CDC Group
Funding

CDC Group Supports Uhuru Growth Fund I in Reaching $113m First Close

Uhuru Investment Partners (Uhuru), a leading middle-market private equity firm based out of Lagos and Abidjan, has announced the first

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

TECNO IS RUMORED TO LAUNCH A SELFIE DOCUMENTARY AT ITS CAMON 17 PRO ONLINE LAUNCH
Event Smartphones

TECNO is Rumored to Launch a Selfie Documentary at its CAMON 17 Pro Online Launch

TECNO is rumored to have introduced the CAMON 17 Pro, the clearest selfie phone of the industry by far as

Flutterwave
Fintech News Payment

Flutterwave Named in First-ever List of TIME100 Most Influential Companies in the World

Flutterwave, the billion-dollar Nigerian fintech company, has been recognised as a Pioneer in the first-ever list of the TIME100 most

Kidato
Edtech Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Kenyan Edtech Startup, Kidato Raises $1.4M Seed Investment

Kidato, a Kenyan edtech startup for K-12 students has closed its $1.4 million seed funding. The investors include Learn Start

UNILAG
Education Entrepreneurship

BOI, UNILAG Launch Incubation & Co-Working Hub to Boost Entrepreneurship Capacity of Students

The Bank of Industry (BOI) has partnered with the University of Lagos (UNILAG) to launch the BOI-UNILAG Incubation and Co-Working

Flutterwave
Partnership Payment

FIS Partners Flutterwave to Offer its Payment Services in South Africa & Nigeria

FIS announced today that it is partnering with Flutterwave to expand Worldpay, its payment processing platform into the rapidly growing markets

Zeepay
Fintech Partnership

Zeepay Partners With Moove, Uber’s Fleet Partner in sub-Saharan Africa

Zeepay has today announced a partnership with Moove, sub-Saharan Africa’s first flexible car ownership company. This partnership will enable Uber

Flutterwave
Business Fraud Partnership

Forter and Flutterwave Partner to Tackle Merchant Fraud in African Markets

Forter, the leader in e-commerce fraud prevention, has announced a partnership with Flutterwave that will enable merchants to accurately identify