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Fintech firm Ukheshe acquires Africa focused payment and eCommerce solutions provider EFT Corporation
South African Fintech firm Ukheshe International has acquired 100% of EFT Corporation Limited (EFTCorp) from parent Loita Transaction Services (LXS),…
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Kenyan startups raised highest amount of funding in Africa in 2023
2023 was an interesting year for African startups. According to ‘Africa: The Big Deal’, a tech research firm, the year…
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Is Ethiopia Africa’s sleeping fintech giant?
The fintech sector has been one of Africa’s biggest technology success stories. According to one report, the continent’s 678 fintech startups…
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Remote Patient Monitoring: Drawbacks and Its Importance in Africa
1. Introduction Did you know that Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) has been around for almost 150 years? In 1948, the concept…
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Parcel shipping platform TUNL raises $1 million to accelerate growth of e-commerce exports from Africa
TUNL, a South African parcel shipping platform has secured $1 million in pre-seed funding from Founders Factory Africa, Digital Africa…
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Onafriq eyes global expansion after rebranding from MFS Africa
After rebranding last month, Africa’s digital payments network Onafriq, Formerly MFS Africa, has revealed plans to expand to new markets. …
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Some Reflections on the Health Tech Landscape in Africa and Why It Matters
During the 1990s, Africa faced considerable economic challenges that had a detrimental impact on the health status of its population. Unlike…
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5,300 small businesses across Africa graduate from Google’s Hustle Academy
Five thousand three hundred (5,300) small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) from across South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria have graduated from Google’s…
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Africa remains one of the regions most targeted by cybercrime in 2023
As organisations continue to become more digitised, throughout 2023 Africa remains one of the world regions most targeted by cybercrime.…
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Online Casino Games Dominating the African Landscape
Africans have always been genuinely passionate about gambling, and thanks to the emergence of online wagering sites, they can now…
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Huawei, partners push for $100 billion internet connectivity investment across Africa
Additional investment of more than Ksh 10 trillion, (USD 100 billion) in internet infrastructure, policies and ecosystems is necessary to…
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Continued growth of Africa’s FinTechs can unlock greater economic prosperity
Africa is one of the fastest growing FinTech markets with revenue forecasted to grow 13 fold to $65-billion by 2030.…
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Private and public sectors in Africa encouraged to collaborate to enhance AI readiness
There is a need for players in Africa’s private and public sectors to start working together to centre the continent…
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Vertiv announces partner programme for Africa to reward its distributors
Vertiv has announced its enhanced partner programme for Africa, with a strong focus on rewarding its local network of expert…
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Norrsken22’s tech growth fund closes at $205m to back African tech startups
Pan-African venture capital firm Norrsken22 has closed its first African technology growth fund at $205m, surpassing its target of $200m. …
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African tech publication TechCabal hits one million monthly web users
TechCabal, the Africa tech and business publication has revealed that it has achieved a major milestone of one million monthly…
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Airbnb launches a $500k fund to support tourism growth in Africa
Airbnb on Tuesday announced a USD $500,000 fund to support inclusive and sustainable tourism growth in Africa. The company made…
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Africa’s total exports to hit close to USD1 trillion by 2035, Standard Chartered report reveals
Africa’s total exports will reach USD 952 billion by 2035. This is according to a new report released by Standard…
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Bloomberg Africa Business Media Innovators Forum to be held in Cape Town
Media, business, government, technology, and community leaders from across Africa and beyond will convene in Cape Town, South Africa for…
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11 African startups selected for Google’s inaugural Africa AI First Accelerator program
Google today unveiled the first cohort for its ‘Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First’ program. The 11 startups, picked from…
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$1 million Africa Blue Wave initiative to support tech startups in Africa launched
BFA Global, FSD Africa, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have launched the Africa Blue Wave, a…
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AWS Launches its second African Development Centre in Kenya
Amazon Web Services (AWS), the company’s cloud-computing division has opened a new African Development Centre in Kenya. The Development Centre…
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Rapid Digitalization in Africa Raises New Cyberthreats: Building Cyber Resilience with Cloud-Native Security
Africa’s digital environment is rapidly evolving. The introduction of cloud technologies and the Internet of Things (IoT) has sped up…
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[Interview] WIOCC GROUP’s Ryan Sher on accelerating digital transformation in Africa
In this interview, Ryan Sher, Group Chief Operations Officer, West Indian Ocean Cable (WIOCC GROUP) talks to me about how…
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Collaborations between telcos key to achieving Africa’s digital transformation agenda
