alsoug
Funding Investment Venture Capital

alsoug Raises $5M to Build Infrastructure That Enables Quick Payment Transactions in Sudan

alsoug, the largest digital classifieds and marketplace in Sudan, has announced the close of a $5 million fundraise to establish

Africa Fintech Foundry
Training Women

Africa Fintech Foundry, Access Bank Launch Digital Academy to Equip Women With Tech Skills

The Africa Fintech Foundry (AFF) and Access Bank’s W Initiative have partnered to launch a digital academy aimed at equipping

Fintech Technology Training Women

South African Fintech Specialist, e4 Announces Girls in STEM Programme

Fintech specialist, e4 has launched a Girls in STEM programme to provide girls in underprivileged areas with the support they

Funding Investment Training Venture Capital

Nigeria’s Decagon Secures Funding to Train and Finance Software Engineers

Decagon, a Nigerian startup that helps leading companies build faster with vetted remote software engineering talents, has raised a $1.5

Africa Fintech Foundry
Event Fintech Technology Women

Africa Fintech Foundry Partners Access Bank to Promote ‘Women In Tech’

Driven by the goal to improve diversity in the technology industry while revolutionising the fintech ecosystem in Africa and beyond,

Anzisha Prize
Entrepreneurship

Apply: 2021 Anzisha Prize For Young African Entrepreneurs

The Anzisha Prize has launched the 2021 call for young entrepreneurs between, 15 and 22. Applications for the latest cohort

Zeepay
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Ghana’s Zeepay Secures $940k Seed Capital From GOODsoil VC

GOODsoil VC, an Africa-focused early-stage venture capital firm, has invested US$940,000 seed capital in Ghanaian fintech company Zeepay in its

UK-South Africa Tech Hub
Entrepreneurship Innovation Hub

UK- Nigeria Tech Hub Launches Programmes to Support Tech-Entrepreneurship in Nigeria

The UK-Nigeria Tech Hub has launched two virtual programmes called the Innovative Teachers Fellowship Programme and the Future Females Business School Programme.

Fintech
Africa Awards Fintech Startup

Meet 15 Africa-focused Startups Named Among Winners of Inclusive Fintech 50 Award For 2020

15 Africa-focused startups have been named among the winners of the Inclusive Fintech 50 Award for 2020. The awards recognises

Facebook
Facebook News Social Media

Facebook to Open a New Lagos Office in 2021

Facebook has announced that it will be opening an office in Lagos, Nigeria – its second office on the African