ACQUISITION
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Startups
Kenya’s BuuPass acquires QuickBus to expand to Nigeria and South Africa
BuuPass, the Kenyan-based travel booking platform has announced the acquisition of QuickBus, a significant player in the bus ticketing service…
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News
Mastercard acquires minority stake in MTN’s fintech business for $200 million
Global payment-technology corporation Mastercard has completed the acquisition of a minority stake in MTN Group’s fintech business. The acquisition comes…
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Kenyan logistics startup Sendy reportedly up for sale
Sendy, the Kenya Fulfillment and logistics startup is reportedly up for sale. Techcabal reports that the startup is currently at…
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SWVL cancels its $40 million acquisition deal of Turkey’s Volt Lines
Egyptian transport company SWVL has had a mix of good and bad fortunes in different markets. It has attempted to…
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Amazon is buying Roomba vacuum maker iRobot for $1.7 billion
Ecommerce giant Amazon has announced it is acquiring iRobot, the maker of Roomba vacuum cleaner robots for $1.7 billion. The…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Acquires Braintrace to Boost Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem
Endpoint security leader Sophos has acquired Braintrace further enhancing Sophos’ Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem with Braintrace’s proprietary Network Detection and Response…
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