Aliko Dangote Foundation
Government Health Partnership

Aliko Dangote Foundation Partner 54Gene to Conduct 1,000 COVID-19 Test Daily in Kano

Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has contracted 54Gene, a molecular diagnostics company specialized in the research, and diagnostics to set up

Helium Health
Africa Health Venture Capital

Update: Helium Health Closes $10m Investment Co-led by Global Ventures and AAIC Japan

Helium Health, a West African digital medical records provider has secured a $10 million investment co-led by Dubai-based Global Ventures

Tutu Leadership Fellowship
Africa Leadership People

Meet 4 Nigerians Selected For Tutu Leadership Fellowship 2020

The African Leadership Institute has selected 21 outstanding emerging African leaders from 11 different African countries ranging in age 30

PalmPay
Africa Fintech Funding

Nigeria Fintech Startup PalmPay Launches $260k COVID-19 Support Fund

PalmPay, a Nigerian fintech startup has announced the launch of PalmPay CARES, a $260,000 (N100 million) humanitarian response plan to

Africa’s Business Heroes
Event Funding Social Entrepreneurship

Jack Ma Foundation Powered Africa’s Business Heroes Prize 2020 Opens For Application

The Jack Ma Foundation has announced it has officially launched the second edition of Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) prize competition

Ekechi Nwokah
Africa People Technology

Migo CEO, Ekechi Nwokah Joins Endeavor

Ekechi Nwokah, the founder of cloud-based credit startup, Migo has joined Endeavor, a mission-driven, global organization leading the high-impact entrepreneurship

Ventures Platform
Entrepreneurship Health Investment

7 Nigerian Startups Selected For Ventures Platform #COVID19InnovationChallenge

Ventures Platform in partnership with Lagos State Science and Research and Innovation Council (LASRIC) have selected 7 innovative Nigerian startup

Redbird
Africa Apps Health

Ghana’s Healthtech Startup, Redbird Launches COVID-19 Daily Check-in App and Symptom Tracker

Redbird, a medical diagnostics distributor providing access to healthcare in Ghana through community pharmacies, has announced the launch of the

54gene
Funding Health

54gene Fund to Increase Coronavirus Testing Hits $500,000

54gene, an African genomic startup; recently announced that it has launched a fund to boost coronavirus testing capacity of Nigeria

UBA
Africa Funding Health

UBA Donates N5 billion ($14 m) for Covid-19 Relief Across Africa

United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) has donated over N5bn ($14 million) through the UBA Foundation, to catalyse a comprehensive