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African agri-tech ecosystem grows 110% in last two years

The African agri-tech space is booming, with the number of startups operating in the market growing 110 per cent over the past...

Can Equity Crowdfunding Deliver For African Tech?

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Can Equity Crowdfunding Deliver For African Tech?

There are numerous ways that African tech businesses can try to access funding, however equity crowdfunding has untapped potential. “Despite its slow...

Ecobank Launches 2nd African Fintech Challenge

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Ecobank Launches Second African Fintech Challenge

Ecobank, the leading pan-African banking group, is inviting African fintech entrepreneurs to enter its Ecobank Fintech Challenge. Now in its second year,...

Africa Tech Summit London to connect global players with African opportunities

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African tech investors to speak at Africa Tech Summit London on May 16th

Leading tech investors TPG Africa, AHL Venture Partners, Echo VC, Draper Dark Flow, Ventures Platform, UpRise Africa and Cairo Angels are among...

Blockchain powered Wala expands into South Africa, Zimbabwe and Uganda

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Blockchain powered Wala expands into South Africa, Zimbabwe and Uganda

Wala the blockchain-powered financial services platform and launch partner of Dala cryptocurrency has announced that it is now live in three markets,...

Impact Dakar launches start-up incubation program

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Impact Dakar launches start-up incubation program

Impact Dakar’s has launched the Incuberation program that aims to support Dakar’s most innovative early-stage entrepreneurs and turn their ideas into viable...

mSurvey raises $3.5M for African expansion

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mSurvey raises $3.5M for African expansion

Mobile-first customer feedback platform mSurvey has announced a Series A funding round of USD$3.5 to fund expansion into Nigeria and South Africa....

Ecobank mobile app launches across 33 countries

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Ecobank and MTN join forces to drive mobile financial services in Africa

MTN has announced a collaboration with Africa’s leading independent banking group, Ecobank enabling both companies to leverage each other’s mobile money and...

PayPal and Safaricom announce Kenyan eCommerce

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PayPal and Safaricom announce Kenyan eCommerce deal

PayPal and Safaricom have announced a collaboration that enables Kenyans to seamlessly move money between their M-PESA and PayPal accounts. Safaricom pioneered commercial mobile...

Agritech startup Farmcrowdy continues growth in Nigeria

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Agritech startup Farmcrowdy continues growth in Nigeria

Farmcrowdy, Nigeria’s first and leading digital agriculture platform which allows Nigerians to venture in and sponsor agriculture, today announced the launch of...

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Africa Tech Summit London to connect global players with African opportunities

African tech leaders are set to return to London for the third Africa Tech Summit London to connect with global investors and...

Andela Hosts Women In Tech Summit In Lagos

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Andela Hosts Women In Tech Summit In Lagos

Andela, the company that is building a network of technology leaders on the African continent hosted the Andela Women in Technology Summit. The...

Mastercard acquires mobile payments company Oltio

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Mastercard acquires mobile payments company Oltio

Mastercard has completed its acquisition of mobile payments company Oltio from Standard Bank Group. The acquisition builds on Mastercard’s longstanding relationship with...

Nairobi Garage launches new Club Space and networking lounge

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Nairobi Garage launches new Club Space

Nairobi Garage has launched Club Space, a membership-only space featuring on-demand office facilities, and an exclusive networking lounge to promote connections within...

5 African takeaways from Mobile World Congress 2018

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5 African takeaways from Mobile World Congress 2018

Mobile World Congress (MWC) the worlds biggest mobile event drew to a close yesterday in Barcelona with everything from 3D selfies to...

iHub announces 27 digital start-ups to take part in Traction Camp

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iHub announces 27 digital start-ups for accelerator program

iHub has announced a second cohort of digital startups who will participate in a scale-up accelerator program, Traction Camp. The 27 startups have...

Africa House to showcase the best of Africa at SXSW

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Africa House to showcase the best of Africa at SXSW

Africa House is set to hit SXSW with a program devoted to catalyzing partnerships between entrepreneurs and investors looking to do business...

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Kwesé acquires significant stake in iflix Africa

Kwesé, which already had a distribution deal with iflix Africa, has today acquired a “significant stake” in iflix’s African operation. Speaking only...

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A24Media announces $1M media technology investment fund at Africa Tech Summit Kigali

A24Media has announced a $1M media technology investment fund today at Africa Tech Summit Kigali. The fund is aimed to support technology developers...