YouTube
Music Music Streaming

YouTube Music Expands Commitment to Black music Through #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund

YouTube Music is deepening investments in Black communities by opening applications to the #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund Class of 2022, aimed

Africa Finance Corporation
News Press Release

Africa Finance Corporation Tops 30 Member States With Morocco, DRC, Burkina Faso

In a milestone for its pan-Africa mission, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), one of the region’s biggest investors in infrastructure development,

Koo App
Social Media

Koo App Launches in Nigeria After Buhari’s Regime Blocked Twitter

Koo App has been launched in Nigeria. The move happened after the Nigerian regime announced an indefinite suspension of Twitter

SAIS
Investment

Five African Startups Receive $5k Grant And Entrepreneurial Support From SAIS

Southern Africa Innovation Support Programme (SAIS) and Seedstars have awarded five startups from this year’s startup batch of the Investment Readiness Program a

ABH
Competition Entrepreneurship

Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Expands Ecosystem of Partners and Extends Application Deadline

Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) prize competition, a philanthropic program established by the Jack Ma Foundation to spotlight and support African

Funding Investment Mobility Transport Venture Capital

SA Mobility Startup WhereIsMyTransport Raises $14.5m Investment Led by Naspers

WhereIsMyTransport, a South African mobility startup, has raised a $14.5 million funding round led by Naspers Foundry with $3 million.

MVX
Logistics

Multi-product Logistics Booking Platform, MVXTransit Rebrands to MVX

MVXtransit, a multi-product logistics booking platform, has rebranded and reintroduced itself as Merchant Venture Xpress (MVX). MVX is building digital

Funding Investment

Kenyan Startup, Kibanda TopUp Secures $460k Pre-seed Investment

Kibanda TopUp, a Kenyan-based startup which aims to digitise the supply chain for micro, small and medium restaurants in Africa,

Twitter
Social Media Twitter

Twitter Deletes Buhari’s Civil War Tweet Prompting Government Anger

Twitter has deleted President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet where he threatened to deal with unscrupulous Nigerians promoting anarchy in the country

Pegasus Fintech Challenge
Fintech

DLM Capital Group Launches First Pegasus Fintech Challenge For Nigerian Tech Innovators

Prominent Development Investment Bank, DLM Capital Group through its digital banking subsidiary “SOFRI” has announced the inaugural edition of its