Telecom providers in Africa have been urged to work conjointly to ensure the continent achieves its digital transformation agenda. Speaking…
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[Interview] Liquid’s CSO on the company’s contribution to digital transformation in Africa
In this interview, I sit down with Dr Willie Oosthuysen, Chief Strategy Officer at Liquid Intelligent Technologies to discuss the…
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Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey-funded Bitcoin Non-profit ₿trust Acquires African Bitcoin Developer Training Company Qala
₿trust, a non-profit organisation which exists to decentralise the development of Bitcoin software, has announced its acquisition of Qala. Qala…
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New Appointments
Google Appoints Alex Okosi as Managing Director for Africa
Google has appointed its current Managing Director for YouTube in EMEA Emerging Markets Alex Okosi as Managing Director for Google…
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BUSINESS
Epson opens new regional sales company to accelerate growth in Africa and other key markets
Seiko Epson Corporation has established a new sales company to accelerate expansion in key markets including Africa, Caucasus, Central Asia,…
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Kenya hosts first Pan-African Conference to accelerate growth of medical technology development
Kenya is the fourth largest medical technology devices exporter in Africa at 3.1 percent of exports from Africa to the…
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MEST Africa Opens Applications for its Startup Pitch Competition
MEST Africa has opened applications for its 2023 Challenge Startup Pitch Competition for African startups. This year, the program is…
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Founders Factory Africa secures $144 million to invest in more early-stage startups
South Africa-based venture builder, Founders Factory Africa has secured an additional $114 million in funding to scale its hybrid tech…
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Smile ID H1 2023 Africa KYC Report Highlights Identity Fraud Trends and Verification Insights
Smile ID (formerly Smile Identity), the leading identity verification and digital Know Your Customer (KYC) provider in Africa, has unveiled…
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SemaBOX wants to help African podcasters monetize their podcasts with a new distribution platform
Over the last couple of years, podcasting in Africa has been on the rise. Despite this growth, the industry continues…
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Risana Zitha: B2B payments set to be the next focus for VC’s in Africa
Africa’s $1.5 trillion B2B payments market is ripe for innovation and represents a golden opportunity for investors and entrepreneurs looking to…
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Satelite technology firm Avanti sets up its third African office in Nairobi
Satellite technology company Avanti Communications (“Avanti”) has opened its newly renovated office in Nairobi, Kenya. The 276SqM East African hub…
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Africa is OPPO’s Third Largest Market
Africa has proved to be a very lucrative market for a number of smartphone companies. While Transsion continues to dominate…
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Regional winners of the Global Startup Awards Africa announced
Seventy-one startups from across Africa have been named regional winners at this year’s Global Startup Awards (GSA) Africa – the largest, independent startup ecosystem competition…
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Diageo to host its newly launched Africa Digital Hub in Kenya
Global drinks company, Diageo Plc, will host its newly launched Africa Digital Hub in Kenya to accelerate its digital transformation…
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Jonathan Duncan Joins Vertiv Africa Engineering and Technical Team
Vertiv, the global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, has appointed Jonathan Duncan as application engineering and technical…
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Google flood alerts now covers 23 countries in Africa
Google on Monday announced that it has expanded its Flood Hub platform in 80 countries worldwide. The expansion covers a further eight countries…
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Africa Data Centres, LINX Partner to Explore Digital Growth in Africa
Africa Data Centres, the largest network of interconnected, carrier-and cloud-neutral data centre facilities on the continent, is pleased to announce…
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Africa Data Centres to start construction of its largest West African facility in Ghana
Africa Data Centres has announced plans to start construction of a new facility in Ghana. The facility will be located…
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African blockchain startups raised $474 million in 2022, Crypto Valley report says
The growth of the African crypto market has been remarkable in spite of the ongoing crunch the industry is experiencing…
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Netflix has injected Sh23.5 billion into the production of African films since 2016
Movie streaming giant Netflix has spent KSh.23.5 billion ($175 million) in the production of films in Africa since it entered…
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Vertiv appoints Wojtek Piorko new managing director for Africa
Vertiv on Thursday announced the appointment of Wojtek Piorko as its new managing director for Africa effective immediately. Before his…
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Brazilian fintech EBANX picks Ex-Chipper Cash VP as its new director for Africa
EBANK, the Brazilian fintech company which recently expanded into Africa has announced the appointment of Wiza Jalakasi as its new…
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African Market Intelligence Startup Rwazi Raises $4 Million Seed Funding
African market intelligence startup Rwazi has raised a $4 million seed funding round that was led by Bonfire Ventures and…
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Microsoft and Liquid to bring connectivity to 20 million underserved people in Africa by 2025
