Social Media
Government Social Media

Ahead of Tense Elections on Thursday, Uganda Shuts Down Social Media

Social media has been blocked in Uganda ahead of tense elections on Thursday in the East African country. Uganda’s communications

NIN
MTN RegTech

All You Need to Know About Linking Your MTN Line With NIN

It is public knowledge that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) directed network providers to block all SIMs that are not

UK-South Africa Tech Hub
Entrepreneurship Women

UK-South Africa Tech Hub Partners Future Females Business School to Support Founders

The UK-South Africa Tech Hub in partnership with the Future Females Business School, will support 30 female entrepreneurs to grow

Beem
Brands Mobile Press Release Technology

Pan-African Mobile Technology Company Bongo Live! Rebrands to Beem

Beem, one of Africa’s largest enterprise communication providers, has rebranded from the name Bongo Live!. Marking their 10 year anniversary,

Pineapple
Insurtech

South African Insurtech Pineapple Plans to Setup its US-Base in Hartford

South African insurtech Pineapple is planning to open an office in Hartford where it will base its U.S. operations in

Orange
Innovation Startup Venture Capital

Orange Boosts its Venture Capital Activity in Digital Innovation as it Announces Orange Ventures as a New Entity

Orange on Monday announced that its venture capital arm, Orange Ventures has become a separate legal entity with an increased

MASTERCARD
Africa Partnership Women

10,000 Nigerian Women to Benefit from Value Seeds Partnership with Mastercard on COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Intervention Project

10,000 women in Nigeria will be selected as direct beneficiaries of a two-year agricultural intervention, as Value Seeds launches their

ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY SET TO SHAPE 2021 CYBERCRIME AGENDA IN AFRICA
Africa Cyber security Economy Fraud

Economic Uncertainty Set to Shape 2021 cybercrime Agenda in Africa-Lehan van den Heever, Enterprise CSA for Kaspersky in Africa

Kaspersky (africa.kaspersky.com) experts expect growing economic turbulence along with the impact of COVID-19 to contribute to an increase in cybercrime

Daystar Power
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

Nigerian Solar Power Company, Daystar Power Secures $38m Series B Investment to Accelerate Regional Expansion

Daystar Power, a leading provider of hybrid solar power solutions to businesses in West Africa, today announced a Series B

Covid-19
Ecommerce Health

Covid-19 Second wave: Online Shopping Still Among Measures to Limit Spread — Jumia CEO

As authorities put measures in place to prevent rapid spread of covid-19 in the light of the second wave of