Calendly
Funding Investment Startup

Nigerian Founded US-Based Scheduling Startup, Calendly raises $350M, Now Worth Over $3B

Calendly, a US-based cloud scheduling platform founded by Nigerian, Tope Awotana, has raised a $350 million investment, which now values

COVID-19
Health Telecom

MTN Donates $25m to Support African Union’s COVID-19 Vaccination Programme

In a unique public/private partnership, MTN, Africa’s leading mobile network, has announced a donation of US$25 million to support the African

Carrefour
Apps Ecommerce

Carrefour Kenya Launches Mobile App to Enhance Online Shopping Experience

Carrefour has launched a new mobile application that will enhance the online shopping experience for its Kenyan customers.  The app

Spot Money
Fintech Payment Product Launch

Spot Money Launches South Africa’s First Open Banking Offering

In a positive move for the South African fintech landscape, Spot Money has launched the country’s first Open Banking offering.

Online
Edtech

IT and Computer Science Degrees Are a Good Choice to be Studied Online

Many students in Africa have been faced with overwhelming challenges in accessing high-quality higher education. Traditionally, degrees have been accessible

Twitter
Social Media Twitter

Twitter Unveils Birdwatch, a Forum to Enable Users Flag Misinformation

Twitter has launched a feature meant called Birdwatch to bolster its efforts to combat misinformation and disinformation by tapping users

Jumia
Ecommerce Jumia

Jumia Global Festival 2021 is Live

Jumia has commenced its first sales festival of the year, the Jumia Global Festival, which runs from January 25th to

MTN Nigeria
MTN Telecom Training

MTN and Facebook Begin Digital Marketing Training for SMEs under Y’ello 200

MTN Nigeria has commenced a partnership with global social networking giant, Facebook to deliver digital marketing training to SMEs under

Innovex
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

Ugandan-based Innovex Closes Equity Investment With Gaia Impact Fund

Innovex, an Uganda-based startup enabling pay-as-you-go and remote monitoring for solar companies, closed a Series Seed Round with an equity

MTN Nigeria
Telecom

MTN Nigeria Launches Accelerator Program with Unveil of Y’ello 200

MTN Nigeria has selected 200 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across Nigeria to benefit from an accelerator programme, Y’ello 200,