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SME’s are the real seeds of African growth says VConnect

Africa is on the precipice of rapid economic expansion, this expansion will be through the emergence of stronger small business enterprises that...

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Where, why and how to invest in African tech?

The African tech startup space is bucking the continental trend, with more startups raising money than ever before explains Tom Jackson, who...

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The SpeedUPAfrica Bootcamp is returning to Nigeria

The SpeedUPAfrica Bootcamp is returning to Nigeria from July 5-9 with the goal of empowering a new wave of African start-ups. Following...

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Deadline for West Africa Mobile Awards

Mobile innovators until Friday March 24th to submit their entries for the West Africa Mobile Awards (WAMAS) with winners to be announced...

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Time running out to enter the West Africa Mobile Awards

Mobile innovators have under two weeks left to submit their entries for the West Africa Mobile Awards (WAMAS) with winners to be...

West Africa Mobile Awards opens entries to discover best in mobile

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West Africa Mobile Awards opens entries to discover best in mobile

The West Africa Mobile Awards (WAMAS) , the leading industry awards that celebrate the best in mobile and technology across West Africa,...

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Silvertree acquires Nigeria’s TopCheck to become Africa’s biggest comparison group

Silvertree Internet Holdings, the Cape Town based Internet holding company which owns and operates Internet assets across Africa has acquired Nigerian price...

BitPesa the leading frontier market digital currency payments company, has closed a $2.5 million Series A round to expand across West and Southern Africa

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BitPesa closes a $2.5M round to expand digital payments business beyond Africa

BitPesa, the leading frontier market digital currency payments company, has closed a $2.5 million Series A round to expand its services in...

Bastian Gotter to leave Iroko and pursue Africa-related start-up investments

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Bastian Gotter to leave Iroko and pursue Africa-related start-up investments

Iroko today announced that Bastian Gotter, the company’s co-founder and original seed investor, is moving on from his role as COO /...

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The year serious money was invested in African tech

While difficult to put an exact figure on how much the African tech ecosystem is actually worth, the increased level of activity in...

Nigerian fintech start-up Paystack raises US$1.3 million

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Nigerian fintech start-up Paystack raises US$1.3 million

Nigerian payments start-up, Paystack has raised US$1.3 million in a seed funding round from local and international investors to grow its sales and...

The time for investors to be brave in Africa is now

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The time for investors to be brave in Africa is now

Having founded the initial wave of tech businesses, some of the continents leading entrepreneurs are now the investors in Africa’s next phase...

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African Angel Investor Summit 2016

On November 17, the African Business Angel Network (ABAN), Lagos Angels Network (LAN) and VC4Africa will jointly present the 3rd annual African...

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Best African App 2016

The Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across the continent and we now preview the Best African...

Africa Data Centres expands in South Africa with new acquisition

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Uber driver data to help finance cars in Nigeria

Uber Nigeria today announced that it is now making low-interest, used-vehicle loans available to its top-rated driver-partners using Uber driver data. This means...

Ecobank mobile app launches across 33 countries

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Ecobank mobile app launches across 33 countries in Africa

Ecobank has launched the Ecobank Mobile App, an instant and convenient way of banking via the mobile phone. It is the first unified...

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Building mobile apps that are relevant to African consumers

According to the latest report from GSMA, almost half the population of Africa subscribed to mobile services in 2015. Africa’s fast growing...

Zuckerberg meets one of Africa's leading innovators Eric Hersman at iHUB

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Zuckerberg meets one of Africa’s leading innovators Erik Hersman at iHUB

Having visited Nigeria Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrived in Kenya this week on his first trip to Africa, using his time in...

Zuckerberg makes surprise trip to see Nigerian tech scene

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