Mastercard
Ecommerce Partnership

Mastercard and Kasha Strengthen Commitment to Empower Women and Support Micro-Entrepreneurs in Africa

Mastercard has expanded its relationship with Kasha Global Incorporated through an investment in the purpose-driven ecommerce platform. The companies will

VODACOM GROUP STRENGTHENS PARTNERSHIP WITH WWF SOUTH AFRICA TO SAVE OCEANS
Africa Partnership SDGs Telecom

Vodacom Group Strengthens Partnership With WWF South Africa to Save Oceans

Vodacom Group is strengthening its partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) South Africa by embarking on a

Aza Finance
Acquisition

AZA Finance Expands into South Africa With Acquisition of Exchange4Free

AZA Finance (formerly BitPesa) has agreed to acquire cross-border payments specialist Exchange4Free, marking the latest in a wave of consolidation

Google
Accelerator Developer Partnership

Google Offers 40,000 African Developers Scholarships, Opens 6th Accelerator Programme

Google is offering scholarships to 40,000 African developers, through the launch of a new partnership with Pluralsight and Andela. It has also announced

Goodwell Investments
Funding SMEs Venture Capital

Goodwell Investments Launches New €50m Fund to Support High-growth African SMEs

Goodwell Investments, an impact investment firm, has launched Goodwell V. Following on from predecessor funds, Goodwell V aims to channel

Google
Accelerator Entrepreneurship Startup

APPLY: Google for Startups Accelerator Africa 6th Cohort

Google for Startups Accelerator Africa is a three-month accelerator program for seed to series A technology startups across the African

Airtel Africa
Airtel Appointment Telecom

Airtel Africa Names Olusegun Ogunsanya As New MD, CEO

Airtel Africa plc has announced Olusegun Ogunsanya as its next MD and CEO. Ogunsanya who is currently the Managing Director

LACUNA FUND ANNOUNCES ITS 2ND ROUND OF FUNDING TO PROJECTS SUPPORTING NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES ACROSS AFRICA
Africa Artificial Intelligence Funding Technology

Lacuna Fund: Projects Supporting NLP Technologies Across Africa Set to Receive Funding

The Lacuna Fund has announced the second cohort of supported projects. Funding recipients will create openly accessible text and speech

AURA
Health Press Release Security

South African Startup, AURA, on What it Takes to go Global

AURA, South Africa’s leading security and medical response platform, recently announced its expansion into Kenya, followed closely by a move into

Africa’s Business Heroes
Competition Partnership

African Leadership Group Partner With “Africa’s Business Heroes” 2021 Prize Competition

African Leadership Group announces the 2021 Pan-African Anchor Partnership with the “Africa’s Business Heroes” prize competition, the Jack Ma Foundation’s