MEST Africa
Startup

APPLY: The MEST Africa Challenge

MEST Africa has officially announced the opening of applications for the 2022 MEST Africa Challenge. Pre-seed to seed stage technology

SOUTH AFRICA’S SMARTWAGE APPOINTS THAMSANQA MOYO AS ITS NEW CTO
Africa Funding Startup

Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund Complete Final Close of €110M

AfricInvest, a leading multi-asset investment platform in Africa and global venture capital firm Cathay Innovation, have completed the final close

Twitter
Acquisition Business Social Media

Elon Musk Withdraws From $44B Deal to Purchase Twitter

Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, has disclosed that he’s pulling out of a $44 billion deal to buy Twitter.

Flutterwave
Fintech Payment

Kenya High Court Freezes Millions Belonging to Flutterwave

A Kenyan High Court has frozen more than $59 million belonging to Flutterwave, the African payment firm. The money according

DXwand
Artificial Intelligence Funding Investment Startup Technology

Egyptian AI Startup DXwand Bags $1M In Pre-Series A Investment Round

DXwand, an Egyptian startup that provides conversational artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, raised $1 million in a pre-series A investment round

Financial Inclusion Partnership Payment

Mastercard, OPay Partner to Grow Cashless Ecosystem

Mastercard and OPay have announced a partnership that will open up digital commerce to millions of people across  Middle East

Ola Rotimi
People

Google Celebrates Nigerian Playwright Ola Rotimi

Emmanuel Gladstone Olawale Rotimi aka Ola Rotimi like Wole Soyinka is one of Nigeria’s foremost playwrights and storytellers. Although he

Amazon
Ecommerce

Amazon Plans to Close Bookstores to Focus on its Grocery Markets

Amazon has announced that it plans to close all 68 of its brick-and-mortar bookstores, pop-ups and shops carrying toys and

Tawfeer Market
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Online Retail Startup, Tawfeer Market Raises $500K Seed Round

Tawfeer Market, the Egyptian online grocery retail startup, has raised $500,000 seed round with contributions from Alexandria Business Angels Network.

Partech
Accelerator

Partech Launches Acceleration Program For European Scaleups Looking to Expand to Africa

Partech, the global tech investment firm, has announced the launch of Chapter54, a first-of-its-kind acceleration program for European scaleups looking