West Africa

CardinalStone Capital Advisers Invests $6m Investment in AfyA Care

West African private equity fund manager, CardinalStone Capital Advisers (CCA), has announced a $6 million investment in AfyA Care as part of the company’s Series A...

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IFC Invests in Mobile Money Firm Wave to Boost Access to Digital Financial Services in West Africa

To spur financial inclusion and support economic growth in Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire, global development institution, IFC has announced an investment in...

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Ayoken raises $1.4 Million Pre-Seed to Build Africa’s First NFT Marketplace

Founded by Joshua King in 2021, Ayoken, the first platform for buying exclusive digital collectables, and social tokens from the musicians, sports...

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Autochek acquires Morocco’s KIFAL Auto to drive North Africa expansion

Autochek, the automotive technology company making car ownership more accessible and affordable across Africa, has announced the acquisition of KIFAL Auto, Morocco’s leading...

MFS Africa expands into Nigeria with acquisition of super agent network Baxi

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MFS Africa expands into Nigeria with acquisition of super agent network Baxi

MFS Africa, the largest pan-African digital payments hub, announced that it had signed an agreement to acquire Baxi, one of Nigeria’s leading...

PayQin raises seed round to drive payments across West Africa

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PayQin raises seed round to drive payments across West Africa

PayQin, a cross-border payment startup that operates a comprehensive e-wallet service for the underbanked in West Africa, is announcing a new €300K...

Eutelsat and Facebook to extend Wi-Fi connectivity throughout Sub-Saharan Africa

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Eutelsat and Facebook to extend Wi-Fi connectivity throughout Sub-Saharan Africa

Eutelsat Communications is expanding its use of the Express Wi-Fi platform in partnership with Facebook to provide broadband services via satellite across...

Entries open or the AppsAfrica Awards 2020

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AppsAfrica Awards 2020 – Shortlist Announced

The final shortlist for the AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards 2020 which celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa has been...

Orange and NSIA launches Orange Bank Africa in Côte d’Ivoire

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Orange and NSIA launches Orange Bank Africa in Côte d’Ivoire

Orange and NSIA, a leader of bancassurance have announced the launch of Orange Bank Africa in Abidjan and Côte d’Ivoire. Orange Bank...

Ecobank Nigeria cuts charges for digital money transfers

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Ecobank Nigeria cuts charges for digital money transfers

Ecobank Nigeria has extended its zero-charge fee for digital money transfers below N5,000 till the end of September this year. In addition...

Novastar raises $108M to invest in startups in Africa

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Novastar raises $108M to invest in startups in Africa

Novastar held the final closing of Novastar Ventures Africa Fund II (NVAF II) with total commitments of $108 million. Now managing more...

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Nigeria’s tech opportunity in a crisis

Africa Tech Summit Connects is an online series of webinars and digital content sharing insights from across the African tech ecosystem. Nigeria’s...

54gene raises $15M Series A to accelerate African genetics research

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54gene raises $15M Series A to accelerate African genetics research

54gene,the African genomics research, services, and development company has closed a Series A round of $15M, led by Adjuvant Capital, a life...

Facebook launches Coronavirus Information Centers across Africa

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Facebook launches Coronavirus Information Centers across Africa

Facebook is expanding its Coronavirus Information Center to 17 more countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The Information Centers form part of Facebook’s effort...

Digital demand fueling growth and investment into data centres in Africa

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Digital demand fueling growth and investment into data centres in Africa

At the recent Africa Tech Summit Kigali 2020, it was stated that data is in fact Africa’s “new blood” rather than the “new...

Nigerian Edtech startup uLesson Secures $3.1mn Seed Funding

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Nigerian 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...

5 AgriTech startups in Africa helping farmers across the continent

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5 AgriTech startups helping farmers across the continent

Sub-Saharan Africa’s population is set to double over the next 30 years, with access to reliable and affordable food sources essential. AgriTech...

MainOne lands submarine cable in Cote D’Ivoire

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MainOne 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...

Nigerian Tech Leaders Fight Back Against Police Extortion of Tech Workers

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Nigerian Tech Leaders Fight Back Against Police Extortion of Tech Workers

Nigerian tech leaders have launched #StopRobbingUs, a campaign to put an end to the common practice where Nigerian police stop young people...

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PEG Africa raises $5m from ElectriFI to continue expansion in West Africa

PEG Africa, a West Africa-based pay-as-you-go (PAYG) solar company, has raised US$5 million from ElectriFI to continue rapid growth in existing markets....