VODACOM GROUP STRENGTHENS PARTNERSHIP WITH WWF SOUTH AFRICA TO SAVE OCEANS
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Vodacom Group Strengthens Partnership With WWF South Africa to Save Oceans

Vodacom Group is strengthening its partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) South Africa by embarking on a

LACUNA FUND ANNOUNCES ITS 2ND ROUND OF FUNDING TO PROJECTS SUPPORTING NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES ACROSS AFRICA
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Lacuna Fund: Projects Supporting NLP Technologies Across Africa Set to Receive Funding

The Lacuna Fund has announced the second cohort of supported projects. Funding recipients will create openly accessible text and speech

Africa’s Business Heroes
Africa Competition Funding Startup

Applications Open For 2021 Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Competition

The “Africa’s Business Heroes” (ABH) prize competition, the Jack Ma Foundation’s flagship philanthropic program spotlighting and celebrating Africa’s entrepreneurial talent,

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Accelerator Africa Fintech

Meet 10 Startups Selected For MEST’s 2021 Pan-African Fintech Accelerator

The Pan-African Fintech Accelerator (PAFA) is excited to announce the selection of the ten (10) fintech startups to participate in

Accelerator Africa Funding

Zimbabwean Freelancing Startup, AfriBlocks Accepted into Techstars Seattle Accelerator Programme

AfriBlocks, a Zimbabwean freelancing site, has been accepted into the Techstars Seattle accelerator programme, gaining access to mentorship, networks, and

Africa Funding Venture Capital

Savannah Fund Launches Decond $25M Africa Tech Seed Fund Led by IFC, Draper, and Others

Savannah Fund, Africa’s leading technology seed fund, today announced a $25 million fund that will invest in early-stage startups across

WARI’S PARTNERSHIP WITH LYCAREMIT ALLOWS FOR RELIABLE LOW-COST REMITTANCES ACROSS 30 AFRICAN COUNTRIES
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Wari’s Partnership with Lycaremit Allows for Reliable Low-cost Remittances Across 30 African Countries

Wari (Wari.com), a global platform offering digital financial services, is partnering with Lycaremit to strengthen its global network; Lycaremit users

MEMBER STATES OF THE AFRICAN UNION ADOPT DIGITAL COVID CERTIFICATES
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Member States of the African Union Adopt Digital Covid Certificates

Member states of the African Union from this month will start using digital Covid-19 certificates as way of discontinuing travel

AMSP FUNDED BY AFREXIMBANK OPENS $2 BILLION COVID-19 VACCINES PRE-ORDERS FOR 55 AFRICAN UNION MEMBER STATES
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AMSP Funded by AfreximBank Opens $2bn COVID-19 Vaccines Pre-Orders For 55 African Union Member States

Following the announcement by the African Union Chairperson, President Cyril Ramaphosa on the 14th of January 2021 that the African

MASTERCARD
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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