Gro Intelligence
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenyan Startup, Gro Intelligence Raises $85 Million in Series B Funding

Gro Intelligence has raised $85 million in Series B funding. The round was co-led by Intel Capital, Africa Internet Ventures

Nawah Scientific
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Startup, Nawah Scientific raises $1m in pre-Series A

Nawah Scientific has announced the closing of a second pre-series A round of 1M USD in mixed equity and debt

Social Lender
AgricTech Fintech

Farmers Benefit From Social Lender-OCP Africa Collaboration

Over 100,000 smallholder farmers received personalised financial services from a smart funding initiative of Social Lender, a fintech company, and

ShEquity
Venture Capital

ShEquity Launches VC Fund, Business Accelerator to Support West African Female Founders

ShEquity, an investment firm that focuses on providing investments for African female entrepreneurs, has unveiled the ShEquity West Africa VC

NEF
Africa Innovation Technology

6 Nigerians, 19 Other Africans Named NEF Fellows For 2019-2021 Class

The Next Einstein Forum (NEF) Fellows program recognises Africa’s best young scientists and technologists. These innovators and emerging leaders, all

INTRA-AFRICA TRADE KEY TO CUSHIONING THE BLOW OF TRADE TENSIONS AND EXTERNAL SHOCKS SAYS AFREXIMBANK
Africa Economy Trade

Intra-Africa Trade key to Cushioning the Blow of Trade Tensions and External Shocks says Afreximbank

Afreximbank released yesterday its annual African Trade Report (ATR). This year’s report examined trade and economic developments in Africa in

Aerobotics
AgricTech Funding Investment Venture Capital

FMO and Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Invest in SA’s Aerobotics

FMO and Cathay AfricInvest Innovation have announced their investment in Aerobotics, a South African AgriTech startup developing intelligent tools to

MTN
Entrepreneurship MTN SMEs Telecom

MTN Nigeria Trains 2,000 Young Entrepreneurs on ICT

The fourth phase of the MTN ICT & Business Skills Training, implemented by the MTN Foundation alongside its partners –

d.light
Funding Investment Renewable Energy

Kenyan-Based Tech Firm, SunCulture Secures $14m Series A Funding

SunCulture, a Kenya-based technology company, has closed a Series A investment round of USD 14 million. Energy Access Ventures (EAV)

N-Power
Government Job

FG Increases N-Power Beneficiaries to One million

The Federal Government has announced the increment in the number of N-Power beneficiaries to one million up from 500,000. President