Product Launch

OPay Gets Initial Approval to Issue Prepaid Cards in Egypt

OPay, the African payment firm, has announced that the Central

Startup

Nigeria’s Kudi Changes Name to Nomba

Kudi, an African fintech startup, has announced that it is

Twitter
Social Media

Sold For $2.9m, NFT of Twitter Founder’s First Tweet Now Worthless

Back in March 2021, the Non-Fungible Token (NFT) of Twitter

Umba
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Digital Bank Umba Secures $15m Led by Costanoa Ventures

Umba, a Nigerian digital banking startup, has raised $15 million

Samsung
Samsung Smartphones Tech Tips Tips

Five Mistakes Everybody Makes with Samsung Galaxy Smartphones

Samsung makes great phones. Of all the big-name devices out

Ola Rotimi
People

Google Celebrates Nigerian Playwright Ola Rotimi

Emmanuel Gladstone Olawale Rotimi aka Ola Rotimi like Wole Soyinka

Pylon
Funding Investment

Egypt’s Pylon Secures $19m Seed Funding Round

Pylon, an Egyptian infrastructure management platform for water and electricity

MTN
Fintech

MTN Gets Final Approval For MoMo Payment Service Bank

The fintech space in Nigeria is about to get another

Didi Chuxing
Ride-hailing

Chinese Ride-hailing Startup, DiDi Shuts Down South African Operations

DiDi Chuxing, the Chinese ride-hailing company, has shut down its

Sprints
Edtech Funding Investment

Egypt’s Sprints Closes $1.2m Seed Round Led by Alexandria Angels Network

Sprints, an Egyptian edtech startup, has raised $1.2 million in