Facebook Accelerator
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship

Facebook Accelerator Nigeria Startups Have Raised Over $500k In investments

Startups participating in the second cohort of the Facebook Accelerator Program have raised over $500,000 in investments and grants in

Jumia
Africa Appointment Ecommerce

Jumia Ghana Gets New CEO

Diana Owusu-Kyereko has been appointed as the new CEO of Jumia Ghana. Owusu-Kyereko will be taking over from Ore Odusanya who had

Bolt
Business Investment Ride-hailing

Bolt Raises $56m From EU Investment Bank to Boost European Presence

Bolt, formerly known as Taxify, has raised venture debt of about $56 million from the European Union’s development bank to

Africa Entrepreneurship Event

Meet 11 African Startups Pitching at Africa Startup Summit Next Month

The Africa Startup Summit is holding in Kigali, Rwanda in February (4-6) and 11 innovative African Startups have been selected

Bpifrance Challenge
Africa Funding Report

Nigerian, Kenyan and SA Startups Received Most Funds Raised by African Startups in 2019

Nigerian, Kenyan and South African startups raised the most funds from the $1.34 billion African startups received in 2019. According

Global Air Drone Academy
Africa Education Technology

UNICEF Opens First African Drone and Data Academy in Malawi

UNICEF has announced the opening of the first African Drone and Data Academy (ADDA) in Lilongwe, Malawi as part of

Ocean Innovation Challenge
Competition Entrepreneurship Funding

Applications Open for UNDP Ocean Innovation Challenge

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched a new global call to action— Ocean Innovation Challenge (OIC) to accelerate

SolarX
CleanTech Funding Venture Capital

ResponsAbility Launches $200m Energy Fund to Invest Clean Power Startups in Sub-Saharan Africa

ResponsAbility, a Swiss impact asset manager, has announced the first close of its new energy access fund at $151m. The

Oje Kewa Eng
Social Media

With Oje Kewa Eng, Sco pa tu manaa And Bomboclaat Buzzwords, Nigerian Internet Users Catch Fun

Oje Kewa Eng, Sco pa tu manaa and Bomboclat have become popular buzzwords among Nigerian internet users, especially on Twitter

UNILAG
Edtech Education Innovation

UNILAG Students Invited to Apply For UNILAG Innovation Challenge

University of Lagos (UNILAG), one of the best universities in Nigeria, is inviting its students to apply for the UNILAG