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428East AfricaFacebook 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...
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893InnovationAfrican 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...
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785InnovationCall For Smart Mobility Start-ups For New Bosch Africa Programme
Bosch Africa is offering the first of its kind smart mobility competition. In conjunction with Founders Factory, a corporate-backed technology accelerator and...
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625AppsHuawei 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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815Advisory NewsAfrican Payment Service Provider DPO Acquires South African Fintech PayFast
DPO Group, the leading African Payment Service Provider (PSP) has today announced its acquisition of PayFast, one of the largest payment processors in South...
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5.4KAppsApplications 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...
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1.9KInnovationApply now for GSMA Innovation Fund for Digitisation of Agricultural Value Chains
The GSMA is accepting applications for the GSMA Innovation Fund for Digitisation of Agricultural Value Chains which aims to scale digital solutions...
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2.1KInnovationWorld’s first African DNA biobank start-up – 54gene raises $4.5M
54gene, the African-focused healthtech genomics and AI start-up that is leading in the diagnosis and medical treatment of people in Africa, has...
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2.1KInnovationGoogle to build new sub sea cable from Portugal to South Africa
Google has announced the launch of a new private subsea cable that will connect Africa with Europe. Named Equiano, the new Google subsea...
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1.2KInnovationEmerging Markets ready to embrace new fintech says Luno “Future of Money” survey
Luno a global cryptocurrency firm recently carried out a ‘Future of Money’ survey in seven key markets to analyse the understanding and...
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954GhanaFbStart Accelerator deadline extended until July 7th
Facebook and Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) have extended the deadline for Season 2 of the FbStart Accelerator. If you’re building a solution that...
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1.3KInnovationSouth 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...
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1.4KAppsStandard 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...
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1.7KInnovationAfrican startups announced to join Dubai mentorship program
Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has selected 10 startups from Africa and UAE to participate in its Global Business Forum (GBF)...
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1.2KAngolaVodacom Group to sell its Angolan operations and assets
Vodacom Group has entered into an agreement with Internet Technologies Angola (ITA), the largest independent enterprise telecommunications provider in Angola. In terms...
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1.9KInnovationAfrica’s fintech sector grows by 60% in 2 years, reaches record funding levels
Africa’s fintech sector is growing at a fast pace, with the number of startups operating in the space growing by more than...
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1.2KAppsHudHud 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...
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1.2KAppsHealthtech 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...
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1.1KInnovationAfrica Tech Summit London – Highlights
Africa Tech Summit London, a conference which convenes African tech ecosystem players, fintech, international investors, key decision makers and innovators, celebrated its...
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727East AfricaPayU launches operations in Kenya to expand payment services in East Africa
PayU a licensed operator in Kenya since February 2019, will launch payment services across East Africa from a new hub in Kenya. “Kenya...