Microsoft has entered into a new agreement with Liquid Intelligent Technologies to make internet coverage available to an additional 20…
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Empowering African SMEs: Cladfy’s innovative approach to accessing capital
Sub-Saharan Africa is currently home to 44 million micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). All of which serve as a…
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SanKalp Africa Summit highlights role of impact-driven investment in the continent
The Sankalp Africa Summit which is taking place between March 1st and 2nd 2023 in Nairobi has brought together more…
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7 African tech podcasts you should be listening to right now
African tech podcasts: I am a heavy consumer of podcasts and one of my favourite things to do while working…
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Vertiv picks TechAccess as its distribution partner for Sub-Saharan Africa
As part of its growth strategy for the African market, Vertiv has selected South Africa’s TechAccess (a division of Technology…
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Bolt to invest over Ksh. 67 billion in Africa in expansion drive
Bolt has announced plans to invest €500 million (Ksh.67 billion) to enhance its operations across Africa over the next two…
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Pan-African cyber security firm Smile Identity raises $20m Series B
Smile Identity, a South African company that offers identity verification and Know Your Customer (KYC) services has raised $20 million…
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Liquid Intelligent Technologies partners with Nokia to improve fibre network across Africa
Pan-African tech firm Liquid Intelligent Technologies has announced a new partnership with telecommunications company Nokia, teaming up to build a…
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Flutterwave to spotlight small businesses in Africa through reality TV show Big Brother Titans
Nigeria’s popular payments platform Flutterwave has announced its collaboration with Multichoice Africa to bring back the popular reality TV show…
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BUSINESS
Workstyle Africa and SNDBX target African SMEs with new workspaces
Serviced office space provider, Workstyle Africa, has partnered with SNDBX International to open five one-stop-shop entrepreneurship centers and workspaces in…
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Mitel, Mart Networks Re-Affirm Their Technology Investment in West Africa.
Telecommunications company, Mitel, and distributor, Mart Networks have re-affirmed their commitment to leverage on technology to improve the telecommunications sector…
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These African Countries are leading in Loan Apps Downloads
After analyzing 140 million installs, across 3,000 finance apps, Google in collaboration with analytics firm AppsFlyer found that installation of…
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Startups
Women-led startups in Africa raised $203.2M in 2022
There has been a significant focus on funding for African-led startups across the globe. Across the continent, several venture capital…
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Microsoft, Viasat team up to deliver internet access to 5 million people across Africa
Microsoft is teaming up with global telecommunications company Viasat to help deliver internet access to 10 million people around the…
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IDORENYIN OBONG: Five financial planning tips for African freelancers and gig workers
The global pandemic has accelerated the pace of change, causing significant disruption across labour markets and forever changing how we…
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Leading Identity Verification Startup, Verified.Africa Launches in Kenya
Verified.Africa, a leading provider of ID verification, document verification, and digital KYC compliance solutions, has launched in Kenya. With this…
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VMware Cloud on AWS Expands to Africa
VMware today announced VMware Cloud on AWS is now available in the AWS Africa (Cape Town) Region. With VMware Cloud on…
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Autochek has launched a vehicle financing subsidiary for customers across Africa
Autochek, the automotive technology company that is simplifying car ownership across Africa, has announced the launch of Autochek Financial Services.…
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Pan-African solar company Solarise Africa raises $33.4M
Solarise Africa, a pan-African Energy-as-a-Service company that provides reliable and affordable energy solutions across Africa has raised $33.4M to expand…
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Airtel Africa and OneWeb to provide satellite internet connectivity across Africa
OneWeb, a London-headquartered communications solutions company has partnered with Airtel Africa to provide satellite internet connectivity across the continent. The…
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Africa Data Centres extends edge cloud capability through Unitellas partnership at Lagos facility
Africa Data Centres has announced that enterprise cloud services provider Unitellas will be bringing Zadara’s global federated edge service to its…
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Blockchain
Crypto regulation in Africa: What Good Regulation Looks Like
Millions of investors have been drawn to cryptocurrency by the prospect of rising prices. To this end, a growing number…
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Kenya, Nigeria and SA lead fintech growth in Africa, Mastercard report
A report by payment services company Mastercard has revealed that South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya are among the most vibrant…
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Amazon Web Services has set up its second-largest African office in Lagos, Nigeria
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has selected Lagos, Nigeria as the base for its second-largest office in Africa. The cloud service…
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MEST Africa Challenge 2022 top 5 finalists announced
