Google
Technology

Google Unveils Nigeria’s 2022 Year in Search Lists

Google today announced the results of its 2022 Year In Search, revealing the most searched terms, people, actors, musicians, topics, questions

OneOrder
Funding Investment Venture Capital

OneOrder raises $3 million Seed Round From Global Investors to Catalyse Growth

OneOrder, an Egyptian fintech-enabled restaurant management platform providing food supplies to hotels, restaurants and cafes, has closed a $3 million

 Fawry
Payment

Fawry Opens its New HQ “Fawry Quantum Building” in Smart Village

Fawry, the Egyptian e-payment and Fintech service provider, has launched its new HQ “Fawry Quantum Building” located in the Smart

SweepSouth
Startup

South Africa Home Services Platform, SweepSouth Ends Operations in Nigeria and Kenya

SweepSouth, a South African cleaning service platform, has shut down operations in Nigeria and Kenya due to the unfavourable global

LoftyInc Capital
Venture Capital

LoftyInc Capital Closes Third Fund at $14.3 million

LoftyInc Capital Management, an early-stage African-focused Venture Capital firm, has announced the final close of its third fund – LoftyInc

Africa’s Business Heroes
Competition

Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Competition Announces 2022 Winners

The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition, a philanthropic initiative sponsored by the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy, announced this

Fawry
Product Launch

Fawry Microfinance Launches Tamweelak Fawry Mobile App

Fawry, Egypt’s leading e-payments solutions provider, announced today that its subsidiary Fawry Microfinance has launched the Tamweelak Fawry mobile app.  Tamweelak Fawry is a digital

Madica
Venture Capital

Global VC, Flourish Ventures Launches Africa-focused Pre-seed Funding Arm Madica

Flourish Ventures, a global venture capital firm investing in mission-driven fintech entrepreneurs, has announced the launch of affiliate Madica, a structured

Fintech

15 Fintech Startups Selected For LHoFT’s Startup Acceleration Program

Building on the success of the previous editions of CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa since 2018, the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology

MaxAB
Ecommerce Funding Investment

MaxAB Raises $40M Pre-series B Funding Round to Fuel Growth and Regional Expansion

MaxAB, the Egyptian food, and grocery B2B e-commerce and distribution platform, has announced the close of a $40m pre-series B