Innovating Justice Challenge
Accelerator Africa Legal

Appruve Named Winner of 2019 Innovating Justice Challenge West African Finals

  Appruve has been named the winner of the 2019 Innovating Justice Challenge West African finals held at the Consulate-General

African Drone Business Challenge
Africa Innovation Technology

Apply For £40,000 African Drone Business Challenge

  The African Drone Business Challenge powered by the African Drone Forum, is now open for applications from African entrepreneurs

PalmPay
Fintech Investment Payment

Mobile Phone Maker, Transsion Holdings Enters Nigeria’s Fintech Space, Leads $40m Investment in PalmPay

China’s Transsion Holdings, the makers of Tecno, Itel and Infinix smartphones, has entered the Nigerian fintech space after leading a

Seedstars
AgricTech Competition Entrepreneurship

Crop2Cash Emerges Winner of Lagos Seedstars Pitch Competition 2019

Crop2Cash, a Nigerian agritech startup has emerged winner of the Lagos leg of the Seedstars Pitch Competition. The Lagos pitch

Interswitch
Acquisition Investment Payment

Visa to Acquire 20% Stake in Africa’s Integrated Payments Solution Company, Interswitch

Visa, the global credit card giant is reportedly planning to acquire a 20% stake in Interswitch, Africa’s integrated payments, and

Truecaller
Africa Apps Technology

Truecaller Extends its Developer Program to Kenya

Truecaller, a smartphone application that features caller-identification, call-blocking, flash-messaging, and call-recording has announced that it has extended its developer program

Lori Systems
Business Investment Logistics

African Logistics: Lori Systems Replies Kobo360, Raises Own $30m Led by Chinese Investors

Back in August, the African logistics platform; Kobo360 raised a total of $30 million. The startup received $20 million from

Innovation
Innovation Hub Partnership

Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana Network of Innovation Hubs Sign MoU Towards Integrated Innovation Ecosystem

A tripartite memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed by the Association of Startups and SME Enabler of Kenya (ASSEK), Innovation Support

Google
Accelerator Renewable Energy Social Entrepreneurship

Google Plans to Launch Accelerator Focused on Sustainable Development Goals in 2020

Google has announced that it plans to launch an accelerator focused on Sustainable Development Goals in 2020.  The accelerator is

Farmchain
AgricTech Blockchain Entrepreneurship

Nigeria’s Farmchain Gets Opportunity to be Admitted to Starfleet Accelerator Program

Farmchain, a Nigerian agritech blockchain startup, has been invited to participate in Genesis Week for an opportunity to be admitted