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New Report Calls For Inflation-adjusted Compensation and Improved Training Support to Retain Talent in Nigeria’s Finance Sector

Musa Suleiman 12/03/2024

Egyptian Digital Freight Startup, Nowlun Secures $1.7m Seed Round

Ester Adams 12/03/2024

Call for Applications for Cohort III of Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship

Adebayo Trevor 11/26/2024

Egyptian Used Car Startup, Sylndr Secures $7.5m Investment

Mohammed Mane 11/26/2024

Ariika secures $3m Series A Extension Led by Beltone VC

Mohammed Mane 11/24/2024

AWS Outage Takes Down Snapchat, Canva, Alexa, and Major Internet Services Worldwide

By Oluwasegun / 10/20/2025

A massive outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) disrupted much of the internet on Monday, temporarily taking down Snapchat, Canva,...

AWS Outage Takes Down Snapchat, Canva, Alexa, and Major Internet Services Worldwide

Rana Energy Raises $3m to Scale AI-Powered Clean Energy Across Africa

By Musa Suleiman / 10/20/2025

Rana Energy, a fast-rising Nigerian clean-energy startup, has secured $3 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate its mission of delivering...

Rana Energy Raises $3m to Scale AI-Powered Clean Energy Across Africa

Madica Expands Portfolio With Two New AI Startups

By Mohammed Mane / 10/20/2025

Madica, a structured investment program for pre-seed African startups, has announced new investments in two AI-powered companies: Anavid and Hypeo AI. Each company...

Madica Expands Portfolio With Two New AI Startups

Apple TV+ Rebrands to Apple TV | What It Means for Viewers

By Ester Adams / 10/20/2025

Apple has officially dropped the “plus” from its premium streaming platform, rebranding Apple TV+ as simply “Apple TV.” The change,...

Apple TV+ Rebrands to Apple TV | What It Means for Viewers

Apple Watch Launches Hypertension Notifications Feature

By Adebayo Trevor / 10/09/2025

Apple has introduced a hypertension notifications feature for the Apple Watch, allowing users in Singapore to receive alerts if signs...

Apple Watch Launches Hypertension Notifications Feature

Logidoo Expands West African Footprint with Acquisition of Kamtar

By Musa Suleiman / 10/09/2025

Logidoo, a Moroccan logistics startup, has completed the acquisition of Kamtar, a logistics company from Côte d’Ivoire, in a move...

Logidoo Expands West African Footprint with Acquisition of Kamtar

South Africa’s Ctrack Secures $23.4M in Funding to Fuel Growth

By Mohammed Mane / 10/09/2025

Ctrack, a South Africa–based global leader in telematics and fleet management technology, has raised $23.4 million in fresh equity funding...

South Africa’s Ctrack Secures $23.4M in Funding to Fuel Growth

Chocolate City Launches $1m Fund to Empower African Creatives

By Ester Adams / 10/09/2025

Chocolate City Group, the Nigerian entertainment company, has launched a $1 million fund to support emerging creatives and tech-driven startups...

Chocolate City Launches $1m Fund to Empower African Creatives

Egypt’s Tagaddod Secures $26.3M to Boost Biofuel Supply Chain

By Mohammed Mane / 10/08/2025

Tagaddod, an Egyptian waste-to-energy and renewable feedstock platform, has raised $26.3 million in Series A funding to expand its regional...

Egypt’s Tagaddod Secures $26.3M to Boost Biofuel Supply Chain

Mawingu Raises $15 Million for East Africa Expansion

By Adebayo Trevor / 10/02/2025

Kenyan Internet Service Provider (ISP) Mawingu has secured KSh 1.9 billion ($15 million) in debt and equity financing to accelerate...

