Jack Ma
Business Ecommerce People

Chinese Billionaire, Jack Ma Reportedly Missing After Delivering Controversial Speech

Chinese billionaire and Alibaba founder Jack Ma has reportedly gone missing after delivering a controversial speech. The high-profile businessman has

UMG
Appointment Music

UMG Announces Strategic Leadership Appointments Within Africa

Universal Music Group (UMG) has strengthened its position as the leading music company in Africa by announcing a strategic expansion

MTN
MTN Technology Telecom

Participants of the MTN ICT & Business Skills Training Win Big at Closing Ceremony

The MTN ICT & Business Skills training is an initiative by the MTN Foundation Youth which is aimed at building

MTN
Entertainment MTN Telecom

MTN Brings the Year to Climax in Celebration of Arts and Culture

As part of efforts to make life brighter and promote the arts, MTN Nigeria sponsored Oluronbi, a musical theatre performance

Accelerator
AgricTech

APPLY: SDG Impact Accelerator to Address Digital Agriculture Challenge in Uganda

The SDG Impact Accelerator (SDGia) is a global accelerator built by a multi-stakeholder platform focusing on empowering entrepreneurs and innovators

ShEquity
Venture Capital

ShEquity Launches VC Fund, Business Accelerator to Support West African Female Founders

ShEquity, an investment firm that focuses on providing investments for African female entrepreneurs, has unveiled the ShEquity West Africa VC

NEF
Africa Innovation Technology

6 Nigerians, 19 Other Africans Named NEF Fellows For 2019-2021 Class

The Next Einstein Forum (NEF) Fellows program recognises Africa’s best young scientists and technologists. These innovators and emerging leaders, all

Afreximbank
Partnership Startup

Afreximbank, CNN Partner For Unique Multi-year Initiative That Puts African Scale-up Companies in The Spotlight

CNN International Commercial (CNNIC) and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) are collaborating on a new long-term initiative to showcase, empower and

AfricaVsVirus
Entrepreneurship Health Startup

AfDB Unveils Top 20 AfricavsVirus Winners in Virtual Event

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced 20 finalists of the AfricavsVirus Challenge who will receive a grant of up to $20,000 as well

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