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1.9KEast AfricaTala launches loans to support Kenyan businesses through the crisis
Many Kenyan communities and small businesses now find themselves in a tough financial position due to COVID-19. Mobile lender Tala has launched...
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2.2KAppsKenyan logistics platform Amitruck gains investment from GreenTec Capital
GreenTec Capital has announced an investment in Kenya’s Amitruck, a mobile and web-based trucking logistics platform that brings together cargo owners and transporters....
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2.6KAppsEdtech providing access to remote learning across the continent
Edtech is now providing essential remote learning opportunities for students across Africa, while schools are closed as a result of the COVID-19...
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2.9KAppsAntler to fund five startups tackling Covid-19 with $100K each
Global early-stage VC Antler is inviting startups tackling the Covid-19 outbreak to apply for funding. Antler plans to invest in up to...
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2.1KInnovationMobile communication solution Mobiz raises US$1m from Kalon Partners
South African venture capital firm Kalon Venture Partners today announced a US$1-million investment into Mobiz, one of the fastest growing SmartSMS marketing...
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2.2KEast AfricaWomen’s e-commerce platform Kasha gains new investment for expansion
The Finnfund has invested $1M in Kasha, the Rwandan e-commerce platform improving women’s access to genuine health, hygiene and self-care products in East...
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2.4KAdvisory 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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1.9KAdvisory 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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2.2KEthiopiaEthiopia 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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2.2KEast 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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2.6KAppsYouTube 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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2.2KInnovationFacebook 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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1.6KNewsFounder 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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1.8KInnovationOrange 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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1.7KAdvisory 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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1.6KInnovationFintech 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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1.7KAdvisory 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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2.3KInnovationSafaricom 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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2.1KEast 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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2.8KAppsHow 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,...
