Tigo Tanzania has extended its Mobile Money service across East Africa. Tigo Pesa subscribers can now send or receive money to or...
The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has announced a new directive opening up mobile-money services in Ethiopia to mobile operators according to...
KaiOS Technologies is excited to announce the launch of the KaiOS Developer Portal, a platform designed to support developers, designers, and engineers...
KaiOS Technologies, maker of KaiOS, the leading mobile operating system for smart feature phones, announced today $50 million in a Series B...
It’s no secret that Africa’s growth sits in the hands of SMEs and startups. For many years, public and private sector organisations...
With just two weeks to go until Africa Tech Summit Kigali – Feb 14th/15th, we uncover the ongoing collaboration with media and entertainment...
With traditional banks still struggling to reach the 95 million unbanked adults across Sub-Saharan Africa, it comes as no surprise that in...
The AppsAfrica.com Awards celebrate the in mobile across Africa and we take a look at nominations for the Best African Apps successfully launched...
Paystack, a Nigeria-based startup providing payments tools to businesses in Africa, has raised $8 million in Series A funding. The round was...
The building of a technology ecosystem in Africa must have an underlying purpose and, particularly given the macro-environmental fundamentals prevalent in Africa,...
Leading tech investors TPG Africa, AHL Venture Partners, Echo VC, Draper Dark Flow, Ventures Platform, UpRise Africa and Cairo Angels are among...
African tech leaders are set to return to London for the third Africa Tech Summit London to connect with global investors and...
Mobile World Congress (MWC) the worlds biggest mobile event drew to a close yesterday in Barcelona with everything from 3D selfies to...
Africa House is set to hit SXSW with a program devoted to catalyzing partnerships between entrepreneurs and investors looking to do business...
The African tech ecosystem continues to grow with investment in African start-ups increasing by 51% in 2017, according to a recent report....
Liquid Telecom’s award-winning pan-African fibre network is delivering connectivity to support the growth of innovation and has been announced as a sponsor...
MTN, Bharti Airtel and Ntel are among 16 firms that formally submitted interest in buying Nigeria’s 9mobile, formerly Etisalat Nigeria. As previously...
The 2017 shortlisted finalists for the second West Africa Mobile Awards (WAMAS), the first truly West African technology awards to recognise the...
While difficult to put an exact figure on how much the African tech ecosystem is actually worth, the increased level of activity in...
SimbaPay the digital money transfer provider has expanded its money transfer service to Ghana and Uganda. Using the SimbaPay app or website,...
Jumia Nigeria the online retailer has announced a 12 day Black Friday sales event following on from the inaugural launch in 2015. Last year’s Jumia...
African remittances from disapora are a financial lifeline for many communities in Sub-Saharan Africa, one of the fastest growing markets, projected to...