HAVAÍC
Venture Capital

HAVAÍC Announces Final Close of the HAVAÍC Universum Core African Fund

HAVAÍC, a South African venture capital firm, has announced the third and final close of its second pan-African investment fund. 

Funding Technology Trade Tradetech

African Trade Technology Company Norebase Secures $1M Raise Boost its Operations in Africa

Trade tech company providing a single digital Infrastructure platform for Africa-wide expansion Norebase, has secured a $1M pre-seed funding round,

ECOBANK LAUNCHES ITS ELLEVATE LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMME TO SUPPORT WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES ACROSS AFRICA
News

Ecobank Launches its Ellevate Leadership Training Programme to Support Women-Owned Businesses in Africa

Ecobank Commercial Banking, part of the Pan-African banking Group has launched its Ellevate Leadership Training Programme in partnership with the

VIVA TECHNOLOGY, IFC ANNOUNCE 45 EMERGING START-UPS IN AFRICA TO COMPETE FOR THE 2022 AFRICATECH AWARDS
Awards Startup

Viva Technology, IFC Announce 45 Emerging Start-ups in Africa to Compete for the 2022 AfricaTech Awards

Viva Technology and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced today the top 45 start-ups that have been long-listed for the

NETFLIX IS CELEBRATING STORYTELLING IN AFRICA IN COMMEMORATION OF AFRICA DAY 2022
Africa Netflix Storytelling

Netflix is Celebrating Storytelling in Africa in Commemoration of Africa Day 2022

Netflix is celebrating storytelling in Africa in commemoration of Africa Day 2022 in May. As part of plans for the

IFU ENDOWS SPARK+ AFRICA FUND WITH €4.5 MILLION INVESTMENT FOR CLEAN COOKING IN AFRICA
Africa Clean Energy Funding Investment

IFU Endows Spark+ Africa Fund with €4.5 million investment for Clean Cooking in Africa

The Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) has endowed the new Spark+ Africa fund  with €4.5 million for clean cooking

Swvl
Acquisition

Swvl Acquires Zeelo to Expand its Footprint to USA, UK & South Africa

Swvl, a provider of transformative tech-enabled mass transit solutions, has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Zeelo, the UK’s largest smart

ONEPORT 365 SECURES $5 MILLION SEED FUNDING TO DIGITIZE FREIGHT MANAGEMENT IN AFRICA
Africa Crowdfunding Digital Freight Management

Oneport 365 Secures $5m Seed Funding To Digitize Freight Management In Africa

OnePort 365, digital freight forwarding company, , that makes it easier to move cargo to, from, and within Africa, has

WE-FI ANNOUNCES $15 MILLION FUNDING TO SUPPORT WOMEN-OWNED SMES IN NIGERIA AND FOUR OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES
Africa Funding SMEs

We-Fi Announces $15 million Funding to Support Women-owned SMEs in Nigeria and Four Other African Countries

The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) yesterday announced a new round of funding under which the African Development Bank’s Africa

Airtel
Financial Inclusion Payment Telecom

Airtel Africa Receives Super Agent License From CBN

Airtel Africa has disclosed that one of its subsidiaries, Airtel Mobile Commerce Nigeria Ltd, has received a super agent licence