Africa Digital Entrepreneurship Funding Investment SMEs Startup Technology Venture Capital

Unicorn Group Commits $300m to Boost Africa’s Tech Ecosystem

Unicorn group, organizers of the Africa TechMoney has revealed that it has committed about $300 million over the next 10

Med'Innovant Africa
Africa Entrepreneurship Innovation SMEs Social Entrepreneurship Startup

African Startups Developing Sustainable Solutions Can Now Apply For Med’ Innovant Africa 2019

The Med’Innovant Africa competition organized by Euroméditerranée aims to identify and support African businesses (start-ups and small/medium-sized companies) with projects

Kenya Association of Manufacturers
Africa Business Innovation Hub SMEs

Kenya Association of Manufacturers Unveil Hub to Incubate And Grow SMEs

Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has launched the Manufacturing SME Hub geared towards preparing, nurturing and growing manufacturing SMEs to

Kwese
Business Video Streaming

Kwese a DSTv Competitor Goes Into Administration

African pay TV operator Econet Media, which operates under the Kwesé brand, has put its satellite broadcasting business into administration.

Jumia
Business Ecommerce Press Release SMEs

Jumia Recalls Major Achievements On 7th Anniversary

In the last 12 calendar months, Jumia Nigeria has recorded significant achievements in three major areas of its operations in

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