Liquid Telecom
AgricTech Funding Investment

Kenyan Agritech Firm, Twiga Foods Has Secured $30m Series B For West Africa Expansion

Twiga Foods, a Kenyan agritech startup has raised $30 million series b funding led by investment bank Goldman Sachs. Twiga

Requid
Economy Entrepreneurship Hackathon

Team Requid Emerges Overall Winner of Maiden Edition of NSE Hackathon

= Team Requid has been named the overall winner of the inaugural Nigerian Stock Exchange hackathon tagged XKathon. X-Kathon is

Wakanow
Appointment Business People Travel

Wakanow Appoints Adebayo Adedeji As Interim CEO

Wakanow has appointed Adebayo Adedeji as interim Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Adedeji, who is the current Chief Commercial Officer

Accelerator Entrepreneurship Fintech

Carbon Founders Join 91st Cohort of Endeavor High-Impact Entrepreneurship Program

The founders of Carbon, a Nigerian fintech firm-Chijioke Dozie and Ngozi Dozie; have been selected by an International Selection Panel

Digital
Competition Digital Entrepreneurship

African Startups Invited to Apply For AFD Digital Challenge

African startups have been invited to apply for the French Agency for Development (AFD) digital challenge on digital solutions that

Orange
Africa Digital Innovation Hub

Orange Opens its Second Digital Center in Dakar

Orange has opened its second digital centre in Dakar, Senegal following the one the French multinational telecoms corporation recently launched

Carbon
Banking Fintech SMEs

Carbon Launches Financial Services Platform For Startups, SMEs And Fintechs

Carbon, a leading digital services company based in Nigeria, has introduced a new service targeted at its business customers, the

Funmilayo
Africa People Technology

Google Doodle Celebrates Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti on 119th Posthumous Birthday

Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, a former women’s rights activist, has been honoured with a Google Doodle on her 119th posthumous birthday. Born

Teacher Prize
Africa Awards People

First AU Teacher Prize Awards 3 Teachers $10k Each For Outstanding Performance

The African Union (AU) has awarded three African teachers with the first Continental Teacher Prize for their outstanding performance. The

Safaricom
Appointment Leadership People

Safaricom Bows to Kenyan Government Pressure, Appoints Peter Ndegwa As CEO

Safaricom, the leading telecom juggernaut in East Africa has appointed Peter Ndegwa as chief executive following the death of Bob