Swedfund
Funding Health Investment Startup Venture Capital

Swedfund Invests $1m in Kasha Global to Support Women’s Health and Self-care in East Africa

Swedfund, the Swedish Development finance institution, has announced its investment in Kasha Global, a Femtech e-commerce platform with subsidiaries in

AU
Africa Innovation Technology

AU Announces Top 20 winners of the Youth Innovation Challenge on Democracy and Governance in Africa

The African Union (AU), through the African Governance Architecture (AGA), has released the list of the Top 20 selected winners of

Villgro Africa
Entrepreneurship Event Health Venture Capital

Villgro Africa Celebrates 5-years of Pioneering Social Entrepreneurship in Healthcare and Life Sciences

Villgro Africa today celebrated its 5th anniversary as they go beyond boundaries to the rest of Africa, committed to tackling some of

dLocal
Africa Partnership Payment

dLocal Expands Payment Network in Africa, Partners With Verve and Fawry

dLocal, a cross-border payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, has expanded its payments network to include Kenya, Senegal, Ghana, and Cameroon. dLocal

Airtel
Airtel Appointment Telecom

Airtel Africa Appoints Kelly Bayer Rosmarin as Non-executive Director

Airtel Africa has announced the appointment of Kelly Bayer Rosmarin as a non-executive director with effect from 27 October 2020.

THRIVE Africa Challenge
Africa AgricTech

Apply: THRIVE Africa Challenge For Agritech Startups

The THRIVE Africa Challenge solves problems of the African agrifood industry, accelerates the development of the ecosystem, and selects the

Ayoba
Apps Digital Messaging

Ayoba Signs Up AppsFlyer to Support its Push To Become Africa’s Largest Digital Platform

AppsFlyer, the global marketing attribution leader, has today announced a partnership with Ayoba to propel the free instant messaging app

CDC Group
Funding Investment Telecom

CDC Group Invests $40m in Liquid Telecom to Further Support Africa’s Digital Transformation

CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, has announced an additional US$40 million equity investment into Liquid

Jack Dorsey
Event People Social Media Twitter

Jack Dorsey to Keynote at Africa Fintech Summit 2020

Dedalus Global and Ibex Frontier have announced that Jack Dorsey will deliver the closing keynote for this year’s Africa Fintech

Fintech
Africa Awards Fintech Startup

Meet 15 Africa-focused Startups Named Among Winners of Inclusive Fintech 50 Award For 2020

15 Africa-focused startups have been named among the winners of the Inclusive Fintech 50 Award for 2020. The awards recognises