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AgriTech Startup, Thrive Agric Selected For Y Combinator 2019 Winter Batch

Thrive Agric, an agritech startup that provides microloans to Nigerian farmers and a channel to sell produce to large buyers

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NIMC Begins Diaspora Enrolment in South Africa

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) is set to commence enrolment of Nigerian adults and children in South Africa into

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Apple to Launch iOS 13 and macOS 10.15 at on 3 June

Apple has announced that this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will kick off on 3 June. The event, which will take

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French President Announces €2.5bn Funding for African Startup Via Choose Africa Initiative

French President, Emmanuel Macron has announced The Choose Africa Initiative which is an initiative to provide €2.5bn to African startups.

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Kenya’s MumsVillage and Sierra Leone’s Mosabi make it to Gray Matters Capital’s GMC Calibrator

Gray Matters Capital, a US-based impact investor focused on the funding for-profit social enterprises in markets of Africa, India, Latin

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Apply For the Nairobi Innovation Week Startup Programme 2019

NIW.Startups is a platform for discovering and showcasing the new most promising startups in the region. It also seeks to

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Nigerian Fintech Startup OneFi Raises $5m Debt Funding

Nigerian fintech startup One Finance (OneFi), which runs lending platform Paylater, has secured a US$5 million debt facility from Nairobi

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Ride-Sharing Company Taxify Becomes Bolt

The ride-sharing company, Taxify has rebranded to become Bolt. It is the name the business has been using for its electric

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AMPZ Wins Lagos Edition of the MEST Africa Pitch Challenge

AMPZ, an online sports community, has been named the winner of the Lagos edition of the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of

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Oze Named Winner of Ghana Leg of The MEST Africa Regional Pitch Challenge

Financial Solutions Company, Oze has been named winner of the Ghana regional competition for the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology