Gokada
Apps Business Government

LASG MAY Slam N25m Operating License Fee on Motorcycle-hailing Startups

Motorcycle-hailing startups like Gokada, Oride, SafeBoda and MaxOkada may have considered Lagos as a viable hub or haven for their

Inclusive Innovation Challenge
Africa Entrepreneurship Innovation SMEs Social Entrepreneurship Startup

Meet 12 African Regional Finalists For MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge

MIT in partnership with Liquid Telecom has announced 12 African startups that will contest the regional finals of the Inclusive

Android
Apps Smartphones Technology

Benefits of Using Spy Apps for Android 

Over the years a single debate has been discussed among the experts that spying on cellphones running with android OS

interswitch
Africa Business Fintech Payment

Interswitch Plans to List its Shares in Lagos & London As it Hires JPMorgan for IPO

Interswitch, a Nigeria-based payments firm, has hired advisers to revive plans for a stock-market listing in London and Lagos later

Khalifa Fund
Africa Entrepreneurship Government Innovation Innovation Hub SMEs Social Entrepreneurship

Khalifa Fund Establishes Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre in Senegal

Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, KFED, will establish Mohamed bin Zayed Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Dakar, Senegal, aimed

PepsiCo
Acquisition Africa Business

PepsiCo Targets African Growth With Offer To Acquire SA’s Pioneer Foods For $1.7B

PepsiCo today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire all the outstanding shares of Pioneer Foods Group

Carbon
Africa Fintech Guest Post Payment People SMEs

Chijioke Dozie of Carbon: Exploring Africa’s Fintech Success Story

Chijioke Dozie is the CEO and co-founder, Carbon. Here, Dozie takes a look into the dynamic African fintech landscape, as well as

VertoFX
Africa Business Fintech Funding Investment Payment Venture Capital

Nigeria’s VertoFX Secures $2M Seed Round to Make Currency Trading Seamless in Africa

VertoFX, an Africa and emerging markets-focused currency trading and payment startup has secured a $2.1 million investment led by Accelerated

SteamaCo
Africa Energy Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Social Entrepreneurship

Steamaco Completes $5m Series B Financing to Scale its Electricity Services to Underserved People in Africa and Asia

SteamaCo, a UK-based technology supplier to utilities in Africa and Asia has secured $5m Series B equity financing. This latest

Sub-saharan Africa
Africa Report Technology Telecom

“Youth Population to Drive Strong Subscriber Growth Across Sub-saharan Africa”

Sub-Saharan Africa will remain the world’s fastest-growing mobile region over the coming years as millions of young African consumers become