MEST Africa has announced the five African tech startups that have made it to the grand finale of the 2022…
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Cisco Networking Academy has trained more than 1.07 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa to date
Cisco has trained and upskilled more than 1.07 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa through its Cisco Networking Academy since it…
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500 Global Launches its Pan-African Accelerator Manager Bootcamp in Kenya
500 Global, a leading venture capital firm is launching its inaugural Bootcamp for Accelerator Managers (BAM) program in Kenya. The…
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Binance Charity is offering 1000 scholarships for technology skills training to African youths
Binance Charity, the philanthropic arm of cryptocurrency and blockchain firm Binance is offering scholarships for 1,000 Africans in a 1-year…
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Flourish Ventures launches Madica, an Africa-focused program to invest in pre-seed stage startups
Flourish Ventures, a global fintech venture capital firm has launched Madica, an investment program for pre-seed stage technology startups in…
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4 Kenyan podcasts to benefit from Spotify’s new $100K Africa Podcast Fund initiative
4 Kenyan podcasts are among the 13 selected to benefit from Spotify’s new Africa Podcast Fund initiative. The $100,000 fund…
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Nigerian data and intelligence firm Stears has raised $3.3 Million for expansion to East Africa
Nigerian data firm Stears has raised $3.3 million in a seed round in which Serena William’s VC firm Serena Ventures…
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[Interview] We’re driving Web3 adoption in Africa, Polygon’s Damilare says
Web3 is the latest iteration of the Internet that relies largely on blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, and machine learning (AI).…
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Only 55% of the African population has access to the Internet, report
A report by online privacy and protection firm Sufshark has revealed huge discrepancies between internet access and speeds in developing…
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African tech startups have so far raised $2.7bn in funding this year, report
A report by pan-African tech publication Disrupt Africa has revealed that African tech startups raised $2.7bn in funding in the…
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Hisa among 7 Kenyan tech startups selected for MEST Africa Challenge 2022
Kenyan fintech Hisa Inc is among the 36 African startups selected for the 2022 MEST Africa Challenge. The mobile investment…
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Kenya is Hosting Polygon’s First Web 3.0 Bootcamp in Africa, here’s how to sign up
Polygon has opened applications for the Polygon bootcamp, an eight-week intensive mentorship program and hackathon in Africa. The Polygon Bootcamp…
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Mozilla has added West Africa’s Twi language to its Common Voice Project
Most people in Ghana speak Twi as either the first or second language although English is the official language for…
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Flutterwave adds Google Pay as a payment option for African businesses
Nigerian fintech Flutterwave is adding Google Pay, a mobile payment service, developed by Google, as a payment method. As part…
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Safaricom has the third fastest internet speeds in Africa, report
Speedtest Intelligence report by Ookla has ranked Safaricom 3rd among African countries with the fastest internet speeds, just behind South…
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Mdundo says it has made KES 100M in payments to African artists in the last 10 years
Kenyan music steaming platform Mdundo made payouts of KES 100M to African rights holders in the last 10 years. The company…
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Startups
Brazilian fintech unicorn EBANX sets shop in Africa
Brazilian fintech unicorn EBANX is set to launch its operations in Africa as it seeks to expand its business outside…
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Blockchain
300 African Women Graduate from Binance’s First Blockchain Bootcamp
300 women from across Africa have graduated from Binance’s First Blockchain Bootcamp which kicked off in March 2022. The women…
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African startups raised $5 billion last year, just a tip of the global average
Across the African continent, 2021 was a good year for startups as funding hit a record high at about $5…
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Uber expands to new cities, unveils new features for Sub-Saharan Africa
Ride-hailing app, Uber continues to affirm its place as Africa’s leading cab-hailing company through innovative and revolutionary features for the…
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Chinese Phone Brands Dominate the African Smartphone Market, Report
A report by the International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that Chinese smartphone manufacturer Transsion is the leading seller in the…
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Power Learn Project aims to train 1 million developers in Africa by 2027
Various observers have pointed to the imminent shortage of qualified ICT practitioners as the uptake of technology across the world…
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Ethiopia is Leading African Nations in Regulating Crypto
Most governments across Africa have sounded a warning against cryptocurrencies, even though the wave of digital currencies seems unstoppable. Only…
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Just how slow is 5G adoption in Africa?
5G deployment across Africa has been very slow despite telecom operators around the world having rolled out the network since…
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CLOUD
Netskope expands NewEdge Security Private Cloud in Africa
Netskope has announced its continued global expansion of the Netskope NewEdge network with an additional data centre now launched and…
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