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WhatsApp
Health Messaging Social Media

COVID-19: WhatsApp Limits Forward Message to 1 Chat at a Time to Curb Fake News

With billions of people unable to see their friends and family in person due to COVID-19, people are relying on

WHO Africa
Funding Hackathon Health

WHO Africa Launches Virtual Hackathons For Digital Solutions to Curb COVID-19

The World Health Organization in Africa is holding virtual hackathons and offering up to $20,000 in seed-funds to finalists with

Africa’s Business Heroes
Event Funding Social Entrepreneurship

Jack Ma Foundation Powered Africa’s Business Heroes Prize 2020 Opens For Application

The Jack Ma Foundation has announced it has officially launched the second edition of Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) prize competition

Bitcoin
Bitcoin Business Cryptocurrency

Blockstale BTM Installs 1st Bitcoin ATM in Nigeria

Blockstale BTM, a Nigerian blockchain startup, based in Lagos has installed the first bitcoin ATM machine in Africa as it

Kasha
Funding Investment Women

Finnfund Makes $1m Investment in Rwandan eCommerce Startup Kasha

Finnfund invested $1 million in Kasha, a Rwandan-based e-commerce platform improving women’s access to genuine health, hygiene and self-care products

Uber
Business Government Ride-hailing

Coronavirus: Uber Nigeria Temporarily Suspends Services

Uber Nigeria, the global ride-hailing service, has temporarily suspended its services after the federal government imposed a curfew in Lagos

Founders Factory Africa
Accelerator Entrepreneurship Funding

Founders Factory Africa Unveils 4 Startups to Participate in its Venture Scale Program

Founders Factory Africa has unveiled the four startups that will participate in its Venture Scale Program. Foundry Factory Africa’s Venture

Quidax
Accelerator Cryptocurrency Entrepreneurship

Nigerian Cryptocurrency Startup, Quidax Selected For 2020 Class of Techstars Toronto

Quidax, a Nigerian cryptocurrency startup has been selected among the 10 startups that will participate in the 2020 Class of

Coliba
Africa Investment Venture Capital

GreenTec Invests in Ivory Coast Waste Management Startup, Coliba

GreenTec has announced its investment in Coliba, an innovative recycling and waste management start-up based in Ivory Coast that is

Co-creation hub
Africa Funding Health

Africa CDC & Co-Creation Hub Invite Application For Innovative Comm Projects on COVID-19

  Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is collaborating with the Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) to launch a