Global Air Drone Academy
Africa Education Technology

UNICEF Opens First African Drone and Data Academy in Malawi

UNICEF has announced the opening of the first African Drone and Data Academy (ADDA) in Lilongwe, Malawi as part of

SolarX
CleanTech Funding Venture Capital

ResponsAbility Launches $200m Energy Fund to Invest Clean Power Startups in Sub-Saharan Africa

ResponsAbility, a Swiss impact asset manager, has announced the first close of its new energy access fund at $151m. The

Samurai Incubate
Africa Investment Venture Capital

Kenya, South Africa and Nigerian Startups to Benefit From Samurai Incubate New $18M Fund

Samurai Incubate, a Tokyo-based Venture Capital firm has launched the Samurai Africa Fund II, a new $18m fund targeted at

Future Africa
Africa Funding Venture Capital

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji’s Future Africa Set to Invest Up to $50k in Innovative African Startups

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, the co-founder of Andela and Flutterwave, has established the Future Africa Fund with the aim of investing up

Entrepreneurs
Africa Entrepreneurship Event

Apply to be Part of 1,000 African Entrepreneurs to Attend Africa-France 2020 Summit

African entrepreneurs who have innovative solutions to promote the emergence of sustainable cities have bee encouraged to apply for the

Seedstars
Africa Competition Startup

5 African Startups Selected For IOE-Seedstars Migration Challenge

The International Organisation of Employers (IOE) and Seedstars selected five African startups among finalists of the Migration Challenge Startup Competition.

Opera
Africa Entertainment Music Streaming

Opera Mini Users in Africa Can Now Listen to Free Music Via Mdundo

Opera and Mdundo, a leading African music sharing platform, have announced that Opera Mini users can now listen and download

Publiseer
Africa Social Entrepreneurship Women

Publiseer Launches Initiative to Increase Female African Creatives by Allowing Them Keep All Sales Revenue

In a bid to increase the number of female African creatives and bridge the gender gap in digital media on

TerraPay
Money Transfer Partnership Payment

Terrapay Partners UBA to Roll Out Remittance Services in 20 African Countries

TerraPay, a mobile-first international payment network, has partnered with the United Bank of Africa (UBA) Group, to roll out real-time

Chipper Cash
Fintech Funding Payment

Chipper Cash Eyes Southern Africa Expansion After Raising $6m Led by Deciens Capital

Chipper Cash, an African-focused fintech startup that recently expanded to Nigeria, has secured a $6 million investment led by Deciens