PROPARCO
Funding Investment Venture Capital

PROPARCO and Bpifrance Unveil New Fund to Promote Development of Private Equity Industry in Africa

Bpifrance and Proparco have announced the first closing of Averroès Africa, their fourth private equity fund of funds for Africa.

TLcom Capital
Entrepreneurship Event Startup Venture Capital Women

TLcom Capital Announces Second Africa Tech Female Founder Summit

TLcom Capital, the Africa-focussed venture capital firm, has officially announced the launch of its second Africa Tech Female Founder Summit,

Mastercard Foundation
Edtech Partnership Startup

Eneza Education Partners With Mastercard Foundation to Launch SMS-based Learning in Rwanda

Eneza Education has partnered with the Mastercard  Foundation to launch an SMS-based learning platform in Rwanda. The platform will enable

NowPay
Fintech Funding Venture Capital

NowPay, an Egyptian Fintech Startup Has Secured $2.1m Investment

NowPay, an Egyptian fintech startup has raised $2.1 million in a seed investment round led by Foundation Ventures and Endure

Thrive Agric
AgricTech Entrepreneurship Startup

Thrive Agric Investors Are Rallying Round The Agritech Startup to Preserve Reputation & Credibility

Thrive Agric, a Nigerian agritech startup, has been in the news lately as a result of delayed payment to subscribers.

NCC
Internet News Telecom

Nigeria Attains 82.7m Broadband Subscriptions – NCC Boss

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that subscriptions to broadband or high-speed Internet services in Nigeria have increased significantly to

Tugende
Business Funding Investment Mobility

Ugandan-based Tugende Closes $6.3m Toyota Tsusho-Backed Series A Investment Round

Tugende, a technology-enabled asset finance company operating in Uganda and Kenya, has announced the completion of a USD $6.3M Series

Sokowatch
Competition Ecommerce Payment

Sokowatch Emerges Winner of ‘Visa Everywhere Initiative’ 2020

Sokowatch, the innovative East African e-commerce platform, has been named winner of the Visa Everywhere Initiative – Pandemic Challenge in the

CcHUB
Africa Partnership Technology

CcHUB and GSMA Announces Launch of Pan-African IoT Community

Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) – Africa’s largest technology innovation centre, in partnership with GSMA Africa, has launched a pan-African IoT (Internet

Google
Partnership Technology Travel

Google, NTDC Partner to Support Tourism Industry With Launch of Tour Nigeria Collection

Google and the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation have partnered to help the Nigerian tourism sector recover and grow in the