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South Africa’s Insurtech Startup Pineapple Accepted Into US-based Accelerator

South African startup, Pineapple, has been accepted into the Hartford Insurtech Hub accelerator programme as it prepares to launch its product

Funding Innovation Startup

UNICEF Innovation Fund to Invest in Tunisian Startup, Utopixar

UNICEF Innovation Fund will invest up to $100k in Tunisian startup, Utopixar to solve global challenges using blockchain technology within

Africa Business Internet Video Streaming

iFlix Sells Rest of its African Business to Kwese

Southeast Asian video streaming platform iFlix has sold rest of its African business unit to Kwesé iFlix owned by Econet

Africa Entrepreneurship Investment Venture Capital

South Africa’s Naspers Leads $1 Billion Investment in Swiggy

Food delivery firm Swiggy has announced that its existing investor Naspers has led its fresh funding round of $1 billion

Africa Business Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Startup Travel

 Wakanow Raises $40m From The Carlyle Group to Scale Across Africa

Nigeria’s online travel agency, Wakanow has raised $40 million from The Carlyle Group, a global alternative asset manager. According to

Entrepreneurship Startup Technology Travel

No African Startup Selected For 1st UNWTO Tourism Startup Competition

After receiving 3,000 projects from 132 countries, 10 finalists have been chosen for the 1st UNWTO Tourism Startup Competition, a pioneering initiative that

Entrepreneurship Fintech

OneFi secures First Ever Credit Rating For an African Fintech

One Finance Limited (OneFi) has been assigned a “BB” rating with a Stable outlook, from Global Credit Rating Co. The

Ecommerce Travel

Jumia Launches Africa Hospitality Report 2018/19

The 2nd edition of Jumia’s Africa Hospitality Report looks at the 2017/2018 trends in the continent ’s tourism, travel, hospitality

Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship Startup

12 African Startups Selected For the Land Accelerator in Kenya

World Resources Institute (WRI), in partnership with Fledge, has launched a 4-day Land Accelerator to train and mentor 12 entrepreneurs from seven

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Business Government

Japan to Ban Government Use of Huawei & ZTE Products

Japan is to ban government use of telecoms products made by Chinese tech giants Huawei and ZTE due to concerns