Interswitch
Africa Money Transfer Payment

UnionPay International Partners Interswitch to Boost Payment Digitalisation

UnionPay International (UPI) and Interswitch have announced a partnership that confirms Interswitch as a Third-Party Service Provider (TPSP) for UnionPay

Andela
Africa Business Technology

Is This Final or There’s More in Andela Transition? Company Converts Paid Developers to Contractors

Andela, a leading African engineering outsourcing firm, has undergone some drastic changes in the past few months. These include laying

Hack Ur Culture - Hackathon
Africa Hackathon

Call for Applications: Hack Ur Culture – Hackathon

In 2020, GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums) institutions have been severely hurt by the Covid-19 pandemic losing their audiences since

AgriPitch Competition
Africa AgricTech Competition Social Entrepreneurship

Apply: African Development Bank – AgriPitch Competition

The African Development Bank’s Youth Agripreneur AgriPitch Competition and DealRoom connect expansion-ready, youth-led African businesses with global investors (debt, equity and/or grant).

Africa Competition Entrepreneurship Technology

Ghana’s BACE API Emerges Winner of Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2020

BACE API, a technology startup from Ghana has been named winner of the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2020 powered

Obinna Ukwuani
Africa Appointment Leadership

Obinna Ukwuani Becomes Bank of Kigali’s Chief Digital Officer

Obinna Ukwuani, an ex-Paystack executive, has been appointed as the chief digital officer at the Bank of Kigali in Rwanda.

Africa Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

Nigeria’s Flying Doctors to Establish $1Bn Fund to Support Africa’s Health Care Needs

Flying Doctors, a Nigerian Healthcare Investment Company firm has disclosed plans to establish a $1 billion fund to invest in health

Resolution Social Venture Challenge
Africa Entertainment Social Entrepreneurship

13 Next-Generation African Leaders Announced as Winners of Resolution Social Venture Challenge

Thirteen teams of a total of 25 emerging African social entrepreneurs have been selected as winners of the 2020 Resolution

IrokoTv
Africa Business Video Streaming

IrokoTv Cuts Back on African Investment, Plans to Layoff 150

IrokoTv, a leading video streaming service for African movies, has announced that it is cutting back on its African growth

Akinwumi Adesina
Africa Banking Leadership

Akinwumi Adesina Re-elected As AfDB President

Akinwumi Adesina has been re-elected to serve a second five-year term as President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB)