BitPesa is expanding its reach after announcing the acquisition Spanish based TransferZero, an international money transfer platform. Founded in Kenya in 2013,...
Mastercard today unveiled Kionect, a digital ordering system that empowers small kiosk owners in Nairobi to order and pay for products from...
Tizeti and Facebook today announced a partnership to expand Express Wi-Fi by Facebook in Nigeria, with plans to roll out hundreds of...
We take a look at the five Disruptive Innovations in Africa shortlisted for an AppsAfrica.com Innovation Award – Maria Ukpere. Mastercard 2Kuze...
The shortlisted finalists for the annual AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards 2017 celebrating the best in mobile and tech from across Africa have been...
BitPesa, the first and largest blockchain payments platform for Africa, with offices in Nairobi, Lagos, and London, has announced Greycroft as its lead investor...
Mwabu, the African focusedEdtech company, has concluded a significant Series B investment round led by Elma Investments to expand its education solutions and academy services in...
AfriLabs; The largest network of over 50 technology and innovation hubs across over 20 African countries has expanded by 11 new hub...
iflix the Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) service has established iflix Africa to bring premium content to sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). iflix Africa will...
The GSMA has launched its second Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund following the success of the first round which invested in start-ups across...
Clearly the dust will take time to settle before the impact of Brexit on Africa and trade is more fully appreciated. However,...
African data collection startup Bamba has announced today that it has closed its first seed investment round after raising US$1.1 million (Kes....
BitPesa, the leading frontier market digital currency payments company, has closed a $2.5 million Series A round to expand its services in...
Mastercard has launched 2KUZE, a digital platform that connects smallholder farmers, agents, buyers and banks in East Africa. 2KUZE, which in Swahili...
Ten winners of the AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards 2016 were announced in Cape Town, South Africa. The awards attracted over 200 entries from 25...
Having scooped the News & Entertainment category at the AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards 2016, the Battabox crew took their award to the streets of...
Ten winners of the AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards 2016 were announced at a pan-African mobile and tech awards party in Cape Town, South...
Opera has released its State of the Mobile Web Africa 2016 Report, highlighting mobile internet trends across the continent, including consumer browsing behaviour...
80% of students in Africa don’t pass secondary school, while 4 out of 5 adults in english speaking Africa don’t finish high...
Explosive mobile growth means staying in touch on social and messaging solutions has never been easier in Africa. We look at some...
The finalists for the Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards 2016 have been announced with a shortlist featuring the leading mobile and tech companies from...
Following a fantastic response from African innovators, over 200 entries from 25 countries are now facing the judges for a place in the...