9mobile
9Mobile Appointment

9mobile Appoints New CTO, Deputy CTO, And Director of Strategy

9mobile has announced a new Chief Technical Officer, Deputy Chief Technical Officer and Director of Strategy within its Senior Management

Fashionomics
Fashion

AfDB Launches First Fashionomics Africa Online Contest for Sustainable and Innovative Circular Fashion

The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Fashionomics Africa initiative is launching a competition to support designers of sustainable and circular fashion.

Sokowatch
Ecommerce Innovation Mobility Technology

Sokowatch Unveils East Africa’s First Commercial Electric Tricycles

Sokowatch, an East African e-commerce firm, has announced the launch of electric tricycles to its delivery fleet in Uganda, making

Angaza
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

Angaza Raises $13.5m Funding to Scale its Customer Service and Commercial Business Teams Located in Kenya

Angaza, a leading technology provider enabling consumer access to essential products in emerging markets, has closed $13.5 million in Series

Women in Business
Africa Entrepreneurship Innovation Hub Startup

CcHUB and iHub Unveils The 15 Startups in Women in Business Cohort 2

CcHUB and iHub have announced the 15 women-led startups from Kenya and Nigeria that will participate in Women in Business

Mono
Fintech Funding Investment Startup

Nigerian Fintech Startup, Mono Secures $500,000 Pre-seed Round

Mono, a Nigerian API fintech startup has announced that it has raised $500,000 pre-seed funding to become the go-to financial

AgricTech Funding Social Entrepreneurship

Two Winners of the US$100,000 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize for 2020 Announced

The two winners of the 2020 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize have been announced at the Africa Green Revolution Forum Virtual Summit

Kobo360
Entrepreneurship Leadership Logistics

Co-Founder & CEO of Kobo360, Obi Ozor Featured in Fortune’s 40 Under 40 List

Obi Ozor, Group CEO and Co-Founder of African technology-enabled logistics startup, Kobo360, has been named in Fortune’s prestigious annual 40

Resolution Social Venture Challenge
Africa Entertainment Social Entrepreneurship

13 Next-Generation African Leaders Announced as Winners of Resolution Social Venture Challenge

Thirteen teams of a total of 25 emerging African social entrepreneurs have been selected as winners of the 2020 Resolution

SparkMeter
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

SparkMeter Raises $12m For Smart Utility Meters in Africa and Other Developing Countries

SparkMeter, a provider of grid management services, equipment, and software solutions that increase access to reliable electricity in underserved communities