Baobab+
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

French West African Solar Distributor, Baobab+ Raises €4m to Expand its Services in Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal

Baobab+, a French West African distributor of solar home systems, has announced that it has raised €4 million in financing

Daystar Power
Funding Renewable Energy Startup

South African Startup Raises $1.4m in Crowd Sale of Zimbabwe Solar Project

South African energy start-up Sun Exchange raised $1.4 million in a crowd sale of solar cells of a 1.9 megawatt (MW) solar and battery

Music Partnership

Universal Music Group and Boomplay Expand License to Cover 47 Countries Across Africa

Boomplay and Universal Music Group (UMG) have announced a new landmark licensing agreement that will extend licensing of UMG’s global

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

CD Baby
Appointment Music Music Streaming

Online Independent Music Distributor, CD Baby Appoints Sakhele Mzalazala to Grow its Business in Southern Africa

CD Baby, an international online independent music distributor, is expanding its international artist services team to Africa, bringing on seasoned

Stitch
Fintech Payment

Checkout Five of the Best Payment Gateways out of Africa

As e-commerce on the continent continues to grow in leaps and bounds, payments, side by side with logistics, is something

DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING INVESTS 126.5 MILLION RAND IN NEW FACILITY IN SOUTH AFRICA
Logistics

DHL Global Forwarding invests $8.3m in New Facility in South Africa

In a strategic move that reinforces its commitment to the country, DHL Global Forwarding is investing $8.3 million (ZAR 126.5

AFD
Digital Entrepreneurship Startup

Meet 10 Winning African Startups Selected For AFD Digital Challenge

AFD has selected 10 innovative African startups building creative solutions to challenges linked to development for its AFD Digital Challenge.

Afreximbank
Partnership Startup

Afreximbank, CNN Partner For Unique Multi-year Initiative That Puts African Scale-up Companies in The Spotlight

CNN International Commercial (CNNIC) and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) are collaborating on a new long-term initiative to showcase, empower and

FACEBOOK SHOWCASES HIGHLIGHTS OF ITS KEY INVESTMENTS IN AFRICA 2020
Facebook

Facebook Showcases Highlights of its Key Investments in Africa 2020

Facebook (Facebook.com) today released its “2020 Year in Review: Highlights” an infographic showcasing some of its key investments and work