East Africa
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3.6KaKoma Partners With Africa Tech Summit Kigali To Deliver Creative Tracks
Africa Tech Summit Kigali has announced a partnership with aKoma Media who will be producing the Creative Track for the Summit taking...
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4.2KDigital ordering system Kionect to empower small kiosk owners via SMS
Mastercard today unveiled Kionect, a digital ordering system that empowers small kiosk owners in Nairobi to order and pay for products from...
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3.9K1.3M young Africans learnt coding during Africa Code Week
Africa Code Week again this year exceeded all expectations by empowering 1.3 million youth with basic coding skills across 35 African countries....
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3.9KFacebook, Andela, Taxify, Safaricom & BRCK announced to speak at Africa Tech Summit Kigali 2018
The first 25 speakers from the African tech ecosystem have been announced for the upcoming Africa Tech Summit Kigali which will take place...
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4.0KTizeti and Facebook partner to expand Express Wi-Fi in Nigeria
Tizeti and Facebook today announced a partnership to expand Express Wi-Fi by Facebook in Nigeria, with plans to roll out hundreds of...
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5.2KTech leaders from across the continent to connect at Africa Tech Summit Kigali 2018
Africa Tech Summit Kigali today announced details of its upcoming event in Rwanda which will connect African tech leaders and international players...
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3.2K€50M for start-ups in Africa through Orange Digital Investment vehicle
Orange is strengthening its corporate venture strategy by creating a new Africa section in its flagship programme for investment in start-ups, Orange Digital Ventures. As...
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3.8KAfrican fintech startups have raised over $92M
More than 300 African fintech startups are active across the continent, disrupting the financial services landscape with innovative solutions that are attracting...
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4.0Kiflix to launch subscription video on demand service in Africa
iflix the Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) service has established iflix Africa to bring premium content to sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). iflix Africa will...
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3.2K1GSMA rolls out the second Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund
The GSMA has launched its second Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund following the success of the first round which invested in start-ups across...
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6.0KKoko Networks launches new smart e-commerce platform for Africa
KOKO Networks launched its new African technology platform to international media at Africa Tech Summit London, which seeks to transform mass-market commerce...
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Where, why and how to invest in African tech?
The African tech startup space is bucking the continental trend, with more startups raising money than ever before explains Tom Jackson, who...
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2.8KSureBüddy launches sponsored content for insurance cover in Uganda
SureBüddy, an android application that has today launched into market, brings sponsored insurance and insurance related products to Uganda. SureBüddy is simple...
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4.5KHotelOga and Savanna Sunrise merge to create African travel tech giant
African travel tech industry rivals Savanna Sunrise and HotelOga have signed an agreement to merge, creating an African giant in hospitality marketing technology,...
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6.6KAfrican Data Collection Agency Bamba Raises $1.1 Million
African data collection startup Bamba has announced today that it has closed its first seed investment round after raising US$1.1 million (Kes....
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4.9K3BitPesa closes a $2.5M round to expand digital payments business beyond Africa
BitPesa, the leading frontier market digital currency payments company, has closed a $2.5 million Series A round to expand its services in...
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4.3KMastercard launches agri-tech platform 2KUZE to connect East Africa’s farmers and buyers
Mastercard has launched 2KUZE, a digital platform that connects smallholder farmers, agents, buyers and banks in East Africa. 2KUZE, which in Swahili...
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5.1KThe year serious money was invested in African tech
While difficult to put an exact figure on how much the African tech ecosystem is actually worth, the increased level of activity in...
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3.5KVisa and Nest to run fintech bootcamp in Nairobi
Visa, in partnership with Hong Kong-based venture capital firm and incubator Nest will run a four-day fintech bootcamp in Nairobi, Kenya, for...
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4.0K12 start-ups to pitch at Seedstars Africa in Kigali
All roads lead to Rwanda next week for the 12 start-ups pitching at Seedstars Africa in Kigali for the finale of the...
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20.7K125 disruptive innovations changing business models in Africa
Business models are being disrupted by technology across Africa and we now take a closer look at the five disruptive innovations shortlisted for...
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8.5K3Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards Finalists 2016 are revealed
The finalists for the Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards 2016 have been announced with a shortlist featuring the leading mobile and tech companies from...
