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3.5KInnovationFacebook 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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2.7KInnovationOrange 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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2.7KAdvisory 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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2.6KInnovationFintech 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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6.0KAppsHow 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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3.0KInnovationThe 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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3.7KAdvisory 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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3.9KInnovationInvesting 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...
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3.8KAfrica Tech SummitInvesting in African startups and building the next generation
The Africa Start-up Summit hosted at Africa Tech Summit in partnership with Disrupt Africa uncovered some of the key areas from the...
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3.2KAdvisory NewsRegistering Your Startup in Africa: “It all depends on the goal of what you’re creating.”
“It all depends on the goal of what you’re creating,” explained Tosin Amusan, Product Development Lead at Mylaw.ng when asked about the...
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4.0KInnovationThe race to dethrone cash in Africa is on
Cash is king. Correction, cash was king. It seems cash has an enemy. Technology. Technology plays a huge role in economic development...
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3.0KEgyptAfrican tech startup funding hits $491m in record-breaking 2019
2019 was the best year yet for investment into the African tech startup space, with 311 companies banking a combined US$491.6 million....
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3.5KAdvisory NewsTech leaders set to connect at the third Africa Tech Summit in Rwanda this February 4-6th
With less than three weeks to go until Africa Tech Summit in Kigali, over 80 expert speakers from across the continent have...
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2.9KInnovationAndela applications open for aspiring and entry-level engineers in Kigali
Andela, the global technology company that builds distributed engineering teams with Africa’s top software engineers, today announced applications for its 5-months program,...
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3.3KAdvisory NewsMainone launches submarine cable connectivity in Cote d’Ivoire
MainOne has announced its submarine cable in Cote d’Ivoire is live and ready for service. The project is the first commercial cable...
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4.4KAppsNigerian Edtech startup uLesson Secures $3.1mn Seed Funding
Nigerian edtech learning platform uLesson has closed a $3.1mn seed-level round led by TLcom Capital with participation by Sim Shagaya – the...
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5.2KEgyptAndela launches in Egypt
Andela, the global technology company that builds distributed engineering teams with Africa’s top software engineers yesterday officially launched its operations in Egypt,...
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4.6KAppsDisrupting Africa through technology
Technology is disrupting business models and revolutionising sectors across the continent. We profile five African tech ventures nominated for the Best Disruptive Innovation...
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6.4KEast AfricaTwiga Foods Secures $30M to expand B2B food platform across Africa
Twiga Foods, the Kenyan B2B food distribution company, has raised $23.75 million in a Series B equity round led by Goldman Sachs,...
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4.7KAppsCarbon launches financial services platform for businesses
Carbon, Nigeria’s digital financial services company, has launched Carbon for Business, a digital financial services platform that provides startups, small and medium-sized...
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4.1KInnovationPEG Africa raises $4M debt facility to continue Senegal expansion
West Africa-based pay-as-you-go (PAYG) solar company PEG Africa has continued an impressive year of fundraising to allow it to expand its operations...
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6.2KCôte d’IvoireMainOne lands submarine cable in Cote D’Ivoire
MainOne has landed its submarine cable in Grand Bassam, Cote D’Iviore, which is the final leg of the ongoing expansion to reach...
