mPharma, a Ghanaian healthtech startup, has expanded into Uganda with the acquisition of a controlling stake in Vine Pharmacy. mPharma
The Central of Nigeria Digital Currency, eNaira was recently launched by President Muhammadu Buhari. The app which has been downloaded
Jise, a Nigerian food-only delivery platform, has raised $100,000 in angel funding from investors in Europe and Nigeria. The startup
Google has launched TaskMate, a crowdsourcing app that allows people to use smartphones to perform tasks and get paid, in Kenya after a
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered with immediate effect the unfreezing of the bank accounts of Risevest,
Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) announced that Flutterwave has launched two new remittance corridors between Europe and Africa on the Stellar network. Working with TEMPO, Flutterwave is leveraging
Autochek has secured $13.1mn in seed funding co-led by follow-on investors, TLcom Capital, and 4DX Ventures. The round also included
Vendease, an online marketplace that allows restaurants and other food businesses to buy supplies from manufacturers and farms, has raised
Mastercard has appointed Gabriel Swanepoel as the new Country Manager for Mastercard in South Africa. This serves as a promotion
Femi Otedola, the Nigerian billionaire, has become the majority shareholder of First Bank after reportedly buying a whooping N30 billion