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

Farmerline
AgricTech Funding Investment

Ghana’s Farmerline Secures $12.9m Pre-Series A Investment to Help African Farmers

Farmerline, a Ghanaian agritech startup, has secured a US$6.4 million Pre-Series A investment and $6.5 million debt to strengthen its

Trace
Edtech Education

Trace, Mastercard Foundation launch Free Learning App to Reach 26m Young Africans

Trace and the Mastercard Foundation have launched Trace Academia, a free-to-use, interactive, mobile-based learning application that aims to enable 26

FSD Africa
Fintech

BFA Global and FSD Africa Create Pioneering $3.3m Fintech Venture Launcher for Climate Resilience in Africa

BFA Global and FSD Africa announce the creation of a first-of-its-kind venture launcher, TECA (Triggering Exponential Climate Action). The launcher

Unicorn Group
Africa

Unicorn Group Announces the Launch First Pan-African Incubation Program

Unicorn Group has launched its fourth incubation program for entrepreneurs on the African continent. Unicorn Group, the foremost Pan-African incubator,

mPharma
Health Partnership

mPharma, TytoCare Partner to Introduce Telehealth to Pharmacies Across Africa

TytoCare, a health care startup that connects people to clinicians, has announced that it’s partnering with mPharma. The collaboration will enable