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Twitter is Shutting Down Fleets Just Eights Months After Launch

Twitter has announced that it will shut down Fleets, its vanishing posts feature on August 3, 2021 after it failed

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Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum Announces Call for Nominations for AWIEF Awards 2021

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) opens the nominations for the 2021 annual AWIEF Awards. Currently in its

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South African Fintech Startup, Akiba Digital Secures $1.1m Pre-seed Funding

Akiba Digital, a South African fintech startup, has raised more than $1.1 million in pre-seed funding co-led by Expert DOJO

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Egyptian Social Commerce Startup, Taager Raises $6.4m For Expansion

Taager, an Egyptian social commerce startup, has secured a $6.4 million investment led 4DX Ventures. Also participating in the round

Video Streaming

Family Time Gets an Upgrade With Two New Kid-Friendly Features

by: Jennifer Nieva, Netflix Director of Product Innovation Shows and movies are an important way for kids to connect with

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Kenya’s Artificial Intelligence-driven Influencer Marketing Platform, AIfluence Raises $1m

AIfluence, a Kenyan artificial Intelligence-driven marketing platform, has raised $1 million in seed investment led by Dubai-based EQ2 Ventures.  Other

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Africa Prudential Develops Cloud-Based Solution for Africa’s Hospitality Industry

Africa Prudential has demonstrated its digital capabilities, with the launch of “Aura by Transcorp Hotels”, an innovative commercial cloud-based product launched in the Nigerian market. “Aura

Appointment Banking

Miriam Olusanya Appointed as GTBank Managing Director

The Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) has appointed Miriam Olusanya as the new managing director of GTBank, its banking

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22 media innovators selected for the second GNI Innovation Challenge in Africa, the Middle East, and Turkey

Google has announced the names of 22 media innovators set to receive $2.1 million in funding through the second Google News

Fintech Technology

Klasha Launches Payment Links – a no-code Option to Accept Payments From Africa

Klasha, a fintech startup building borderless payments for e-commerce in Africa, has announced a new no-code option to accept payments