Massimiliano Spalazzi has been appointed as CEO of Jumia Nigeria replacing Juliet Anammah who is now the of chairwoman of
Airtel Africa plc, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in 14 countries across Africa,
Paga, a Nigerian fintech startup has acquired Apposit, an Ethiopian fintech startup for an undisclosed fee. Paga also announced that
Alex Okosi, a Nigerian-born, US-educated media executive has been appointed by YouTube as the new Managing Director for emerging markets
Skynamo, a South African sales tech provider has secured a $30 million Series A funding from Five Elms Capital, a
Catalyst Fund, a global fintech accelerator focused on emerging markets has announced six early-stage fintech startups that will participate in
Village Capital and African Management Institute (AMI), with support from the Dutch Good Growth Fund, have launched a management training program for
QuickBus, a Kenyan online bus booking and ticketing startup has raised undisclosed seed investment led by Shorooq Partners, a venture
Startups participating in the second cohort of the Facebook Accelerator Program have raised over $500,000 in investments and grants in
Diana Owusu-Kyereko has been appointed as the new CEO of Jumia Ghana. Owusu-Kyereko will be taking over from Ore Odusanya who had