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Nigerian Edtech startup uLesson Secures $3.1mn Seed Funding

Nigerian edtech learning platform uLesson has closed a $3.1mn seed-level round led by TLcom Capital with participation by Sim Shagaya – the...

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Life, the KaiOS In-House App that Bridges the Gap to Educational Resources, is Now Live in Africa

KaiOS Technologies announced that Life, an in-house educational app for KaiOS-powered smart feature phones, is now available in Africa. KaiOS users in Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda,...

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AppsAfrica Award Winners announced in Cape Town

Fourteen AppsAfrica.com Award Winners 2019 were announced at the 5th annual Awards party in Cape Town. The Awards continue to showcase the...

EdTech ventures changing education in Africa

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EdTech ventures changing education in Africa

The AppsAfrica.com Awards celebrate the best in mobile and tech across Africa and we take a look at five EdTech ventures changing education in Africa...

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Disrupting Africa through technology

Technology is disrupting business models and revolutionising sectors across the continent. We profile five African tech ventures nominated for the Best Disruptive Innovation...

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Leading tech ventures changing Africa

The AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards celebrate African tech ventures driving change, solving problems and impacting the lives of Africans across the continent. We take a look...

5 AgriTech startups in Africa helping farmers across the continent

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5 AgriTech startups helping farmers across the continent

Sub-Saharan Africa’s population is set to double over the next 30 years, with access to reliable and affordable food sources essential. AgriTech...

Carbon launches financial services platform for businesses

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Carbon launches financial services platform for businesses

Carbon, Nigeria’s digital financial services company, has launched Carbon for Business, a digital financial services platform that provides startups, small and medium-sized...

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AppsAfrica Innovation Awards Finalists Announced

The final shortlist for the 5th AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards have been announced. The Awards celebrate the best in mobile and tech from...

MaxAB, an Egyptian B2B e-commerce marketplace that connects informal food and grocery retailers with suppliers via an easy-to-use app, has secured seed funding of $6.2 million, one of the largest ever seed rounds raised by a MENA start-up.

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MaxAB an Egyptian B2B e-Commerce marketplace Closes $6.2 Million Seed Round

MaxAB, an Egyptian B2B e-commerce marketplace that connects informal food and grocery retailers with suppliers via an easy-to-use app, has secured seed...

Smartphone app helping to speed up detection of Ebola

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Smartphone app helping to speed up detection of Ebola

Standing in front of her house, Kavira Kasomo chats with Léa Kanyere as if they are old friends. Kanyere shows Kasomo something...

KaiOS Technologies Launches Developer Portal to Support Growing App Ecosystem

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KaiOS Technologies Launches Developer Portal

KaiOS Technologies is excited to announce the launch of the KaiOS Developer Portal, a platform designed to support developers, designers, and engineers...

e-Logistics Kobo360 start-up expands to Kenya

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e-Logistics startup Kobo360 expands to Kenya

Kobo360, the African e-Logistics start-up, today announced it has launched its operations in Nairobi, Kenya, marking the company’s first physical expansion into...

Cryptocurrency platform Luno shares 90% of Bitcoin usage is speculation

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Cryptocurrency platform Luno shares 90% of Bitcoin usage is speculation

South African founded global cryptocurrency platform Luno which now has close to three million users globally has announced the expansion of cryptocurrencies...

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Facebook Adds New Local Languages For Third-Party Fact-Checking

Facebook has today with Africa Check announced that it has added new local language support for several African languages as part of...

African e-Logistics Start-up Kobo360 Secures $30M Funding

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African e-Logistics Start-up Kobo360 Secures $30M Funding

Kobo360, the digital technology platform disrupting African third-party logistics, today announced the completion of a $20M Series A equity round led by...

Huawei launches new operating system HarmonyOS which could replace Android

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Huawei launches new operating system HarmonyOS which could replace Android

Huawei has unveiled a new smartphone operating system HarmonyOS, which could replace Android on Huawei devices following recent US trade restrictions. Google was...

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Applications open for the 5th AppsAfrica Innovation Awards

The fifth AppsAfrica Innovation Awards, celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa, showcasing the continents best innovations in 14...

South African digital lender Lulalend raises $6.5M Series A

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South African digital lender Lulalend raises $6.5M Series A

Lulalend, South Africa’s first online automated provider of short-term funding for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), announced its Series A financing of...

Standard Chartered expands digital banks to Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe

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Standard Chartered expands digital banks to Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Standard Chartered has announced yet another multi-market launch of its digital bank in Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe as part of its digital transformation strategy...

HudHud launches the first multi-service vehicle app in Somalia and Kenya

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HudHud launches the first multi-service vehicle app in Somalia and Kenya

HudHud has launched the first multi-service vehicle app to cover Kenya, Somaliland & Somalia. The multi-service vehicle booking dubbed HudHud enables commuters in...

Healthtech company MDaaS Global, which is building a network of tech-enabled diagnostic facilities in Nigeria, has closed on seed funding totaling US$1 million.

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Healthtech venture MDaaS Global Closes on Seed Funding of $1 Million

Healthtech company MDaaS Global, which is building a network of tech-enabled diagnostic facilities in Nigeria, has closed on seed funding totaling US$1...