Jumia
Ecommerce

Jumia Shuts Down Jumia Food

Jumia, the African ecommerce platform, will shut down Jumia Food, its digital food delivery arm, at the end of December

COVA AFRICA
Fintech

COVA AFRICA Named Winner of Sixth Edition of CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa – Togo Edition!

From 16 to 20 October 2023, representatives of ten African fintechs traveled to Togo, in Lomé, to take part in the

Africa’s Business Heroes
Africa Competition

Africa’s Business Heroes Announces Top 10 Finalists for 2023

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

Startup Studio
Entrepreneurship

Call For Innovators From Africa | Road to Marrakech – Diaspora Entrepreneurship Program

Mohammed VI Polytechnic University and Startup Studio are on the hunt for dynamic startups and entrepreneurs from the African diaspora.

Google
Accelerator

Google Unveils AI First Accelerator for African Startups

Google has launched Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First program targeted at African startups using artificial intelligence to tackle local

Green Entrepreneurs
Clean Energy

Apply: Green Entrepreneurship Programme Powered By TEF

The Tony Elumelu Foundation in partnership with UNICEF Generation Unlimited (GenU), IKEA Foundation and Young Green Entrepreneurs, has launched the

Verod-Kepple Africa
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures Invests $1.5M in Chari to Support its Growth Plans

Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures has announced that it has invested US$1.5 million in Chari, a Morocco-based B2B e-commerce company, to support

Seedstars
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Seedstars and Fondation Botnar Launch $20M Youth Wellbeing Fund

Seedstars Capital, an alternative investment platform focused on supporting emerging fund managers, has partnered with Fondation Botnar, a Swiss philanthropic

Visa
Accelerator Fintech

Visa Announces Launch of Africa Fintech Accelerator Program

Visa has announced the launch of the new Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator program to help enable Africa’s expanding start-up community

Africa’s Business Heroes
Startup

Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Competition 2023 Extends Application Deadline to May 17

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