MTN
Leadership People Telecom

MTN Nigeria Appoints Srinivas Rao As Chief Digital Officer

MTN Nigeria has announced the appointment of its first Chief Digital Officer (CDO), Srinivas Rao, to lead the company’s recently

AfCFTA
Africa Business Trade

Nigeria Agrees to Sign AfCFTA at Extraordinary Summit of the African Union

The Nigerian government has said it will sign the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) at the upcoming Extraordinary Summit

Safaricom
Africa Leadership People Telecom

Safaricom Appoints Ex-CEO Michael Joseph as Interim Boss

Safaricom, Kenya’s biggest Telecom company has appointed Kenya Airways chairman Michael Joseph as the firm’s interim chief executive officer following

FbStart Accelerator
Accelerator Social Entrepreneurship Social Media Startup

Deadline For FbStart Accelerator Extended to July 7th

Facebook and Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) have extended the deadline for FbStart Accelerator 2.0 to July 7th. The close of applications

54gene
Entrepreneurship Funding Health Investment Technology Venture Capital

Nigeria’s 54gene Secures $4.5 million to Establish World’s First African DNA Biobank

54gene, a Nigerian Genomic startup, has secured a $4.5 million from YCombinator, Fifty Years, Better Ventures, KdT Ventures, Hack VC

FoodTech Accelerator
Accelerator Africa AgricTech Agro-tech Entrepreneurship Startup

African Startups Can Now Apply For Global FoodTech Accelerator 2019

Applications are open until September 30th 2019 for the Foodtech Accelerator; the global open innovation initiative based in Milan, powered

Westerwelle
Africa Entrepreneurship Event Startup Technology

Call for Applications for the Autumn 2019 Westerwelle Young Founders Programme

Westerwelle Foundation is looking for outstanding young entrepreneurs from developing and emerging countries to receive six months of business mentoring

DataProphet
Africa Artificial Intelligence Technology

SA’s DataProphet is the Only African Startup Named In WEF’s 2019 Technology Pioneers

DataProphet is the only African company to be named by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as one of 56 emerging