Search results for "west Africa"
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4.5KAppsNigerian Edtech startup uLesson Secures $3.1mn Seed Funding
Nigerian edtech learning platform uLesson has closed a $3.1mn seed-level round led by TLcom Capital with participation by Sim Shagaya – the...
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6.3KCôte d’IvoireMainOne lands submarine cable in Cote D’Ivoire
MainOne has landed its submarine cable in Grand Bassam, Cote D’Iviore, which is the final leg of the ongoing expansion to reach...
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5.4KAppse-Logistics startup Kobo360 expands to Kenya
Kobo360, the African e-Logistics start-up, today announced it has launched its operations in Nairobi, Kenya, marking the company’s first physical expansion into...
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3.9KAppsHealthtech venture MDaaS Global Closes on Seed Funding of $1 Million
Healthtech company MDaaS Global, which is building a network of tech-enabled diagnostic facilities in Nigeria, has closed on seed funding totaling US$1...
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4.1KAppsGokada Secures Series A Funding of $5.3 Million
Gokada, the Lagos-based on-demand motorcycle taxi app, has secured a Series A fundraise of $5.3 million. Led by Rise Capital with participation...
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3.9KInnovationMainOne to commit $70 million to digitisation of Lagos
West Africa’s leading connectivity and data centre solutions provider, MainOne launches its “Digital Lagos: Broadband for All” campaign initiative to enable the...
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7.8KEast AfricaKobo360 to Launch in Ghana and Kenya
Kobo360, the technology logistics platform, today announced that it will expand operations into Accra, Ghana and Nairobi, Kenya. The announcement follows recent...
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4.5KInnovationMainOne and Facebook announce open-access fiber network in Nigeria
MainOne has announced a metro fiber infrastructure project in two states of Nigeria, with support from Facebook. The infrastructure collaboration is part...
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4.1KEgyptLiquid Telecom to invest $400M in Egyptian network infrastructure and data centres
Liquid Telecom has announced that it is investing 8 billion Egyptian Pounds ($400m US Dollars) in Egypt over the next three years....
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5.1KInnovationPiggybank.ng Secures $1.1M Seed Funding
Nigeria’s Piggybank.ng, an online and mobile app savings platform targeted at African Millennials, today announces that it has closed on Seed Funding...
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2.8KInnovationPower-as-a-Service Leader Rensource Raises $3.5M for Expansion in Nigeria
Rensource, a Lagos-based distributed energy provider, has raised $3.5 million USD in bridge financing to grow its power-as-a-service renewable energy business. The...
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3.3KInnovationNigerian Wifi Startup Tizeti Raises $2.1 Million
Tizeti and its consumer facing brand, Wifi.com.ng which offers unlimited, uncapped internet service across Lagos, Nigeria, today announced that it has closed...
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3.7KAwardsWAMAS finalists for Social, News & Entertainment Award
The West Africa Mobile Awards (WAMAS) take place on May 18th in Lagos .We take a look at the finalists for Social,...
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6.5K3Burkina FasoOrange launches in Burkina Faso after Airtel takeover
Less than one year after the closing of the Group’s acquisition of Airtel, Orange has launched in Burkina Faso to pursue development in...
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4.0KInnovationCall for start-ups to pitch to investors at HGAS in Lagos
West African start-ups are invited to apply to pitch investors for the High Growth Africa Summit hosted by Starta and Ingressive. The High Growth Africa Summit 2016...
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2.5KEventsHiiL Innovating Justice showcase finalists announced
HiiL, in partnership with the Ford Foundation are hosting the HiiL Innovating Justice Boostcamp taking place in Lagos on 29 September 2016! This event will...
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3.8KAppsHealth start-up Kangpe wins Seedstars Lagos
Seedstars Lagos took place last night in Seedspace, where 8 selected startups were invited to present their ideas in front of the...
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3.0KInnovationCyberXchange Hackathon to touch down in Lagos
The first ever CyberXchange Hackathon sponsored by Facebook is to touch down in Nigeria, geared towards finding the best prototypes within programming, cyber security, information...
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4.7K1InnovationJason Njoku’s Outstanding Industry Achievement
Jason Njoku’s objective has always been to ‘lead viewers to content they’ll love’ and he has achieved this by opening up Nollywood...
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4.0KAdvisory NewsMobile penetration In Ghana soars to 128%
Ghana’s mobile phone penetration rate rose to 127.63 per cent after the country’s voice subscriber base climbed to over 35 million in...
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4.6KInnovationTech boom in Nigeria boosting demand for rooms and creating new businesses
Nigeria’s rapidly expanding tech scene is creating opportunities in other sectors such as hospitality where soaring demand means hotel prices are among the...
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3.3KDRCOrange to acquire Millicom’s subsidiary in the DRC
Mobile network operators Orange and Millicom have signed an agreement leading to Orange’s acquisition of Millicom’s operations in the DRC.
