a US$5 million debt facility from Nairobi