Nokia has announced today that it is powering East Africa’s first 5G commercial services with Safaricom, the leading telecoms operator in the...
Y Combinator-backed fintech startup Afriex has raised a seed funding round worth US$1.2 million as it bids to scale its payments and...
Orange and NSIA, a leader of bancassurance have announced the launch of Orange Bank Africa in Abidjan and Côte d’Ivoire. Orange Bank...
Novastar held the final closing of Novastar Ventures Africa Fund II (NVAF II) with total commitments of $108 million. Now managing more...
At the recent Africa Tech Summit Kigali 2020, it was stated that data is in fact Africa’s “new blood” rather than the “new...
As mobile phone penetration improves in Africa, its mobile economy is expected to reach new heights. At this year’s Africa Tech Summit...
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...
Kobo360, the digital technology platform disrupting African third-party logistics, today announced the completion of a $20M Series A equity round led by...
Google has announced the launch of a new private subsea cable that will connect Africa with Europe. Named Equiano, the new Google subsea...
AfriLabs; the largest Pan- African network of technology and innovation centres has added 27 new hubs into the network thereby extending reach...
Last year saw increased investment by local and international investors in African FinTech ventures with a total of $284.6 million invested in...
Gebeya has announced its plan of expansion into Senegal in response to the growing tech potential of West Africa. The company was...
Microsoft has announced the opening of its first datacentres in Africa, becoming the first global provider to deliver cloud services from datacentres...
With just two weeks to go until Africa Tech Summit Kigali – Feb 14th/15th, we uncover the ongoing collaboration with media and entertainment...
The African agri-tech space is booming, with the number of startups operating in the market growing 110 per cent over the past...
Africa House is set to hit SXSW with a program devoted to catalyzing partnerships between entrepreneurs and investors looking to do business...
Less than 30 percent of African e-commerce startups are profitable, as ventures tackle issues such as lack of funding, shortage of trust...
Africa Code Week again this year exceeded all expectations by empowering 1.3 million youth with basic coding skills across 35 African countries....
More than 300 African fintech startups are active across the continent, disrupting the financial services landscape with innovative solutions that are attracting...
The African tech startup space is bucking the continental trend, with more startups raising money than ever before explains Tom Jackson, who...
As the cost of living continues to rise, the standard of living for Nigerians has plummeted and African agritech needs to step...
Clearly the dust will take time to settle before the impact of Brexit on Africa and trade is more fully appreciated. However,...