West Africa
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2.2KAfrican Fintech is still the preferred sector for global VCs to invest in
With traditional banks still struggling to reach the 95 million unbanked adults across Sub-Saharan Africa, it comes as no surprise that in...
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1.6KOrange and MTN launch pan-African mobile money interoperability
Two of Africa’s largest mobile operators and mobile money providers, Orange Group and MTN Group have announced a joint venture, Mowali (mobile...
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1.6KTech Changing Africa
The AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards seek to recognise ventures using mobile or technology to drive change, solve problems and impact the lives of Africans across the...
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1.4KJokkoLabs becomes member of the growing AfriLabs network
Jokkolabs, an ecosystem of open innovation and a network of centers of innovation in 8 countries, Senegal, Cameroon, Gambia, Ivory Coast, Burkina...
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1.7KTizeti Secures $3 Million Series A to expand in West Africa
Nigerian ISP start-up Tizeti and its consumer facing brand, Wifi.com.ng has closed a Series A round of $3M, led by 4DX Ventures....
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1.6KHoneywell Group Launches Itanna Accelerator in Lagos
Honeywell Group has officially launched its new accelerator and investment vehicle, Itanna in Lagos. Tomi Otudeko, Head, Innovation and Sustainability for Honeywell Group, and Director...
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837Power-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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1.3K1.3M young Africans learnt coding during Africa Code Week
Africa Code Week again this year exceeded all expectations by empowering 1.3 million youth with basic coding skills across 35 African countries....
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1.4KMobile operators from across Africa among potential 9mobile bidders
MTN, Bharti Airtel and Ntel are among 16 firms that formally submitted interest in buying Nigeria’s 9mobile, formerly Etisalat Nigeria. As previously...
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1.5KAndela Raises $40M To Connect Africa’s Engineering Talent Globally
Andela, the company that builds high-performing engineering teams with Africa’s most talented software developers, today announced that the company has secured $40M...
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1.9KEtisalat Nigeria re-brands to become 9Mobile
Nigeria’s youngest network provider, Etisalat Nigeria has re-branded to become 9Mobile after the withdrawal of Abu-Dhabi-based, Etisalat Group as a shareholder. As AppsAfrica.com...
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1.7KOMG Digital raises $1.1M to drive expansion and content to African millennials
Ghanaian tech startup, OMG Digital, has announced it has closed a seed funding round of $1.1M from a host of international investors....
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1.0K1No hostile takeover as Etisalat Nigeria hangs up on banks
Sitting in traffic at Iwo Road roundabout in Ibadan, the electronic billboard flashes adverts from Etisalat, Nigeria’s fourth largest operator but for...
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1.1K€50M for start-ups in Africa through Orange Digital Investment vehicle
Orange is strengthening its corporate venture strategy by creating a new Africa section in its flagship programme for investment in start-ups, Orange Digital Ventures. As...
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1.3Kiflix to launch subscription video on demand service in Africa
iflix the Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) service has established iflix Africa to bring premium content to sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). iflix Africa will...
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923Opera invests $100M in African digital economy
Opera, the developer of the most popular mobile browser in Africa is to invest $100 million over the next two years to...
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1.0KTwo weeks to Mobile West Africa and WAMAS 2017
After 6 groundbreaking events, Mobile West Africa 2017 the leading technology conference in the West African region is returning to Lagos on a mission...
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1.0KWest Africa Mobile Awards Finalists announced
The 2017 shortlisted finalists for the second West Africa Mobile Awards (WAMAS), the first truly West African technology awards to recognise the...
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2.2KWhere, 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...
