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5.7KAdvisory NewsMobile money services in Ethiopia opened up to mobile network operators
The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has announced a new directive opening up mobile-money services in Ethiopia to mobile operators according to...
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5.0KAdvisory NewsSafaricom announces new CEO
Peter Ndegwa has been unveiled as the new CEO of Safaricom and becomes the first Kenyan to run the leading Kenyan telco....
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4.7KEthiopiaEthiopia hindering Covid fight with internet shutdown
A communications shutdown in parts of Ethiopia is hindering access to the internet and phone services at a critical time for information...
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3.6KEast AfricaUrgent call for innovators from Africa to fight COVID19 with low-cost ventilators
As the COVID19 crisis rapidly grows across the globe there is an urgent search under way to find proven low-cost ventilator technologies,...
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6.4KAppsYouTube Launches Music & Premium Services In Nigeria
YouTube has launched two new services, YouTube Music and YouTube Premium in Nigeria. YouTube Music will offer access to ad-supported and free...
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4.0KInnovationFacebook launches Community Accelerator programme across Africa
Facebook has announced the launch of the Community Accelerator programme which will be available in the following countries across SSA: South Africa,...
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3.5KNewsFounder Institute and Semicolon Partner to Support Early-Stage Founders
The Founder Institute, the pre-seed accelerator program, and Semicolon, an organisation turning Africa’s vibrant youth population into an army of technologists –...
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3.1KInnovationOrange Digital Ventures leads $1.5m round in digital identity startup, Youverify
Orange Digital Ventures Africa announces its latest investment on the African continent by leading the $1.5m seed investment round in Youverify. The...
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3.0KAdvisory NewsAfrica Tech Summit London postponed until October 22nd at London Stock Exchange
Africa Tech Summit London, the leading global event series focused on African tech and investment today announces that the 2020 London edition...
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3.0KInnovationFintech TerraPay raises $9.6 million from Prime Ventures, IFC, and Partech
TerraPay announced that a consortium of investors, including Prime Ventures, Partech Africa and management acquired the company for an undisclosed sum. In...
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3.0KAdvisory NewsDigital demand fueling growth and investment into data centres in Africa
At the recent Africa Tech Summit Kigali 2020, it was stated that data is in fact Africa’s “new blood” rather than the “new...
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4.6KInnovationSafaricom partners with Amazon Web Services in Kenya
Safaricom has announced a strategic agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Kenya, which will see the Telco become a reseller of...
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3.6KEast AfricaJUMO raises USD55m backed by Goldman Sachs and Leapfrog Investments
JUMO a fintech focusing on next-generation financial services for emerging market entrepreneurs, has raised USD55 million in debt and equity funding from...
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7.3KAppsHow Yego Helped Digitize Rwanda’s Moto Taxi Industry
Rwanda’s first ride-hailing app, YegoMoto launched in 2016 with the goal of digitizing the nation’s ride-hailing industry. According to Yego CEO Karanvir Singh,...
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4.6KAppsApplications open for Africa4Future program
Africa4Future – a joint accelerator program between Airbus’ BizLab, and Make-IT in Africa by GIZ have opened applications for solutions in Agriculture...
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6.5KAppsAfrica’s Mobile Consumer – big data, analytics, and trends
As mobile phone penetration improves in Africa, its mobile economy is expected to reach new heights. At this year’s Africa Tech Summit...
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4.3KAfrica Tech SummitFrom The Land of 1,000 Hills to Tackling Sickle Cell In Ghana – The Zipline Story
At this year’s Africa Tech Summit in Kigali, attendees were given the opportunity to get up close and personal with drone aircraft,...
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3.5KInnovationThe Indian Ocean Tech Ecosystem
Africa’s Indian Ocean islands are about way more than just tourism. In a panel discussion at this year’s Africa Tech Summit in...
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4.1KAdvisory NewsData: Africa’s “new blood”, rather than the “new oil”
Data protection and privacy regulation in most, or even all, African countries are often less mature – particularly when compared to the...
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4.3KInnovationInvesting In African Startups: “Break even is the new black”
“ Break-even is the new black,” said Monica Brand Engel, Co-founder and partner of Quona Capital speaking on investing in African startups...
