Khalifa Fund
Africa Entrepreneurship Government Innovation Innovation Hub SMEs Social Entrepreneurship

Khalifa Fund Establishes Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre in Senegal

Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, KFED, will establish Mohamed bin Zayed Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Dakar, Senegal, aimed

PepsiCo
Acquisition Africa Business

PepsiCo Targets African Growth With Offer To Acquire SA’s Pioneer Foods For $1.7B

PepsiCo today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire all the outstanding shares of Pioneer Foods Group

Carbon
Africa Fintech Guest Post Payment People SMEs

Chijioke Dozie of Carbon: Exploring Africa’s Fintech Success Story

Chijioke Dozie is the CEO and co-founder, Carbon. Here, Dozie takes a look into the dynamic African fintech landscape, as well as

VertoFX
Africa Business Fintech Funding Investment Payment Venture Capital

Nigeria’s VertoFX Secures $2M Seed Round to Make Currency Trading Seamless in Africa

VertoFX, an Africa and emerging markets-focused currency trading and payment startup has secured a $2.1 million investment led by Accelerated

Sub-saharan Africa
Africa Report Technology Telecom

“Youth Population to Drive Strong Subscriber Growth Across Sub-saharan Africa”

Sub-Saharan Africa will remain the world’s fastest-growing mobile region over the coming years as millions of young African consumers become

ANPI
Africa Entrepreneurship Startup

Over 9,000 African Entrepreneurs Apply For Jack Ma’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative

More than 9,000 African entrepreneurs have applied for the Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI), founded by the Jack Ma Foundation.

Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship Startup Women

Four Women-led North African Startups Selected For Womentum Accelerator

Four women-led North African startups from Egypt and Tunisia have been selected for the Womentum AcceleratorAccelerator. 3 Startups from Egypt

Powerhive
Africa Energy Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenya Energy Solution Provider, Powerhive Raises US$9.3m Series B Funding Round to Expand its African Footprint

Powerhive Inc, an energy solutions and technology provider for emerging markets with a presence in Kenya, has announced the closing

Max.ng
Africa Apps Business Entrepreneurship Transport

MAX.ng Launches Its On-Demand Motorcycle Service in Akure

MAX.ng, Nigeria’s first on-demand motorcycle platform, has launched in Akure, Ondo State. The launch was fast-tracked by the partnership between

Startupbootcamp AfriTech
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship SMEs Startup

Meet the Startups Selected For Third Cohort of Startupbootcamp AfriTech

Startupbootcamp AfriTech has selected 11 tech startups for its third cohort. The 11 were selected from 22 shortlisted startups that