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French President Announces €2.5bn Funding for African Startup Via Choose Africa Initiative

French President, Emmanuel Macron has announced The Choose Africa Initiative which is an initiative to provide €2.5bn to African startups.

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Kenya’s MumsVillage and Sierra Leone’s Mosabi make it to Gray Matters Capital’s GMC Calibrator

Gray Matters Capital, a US-based impact investor focused on the funding for-profit social enterprises in markets of Africa, India, Latin

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Apply For the Nairobi Innovation Week Startup Programme 2019

NIW.Startups is a platform for discovering and showcasing the new most promising startups in the region. It also seeks to

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Nigerian Grocery Startup, Gloo.ng Finally Pivots to Gloopro; an e-procurement Platform

In January, Olumide Olusanya announced that he is shutting down his online grocery startup Gloo.ng to start a new venture.

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Jumia files for IPO on the New York Stock Exchange

Pan-African e-commerce company Jumia has filed for an Initial Public Offering on the New York Stock Exchange according to SEC

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“Tourism Has Rebranded Lagos to a Safe and Welcoming Destination”- Commissioner for Tourism

…….Eko Hotel, Ibom Hotel Win Big at Nigeria Travel Awards The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Mr

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Ride-Sharing Company Taxify Becomes Bolt

The ride-sharing company, Taxify has rebranded to become Bolt. It is the name the business has been using for its electric

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AMPZ Wins Lagos Edition of the MEST Africa Pitch Challenge

AMPZ, an online sports community, has been named the winner of the Lagos edition of the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of

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Golden State Warriors’ Andre Iguodala Joins Jumia Board of Directors

Leading e-commerce platform in Africa announces the addition of the NBA player and tech “ambassador” on its board. Andre Iguodala,

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Nigeria’s NINE, Two Others Unveiled As Partners For Jack Ma’s Africa Netpreneur Prize

NINE from Nigeria, Egypt’s RiseUp and 22 On Sloane in South Africa have been selected to help mobilize contestants in