Nokia has announced today that it is powering East Africa’s first 5G commercial services with Safaricom, the leading telecoms operator in the...
By Dominique Collett, a senior investment executive at Rand Merchant Investments and the head of AlphaCode Each year, at AlphaCode, we use...
2021 has already seen a flurry of African tech funding rounds including Gro Intelligence ($85M), uLesson ($7.5M), Aerobotics ($17M) and Pula ($6M)...
Twelve winners of the AppsAfrica Awards 2020 which celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa have been announced. The...
The final shortlist for the AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards 2020 which celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa has been...
African technology startups with innovative solutions to problems faced by African leaders have been invited to apply for the AfCFTA Vision Challenge,...
The sixth AppsAfrica Innovation Awards, celebrates technology and mobile applications from across Africa, showcasing the continents best innovations across 12 categories and...
Catalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST), has announced...
Twelve tech ventures from across the continent have been selected for the latest edition of Pitch Live at Africa Tech Summit Connects on October...
MTN has launched a new pan-African API marketplace called Chenosis that will enable developers and businesses to discover and subscribe to what...
The sixth AppsAfrica Innovation Awards, celebrates technology and mobile applications from across Africa, showcasing the continents best innovations across 12 categories. The...
Facebook released findings from The Impact of Facebook’s Connectivity Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa , a study conducted by Analysys Mason that highlights...
On May 25th, during Africa International Day, the African civil society and its diaspora are mobilizing to fight against the economic and...
Nigerian fintech, Carbon has launched Carbon Express – A keyboard extension that allows customers to access Carbon services from within whatever app...
Naspers announced a R100 million ($5.5M) investment in agritech business Aerobotics, through its early-stage business funding initiative Naspers Foundry. Aerobotics is a...
Novastar held the final closing of Novastar Ventures Africa Fund II (NVAF II) with total commitments of $108 million. Now managing more...
South African fintech Yoco has announced it has launched a suite of online payment solutions for merchants to sustain their cash flow...
Facebook is expanding its Coronavirus Information Center to 17 more countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The Information Centers form part of Facebook’s effort...
Many Kenyan communities and small businesses now find themselves in a tough financial position due to COVID-19. Mobile lender Tala has launched...
A communications shutdown in parts of Ethiopia is hindering access to the internet and phone services at a critical time for information...
As the COVID19 crisis rapidly grows across the globe there is an urgent search under way to find proven low-cost ventilator technologies,...
JUMO a fintech focusing on next-generation financial services for emerging market entrepreneurs, has raised USD55 million in debt and equity funding from...