Startup
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship Funding Innovation Hub Startup

Twelve Startup Accelerators & Incubators From MENA Announce Partnership

Startup accelerators and incubators number 12 in total from different countries of the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) have

Ez-Farming
Agro-tech Business Entrepreneurship SMEs Startup

FedEx Small Business Competition: Nigeria’s Ez-Farming Makes Final 100

Ez-Farming, the Nigerian Agrictech startup has been selected as one of the top 100 finalists in the FedEx small business

Instadeep
Africa Artificial Intelligence Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Technology Venture Capital

Artificial Intelligence Firm InstaDeep Secures $7m in Series A Funding

InstaDeep, an enterprise Artificial Intelligence (AI) firm based in Tunisia has raised $7m in Series A funding from AfricInvest and

CarePay
Africa Digital Entrepreneurship Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

Kenya’s CarePay Set to Expand to Nigeria, Tanzania After Raising $45m Series A Funding 

CarePay International, the Kenya based healthtech startup has completed a $45 million Series A funding round from investors that included

Jumia
Africa Business Ecommerce

Jumia Debunks Fraud Allegations that Sunk its Shares

Jumia, the Africa-ecommerce company, has refuted allegations of fraud levelled against it by Citron Research’s Andrew Left. Responding to claims

Jumia
Business Digital Ecommerce Internet

Jumia 1st Quarter 2019 Results: Revenue Increases by 102%, Profitability Not Yet in Sight

*GMV grew by 58%, leading to a 102% increase in Marketplace revenue *Jumia continued to deliver cost efficiency improvements *JumiaPay entered into a

MYDAWA
Africa Apps Digital Entrepreneurship Funding Health Investment Startup

Kenya HealthTech Startup MYDAWA Raises $3m Funding Round

MYDAWA, a Kenyan healthtech startup, has raised $3 million from Africa HealthCare Master Fund. The new funds will be used

She Leads Africa
Accelerator Entrepreneurship Funding Innovation Investment

She Leads Africa Opens Application For its N2m Accelerator Program

She Leads Africa (SLA) has opened the application for its 2019 accelerator programme which is a 4-month program designed to

Government News

FG Launches Micro Pension Plan For Self Employed Nigerians

The Federal Government has unveiled a unique financial product, one which provides a window opportunity for self-employed Nigerians and those

SIM
Government Technology Telecom

SIM Card Data Verification a Continuous Exercise, Says NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has re-assured Nigerians of the continuous exercise of the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card data