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Partech Africa Fund Hits $143m, Establishes East  Africa Presence

The Partech Africa Fund achieves a final closing at $143M, more than double the size of its first closing a

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Kenya’s Shortlist Closes $2mn Series A Funding Led by Blue Haven Ventures

The Kenyan online platform, Shortlist, has closed its Series A funding round raising US$2mn. The funding round for the platform,

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Volkswagen to Set up Car Assembly Plant in Ethiopia

In a bid to expand its market in sub-Saharan Africa, the German automaker, Volkswagen has signed a memorandum of understanding

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Here Are The 10 Startups Pitching at Startup World Cup 2019 Regional Final

The Startup World Cup, a global startup pitch competition which is held by Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Fenox VC, with

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Nigerian Logistics Startup, Kobo360 Expands to Togo

Nigerian logistics startup, Kobo360, which raised $6m from the International Finance Corporation in December last year, has expanded its operations

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MasterCard Fined $648 Million for High European Union Card Fees

MasterCard Inc. has been fined $648 million by the European Union for imposing rules that regulators said may have artificially

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Andela Raises $100m Series D Funding Led by Generation Investment Management

Andela has announced a $100 million Series D round. The round is led by Generation Investment Management—an investment firm co-founded by

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Nigeria’s First Online Tyre Store, eTyres.ng Folds Up

Nigeria’s first online tyre store, eTyres, have shut down operation. This news was disclosed in a tweet thread by one

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France Fines Google Nearly $57 million For GDPR Violation

Google has been fined 50 million euros (£44m) by the French data regulator CNIL, for a breach of the EU’s

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Ashoka Opens Applications for Health Accelerator For Startups in Nigeria, Kenya & Ghana

Social entrepreneurship network Ashoka and pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim have launched an 11-month accelerator programme Making More Health (MMH). The