Mawingu Raises $15 Million for East Africa Expansion

Madica Expands Portfolio With Two New AI Startups

Mohammed Mane 10/20/2025

Rana Energy Raises $3m to Scale AI-Powered Clean Energy Across Africa

Musa Suleiman 10/20/2025

Apple TV+ Rebrands to Apple TV | What It Means for Viewers

Ester Adams 10/20/2025

AWS Outage Takes Down Snapchat, Canva, Alexa, and Major Internet Services Worldwide

Oluwasegun 10/20/2025

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Madica Expands Portfolio With Two New AI Startups

Mohammed Mane 10/20/2025

Logidoo Expands West African Footprint with Acquisition of Kamtar

Musa Suleiman 10/09/2025

South Africa’s Ctrack Secures $23.4M in Funding to Fuel Growth

Mohammed Mane 10/09/2025

Mawingu Raises $15 Million for East Africa Expansion

Adebayo Trevor 10/02/2025

TLcom Capital Announces Departure of Partner Ido Sum

Musa Suleiman 10/02/2025

Cryptocurrency

Bitmama, an African Blockchain $2m Pre-seed to Grow its Operation in New Markets

Mohammed Mane 09/10/2022

Acquisition

Bboxx Acquires Solar Energy Startup PEG Africa

Ester Adams 09/09/2022

Banking

4 Ways to Address Cultural Inertia During Your Corporate Banking Modernization

Mohammed Mane 09/08/2022

iPhone

Launched! Apple iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max

Musa Suleiman 09/08/2022

Fintech

Nigeria’s NowNow Secures $13m Seed Funding

Musa Suleiman 09/07/2022

Partnership

MTN Group, Dooka to Revolutionise Corporate Procurement in Africa

Mohammed Mane 09/07/2022

Venture Capital

Egyptian Venture Capital Firm, Endure Capital Closes First Round of $50m Fund

Mohammed Mane 09/07/2022

Product Launch

Uber Unveils a Suite of New Product and Safety Features Across Sub-Saharan Africa

Ester Adams 09/07/2022

Funding

60 African Startups Receive $4m Google Funding

Musa Suleiman 09/07/2022

Cryptocurrency

27% of Nigerian Adults Own Cryptocurrency

Musa Suleiman 09/06/2022

Appointment

Bruce Nsereko-Lule Joins Seedstars Africa Ventures as a General Partner

Ester Adams 09/06/2022

Blockchain

Metaverse Magna Secures $3.2m to Build Africa’s Largest Gaming Community

Ester Adams 09/06/2022

Product Launch

Egyptian Psychotherapy Startup, Shezlong Launches its Operations in South Africa

Musa Suleiman 09/05/2022

Ecommerce

Zipline and Jumia join forces to Launch Drone Delivery in Ghana

Ester Adams 09/02/2022

Partnership

Moove Partners Uber UK to Bring Electric Vehicles to London

Musa Suleiman 09/02/2022

Payment

Flutterwave Secures Switching and Processing License, Nigeria’s Highest Payments Processing License

Ester Adams 09/01/2022

Funding

Duplo Secures $4.3m Seed Funding to Transform Business-to-Business Payments in Nigeria

Ester Adams 08/31/2022

Partnership

Moove Signs MoU With MUFG and Suzuki to Promote Financial Inclusion for Mobility Gig Workers

Ester Adams 08/30/2022

Funding

Pezesha Secures $11m Pre-series A Funding to Grow its Embedded Finance Platform

Musa Suleiman 08/30/2022

Funding

Grey Raises $2M to Simplify Cross-border Payments Across Africa

Ester Adams 08/29/2022

Funding

Egypt’s SubsBase, a Subscription Management Platform, Secures $2.4m Seed Round

Ester Adams 08/29/2022

Technology

Tech Trends: What The Rest of 2022 Has in Store For The Industry

Musa Suleiman 08/29/2022

Appointment

Microsoft Appoints New Head For its Kenya Operations

Ester Adams 08/29/2022

Electric Vehicle

Roam Launches Kenya’s First Electric Mass Transit Bus, Roam Rapid

Ester Adams 08/26/2022

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