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Vodacom DRC and Mondia launch first-of-its-kind maternal health service

Vodacom DRC and Mondia announce the rollout of the Mum & Baby maternal health service across the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

GIZ and Orange launch an Orange Digital Center in Ethiopia

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Ethiopia

GIZ and Orange launch an Orange Digital Center in Ethiopia

GIZ, Orange, the Ministry of Innovation and Technology, the Ethiopian Investment Commission and the Industrial Parks Development Corporation are launching the Addis...

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Innovation

African FinTech trends in a post-Covid world

By Dominique Collett, a senior investment executive at Rand Merchant Investments and the head of AlphaCode Each year, at AlphaCode, we use...

DeFi and crypto mass adoption hinges on the creation of relevant legislation

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Cryptocurrency Africa

Crypto predictions for 2021

Ongoing volatility, further progress on regulations and continued interest from institutional investors can be expected in 2021 according to Luno, South Africa’s...

Opera launches Hype a dedicated chat service in Kenya

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Apps

Opera launches Hype a dedicated chat service in Kenya

Opera the browser developer is announcing the launch of its new dedicated chat service Hype, built into mobile web browser Opera Mini....

Angel investing in African tech start-ups - insights from investors across the continent

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Innovation

Podcast: Connectivity in Africa – cloud, cables & connectivity

Africa Tech Summit Connects is an online podcast series sharing insights from across the African tech scene. In this episode we take...

African InsureTech Platform Pula raises $6mn Series A

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East Africa

African InsureTech Platform Pula raises $6mn Series A

African InsureTech platform Pula that specialises in digital and agricultural insurance to derisk millions of smallholder farmers across Africa, has closed a...

The year serious money invested in African tech

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Innovation

African tech startup funding passes $700m in record-breaking 2020

2021 has already seen a flurry of African tech funding rounds including Gro Intelligence ($85M), uLesson ($7.5M), Aerobotics ($17M) and Pula ($6M)...

Gro Intelligence Raises $85 Million in Series B Funding

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Innovation

Gro Intelligence Raises $85 Million in Series B Funding

Gro Intelligence announced today that it has raised $85 million in Series B funding. The round was co-led by Intel Capital, Africa...

54gene unveils scientific research laboratory in Nigeria

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Innovation

54gene unveils scientific research laboratory in Nigeria

54gene has unveiled its new lab in Lagos State, Nigeria, capable of human whole genome sequencing and a variety of other scientific...

African Edtech startup uLesson Secures $7.5mn Series A Funding

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Innovation

African Edtech startup uLesson Secures $7.5mn Series A Funding

uLesson, the African Edtech startup has closed a $7.5mn Series A round led by Owl Ventures, with inclusion from existing investors, TLcom...

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Innovation

AppsAfrica Awards 2020 -Winners Announced

Twelve winners of the AppsAfrica Awards 2020 which celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa have been announced. The...

Ilara Health raises $3.75m Series A led by TLcom

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Innovation

Ilara Health raises $3.75m Series A led by TLcom

Ilara Health, a healthtech start-up focused on bringing essential, affordable and life-saving diagnostics to African consumers, has raised $3.75 million in Series...

Founder Institute (FI) announces partnership with Pacer Ventures in Africa

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Innovation

Founder Institute (FI) announces partnership with Pacer Ventures in Africa

Founder Institute (FI), has announced Pacer Ventures as ‘Investor in Residence’ for the Founder Institute’s African Accelerator program. As part of the...

Entries open or the AppsAfrica Awards 2020

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Advisory News

AppsAfrica Awards 2020 – Shortlist Announced

The final shortlist for the AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards 2020 which celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa has been...

Sokowatch goes green with East Africa’s first commercial electric tuk-tuks

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East Africa

Sokowatch goes green with East Africa’s first commercial electric tuk-tuks

East African e-commerce platform Sokowatch, has announced the launch of electric tuk tuks to its delivery fleet in Uganda, making the vehicles...

African startups can secure funding through AfCFTA Vision Challenge

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Innovation

African startups can secure funding through AfCFTA Vision Challenge

African technology startups with innovative solutions to problems faced by African leaders have been invited to apply for the AfCFTA Vision Challenge,...

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Awards

Applications Closing – AppsAfrica Awards 2020

The sixth AppsAfrica Innovation Awards, celebrates technology and mobile applications from across Africa, showcasing the continents best innovations across 12 categories and...

54gene raises $15M Series A to accelerate African genetics research

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Innovation

African genomics venture 54gene launches clinical research program in Nigeria

54gene, the African genomics research, services, and development company has launched its Clinical Program Services (CPS) division. The new business division will...

Catalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST), has announced the Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator, a program aimed at scaling digital commerce companies in Ghana to support the digitization of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in the country.

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Ghana

Catalyst Fund, Mastercard Foundation and MEST, launches $4.3M Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator in Ghana

Catalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST), has announced...