Healthlane
Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

Digital Horizon Invests in Nigerian Health Startup Healthlane

Digital Horizon venture fund has invested in Y Combinator alumnus Healthlane, the startup focusing on modern, online consultations for local

Nokwary
Competition Entrepreneurship Fintech

Ghana’s Nokwary Named Winner of Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2020

Nokwary Technologies, a Ghanaian fintech startup, has been named winner of the Ecobank fintech challenge after an exciting virtual event

workpay
Entrepreneurship Funding Venture Capital

Kenyan’s WorkPay Secures $2.1m Seed Funding to Scale its Services Across East Africa

WorkPay, a Kenyan cloud-based workforce management startup with human resource (HR) and payroll management has secured $2.1 million investment. WorkPay

Ecobank
Apps Banking

Ecobank Nigeria Unveils ‘Omni Lite App’, its Business Banking App

Ecobank Nigeria has launched ‘Omni Lite App’, an application for businesses that is targeted at enhancing the banking experience of

Standard Chartered
Banking Financial Inclusion Partnership

Standard Chartered and Airtel Africa Form Partnership to Drive Financial Inclusion Across Africa

Standard Chartered Bank and Airtel Africa have announced a strategic collaboration to drive financial inclusion across key markets in Africa

AXA Mansard
Brands Business Insurtech Pension

AXA Mansard Insurance Sells Pension Business to Verod Group

AXA Mansard Insurance Plc has sold AXA Mansard Pensions Limited-its pension subsidiary to Eustacia Limited (a member of the Verod

Twiga Foods
Africa AgricTech Funding

Twiga Foods Temporarily Suspends West African Expansion Plans to Focus on Markets Closer to Home

The CEO of Twiga Foods, Peter Njonjo, has disclosed that the Kenyan agritech startup is temporarily suspending its expansion plans

Instant Messaging
Messaging Technology

How to Leverage Instant Messaging to Boost Your Business

Instant Messaging offers a lot of opportunities for both SMEs and large scale businesses. The reason is clear-your customers are

Huawei
Artificial Intelligence Cloud Innovation

Huawei Launches Cloud and AI Innovation Centre in South Africa

Huawei has announced the launch of a Cloud and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Innovation Centre in South Africa to drive innovation,

COVID-19
Digital Health

Covid-19, Telecommuting and Africa’s Digital Space

It is no news that the outbreak and proliferation of Covid-19 have had some of the most acute implications on