Competition Health

Founder of WellaHealth Named 2023 Winner of Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Competition

Ikpeme Neto, the founder of WellaHealth, a Nigerian digital health insurance company, has been named winner of Africa’s Business Heroes

Africa Healthcare Network
Health Investment Venture Capital

Africa Healthcare Network Secures $20m for African Expansion

Africa Healthcare Network (AHN), a provider of dialysis services in Africa, has secured $20 million in an equity and debt

ThriveAgric
Technology

ThriveAgric, OCP Africa Partner to Host Inaugural Abuja Tech Converge

ThriveAgric has partnered with OCP Africa to host the maiden edition of the Abuja Tech Converge in partnership with OCP Africa on

FrontEdge
Funding Investment Venture Capital

FrontEdge Secures $10m Funding to Support African Cross-border Trade

FrontEdge, a Nigeria fintech, has secured $10 million in a equity and debt funding round to support African cross-border trade. The

Ukheshe
Fintech Payment

Who’s Leading the Fintech Pack in Africa?

The local fintech bubble may have burst, with valuations becoming much lower as investors look for profitability and maturity instead of growth

African School of Economics
Edtech

Pan-African University, The African School of Economics Expands to Zanzibar

The African School of Economics (ASE), the Pan-African university developing the frontier of Africa’s next generation of scholars, researchers, policymakers and

Pineapple
Funding Insurtech

Pineapple, a South African Digital Insurance Broker, Raises $22m

Pineapple, the South African digital insurance provider, has announced the conclusion of a R400 million ($22 million) funding round. The

Konnect
Fintech Payment

Konnect Emerges as the Sole Tunisian Fintech Selected for the Visa Accelerator Program in Africa

Konnect, the Tunisian fintech revolutionizing financial services in Tunisia, has been announced as the sole Tunisian representative accepted into the

Google
Artificial Intelligence

Google Brings Generative AI to Search in Africa 

Starting today, Google is rolling out its Search Generative Experience (“SGE”) in the SSA region as an opt-in experiment in

Onafriq
Fintech Payment

MFS Africa Announces Rebrand to Onafriq

MFS Africa, the African digital payments network, has unveiled a new identity called Onafriq. This rebranding is not just a name