Entrepreneurship Startup

Savvy Expands its Learning Curriculum to Include Business Communications

Savvy, the global virtual Fellowship program designed for aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs around the world, to support and accelerate their

IFC
Appointment

IFC Appoints Kalim Shah as Senior Country Manager For Nigeria

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced the appointment of Kalim M. Shah as its Senior Country Manager for Nigeria

Venture Capital

Convergence Partners Announces First Close of its Third Fund at $120m to Drive Digital Inclusion in Africa

Convergence Partners, a private equity investor focused on the technology sector across sub-Saharan Africa, announced the successful first close of

Ecobank
Digital SMEs

Ecobank and Microsoft Upskill Africa’s SMEs to Succeed in a Digital Economy

Ecobank Group in partnership with Microsoft, LinkedIn, GitHub and Ecobank Academy is set to provide training to equip Small and

Fintech Investment Venture Capital

Esusu Raises $10m Series A Funding Led By Motley Fool Ventures With Investment from Serena Williams’ Serena Ventures

Esusu, the leading financial technology company for rent reporting and data solutions for credit building, raised $10 million in Series

Awards Entrepreneurship Events Women

Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum Announces Call for Nominations for AWIEF Awards 2021

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) opens the nominations for the 2021 annual AWIEF Awards. Currently in its

AppsFlyer
Report

Nigeria Leads Mobile App Market Growth for Africa, According to AppsFlyer & Google Report

AppsFlyer, the global marketing measurement leader, has launched a report with Google that reveals a booming African mobile app market,

Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
Entrepreneurship Innovation

Noël N’guessan Wins the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2021

Chemical Engineer Noël N’guessan has won the Royal Academy of Engineering’s 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation with a biowaste

Cellulant
Fintech Payment

Cellulant Launches Tingg, a Digital Payments Platform for Retail Sector in Zambia

Payment technology over the years has completely transformed how retailers operate. Thirty years ago, most retailers across Africa did not

MaxAB
Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian B2B E-commerce Startup, MaxAB Raises $40m Funding For Expansion

MaxAB, an Egyptian B2B e-commerce platform that serves food and grocery retailers, has secured $40M in a Series A round,