Africa Technology Transport

Egypt’s City of Alexandria to Become the First North African City to Have 15 Electric Buses

Chinese Automobile Manufacturer BYD in a deal signed with Egypt’s Passengers Transportation Authority will provide electric buses which will see

Orange
News

Orange Announces Winners of 14th Edition of Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East 

The winners of the 14th edition of the Orange Social Venture Prize (OSVP), which recognizes and supports startups whose technological solutions

Jumia
Ecommerce Jumia

Jumia Exits South Africa and Tunisia

Jumia, the African e-commerce startup, will shut down its South African online fashion retailer Zando and its Tunisian operations by

Rabbit Mobility
News

Rabbit Mobility nets $1.3m to Expand Across North Africa

Rabbit Mobility has announced a $1.3 million investment round to fuel rapid growth of its micromobility platform across Egypt and other

Mastercard
News

Mastercard and Amazon Payment Services to Enable Digital Payment Acceptance Across MEA

Mastercard and Amazon Payment Services have signed a multi-year commercial partnership agreement to digitize payment acceptance in the Middle East

Carry1st
Partnership Payment

Carry1st, Audiomack Partner to Streamline Payments for Music Streaming

Carry1st, the African consumer payments provider, has announced a new partnership with Audiomack, the music streaming and discovery platform, to make

Paymob
News

Paymob Raises Additional $22m Series B Round

Paymob, the Egyptian fintech company, has secured a $22 million Series B extension round, taking the company’s total Series B

Ecommerce Funding

Kenyan E-commerce Startup, Chpter Secures $1.2m to Empower Businesses to Sell More Via Social Platforms

Chpter, a Kenyan e-commerce startup, has raised $1.2 million in a pre-seed round. The company will use the new funding

Synapse Analytics
News

Synapse Analytics Secures $2m to Support Expansion Plans

Synapse Analytics, an Egyptian startup empowering businesses to leverage AI for better decision-making, has secured a $2 million investment led

Cartona
Business Ecommerce Funding Investment

Cartona Closes $8.1m Series A Funding in Debt, Equity Investment

Cartona, the B2B platform digitising and empowering stakeholders of Egypt’s traditional trade market – including mom-and-pop stores, hotels, restaurants, ​​cafes,