Business

• Business
• Financial Inclusion
• Payment

MTN MoMo Users Now 42m As Processed Transactions Hit US$61.2 bn

11/25/2020 Mohammed Mane

Driven to secure financial inclusion across its markets, MTN Group continues to grow the number of MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) users...

• Business
• Ecommerce
• Jumia

Black Friday and Jumia’s Exciting Deals For Customers

11/25/2020 Oluwasegun

There’s hardly any period that gets customers in a buying mood than the popular Black Friday sales. To get a...

• Business

Stocks vs Commodities: Which Are Better to Trade?

11/23/2020 Mohammed Mane

When it comes to making your fortune or just having a stockpile for when retirement rolls around, investing over the...

• Africa
• Business
• Ride-hailing

Motorcycle Ride-hailing Startup, SafeBoda Startups Quits Kenya to Focus on Nigeria

11/17/2020 Musa Suleiman

SafeBoda, a Ugandan headquartered motorcycle ride-hailing startup has announced that it will exit the Kenyan-market effective from November 27. The...

• Business
• Mobility
• Ride-hailing

Plentywaka Expands its Ride-hailing Service into Delta State

11/17/2020 Musa Suleiman

Plentywaka, the first bus-hailing app in Nigeria, today announces the launch of WakaCab, a new car-hailing service with fully-trained drivers...

• AgricTech
• Business
• Event

Farmcrowdy Celebrates 4th Anniversary With Launch of Farmcrowdy 3.0

11/16/2020 Mohammed Mane

Farmcrowdy celebrated its 4th anniversary on November 14, 2020, with the launch of Farmcrowdy 3.0, a 'roadmap' that charts the...

• Acquisition
• Business

Multichoice Acquires 20% Stake in BetKing

11/14/2020 Mohammed Mane

MultiChoice, the owners of DStv and GOTV, has announced that it has acquired a 20% stake in BetKing, a Nigerian sports...

• Business
• Innovation
• Technology

Lagos Governor Launches Hyundai Kona, Nigeria’s First Electric Car

11/14/2020 Oluwasegun

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has launched Hyundai Kona, Nigeria’s first locally-assembled full electric car. Manufactured by Stallion Group, the...

• Business
• Funding
• Investment
• Logistics
• Startup

Kenyan Logistics Startup, Sote Raises $3M Seed Round

11/13/2020 Musa Suleiman

Sote, an African supply chain startup, has raised a $3 million seed round to build a digital logistics infrastructure for...

• Business
• Fintech
• Partnership
• Payment

Mastercard and Payment24 Partner to Offer Secure Payment Solutions to Fleet Managers

11/12/2020 Oluwasegun

Mastercard has partnered with Payment24, an international fuel payment fintech based in South Africa, to offer a payment solution that...