Facebook Accelerator
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship

Facebook Accelerator Nigeria Startups Have Raised Over $500k In investments

Startups participating in the second cohort of the Facebook Accelerator Program have raised over $500,000 in investments and grants in

Jumia
Africa Appointment Ecommerce

Jumia Ghana Gets New CEO

Diana Owusu-Kyereko has been appointed as the new CEO of Jumia Ghana. Owusu-Kyereko will be taking overĀ fromĀ Ore Odusanya who had

Africa Entrepreneurship Event

Meet 11 African Startups Pitching at Africa Startup Summit Next Month

The Africa Startup Summit is holding in Kigali, Rwanda in February (4-6) and 11 innovative African Startups have been selected

Bpifrance Challenge
Africa Funding Report

Nigerian, Kenyan and SA Startups Received Most Funds Raised by African Startups in 2019

Nigerian, Kenyan and South African startups raised the most funds from the $1.34 billion African startups received in 2019. According

Global Air Drone Academy
Africa Education Technology

UNICEF Opens First African Drone and Data Academy in Malawi

UNICEF has announced the opening of the first African Drone and Data Academy (ADDA) in Lilongwe, Malawi as part of

SolarX
CleanTech Funding Venture Capital

ResponsAbility Launches $200m Energy Fund to Invest Clean Power Startups in Sub-Saharan Africa

ResponsAbility, a Swiss impact asset manager, has announced the first close of its new energy access fund at $151m. The

UNILAG
Edtech Education Innovation

UNILAG Students Invited to Apply For UNILAG Innovation Challenge

University of Lagos (UNILAG), one of the best universities in Nigeria, is inviting its students to apply for the UNILAG

Finance Bill
Government SMEs

Key Points to Note in New Finance Bill PMB Just Signed into Law

The 2019 Finance Bill has been signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. The President disclosed this on his Twitter

Tony Elumelu Foundation
Entrepreneurship Investment Partnership

Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Program Gets $5m Grant From AfDB

The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Program has received a $5 million grant from the African Development Bank to enable it

Seedstars
Entrepreneurship Event Startup

Seedstars Announces Its 7th Global Summit

Seedstars, the leading emerging market startup community, and investor has officially announced its 7th global Seedstars Summit 2020 will be