Sokowatch
Competition Ecommerce Payment

Sokowatch Emerges Winner of ‘Visa Everywhere Initiative’ 2020

Sokowatch, the innovative East African e-commerce platform, has been named winner of the Visa Everywhere Initiative – Pandemic Challenge in the

MEST Africa
Accelerator Entrepreneurship Funding Investment

MEST Africa Invest $700,000 in 7 Startups As Class of 2020 Graduates

MEST Africa has disclosed that it will invest $100,000 each in seven startups after the graduation of its Class of

Jumia
Appointment Ecommerce Jumia Leadership

Flour Mills Appoints Jumia Chairperson, Juliet Anammah as Board Member

Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc has announced the appointment of Juliet Anammah, the Chairperson of Jumia, to the board of Directors effective

Naspers
Africa AgricTech Funding Investment

Naspers Foundry Invests in SA Food Marketplace Food Supply Network

Naspers Foundry, Naspers’s R1.4 billion early-stage tech investment vehicle aimed at boosting the South African tech sector, has closed its

AgricTech Investment

Meet Startups Joining GIZ – SAIS Investment Readiness Program 2020

14 African startups specializing in FoodTech and AgriTech solutions have been selected to join this year’s GIZ – SAIS Investment

Heineken
Acquisition Business

Heineken Buys Additional Stake in Nigerian Breweries Plc

Heineken Brouwerigen B.V has acquired additional shares in the Nigerian Breweries Plc. The acquisition took place last week during two

Healthlane
Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

Digital Horizon Invests in Nigerian Health Startup Healthlane

Digital Horizon venture fund has invested in Y Combinator alumnus Healthlane, the startup focusing on modern, online consultations for local

Resolution Social Venture Challenge
Africa Entertainment Social Entrepreneurship

13 Next-Generation African Leaders Announced as Winners of Resolution Social Venture Challenge

Thirteen teams of a total of 25 emerging African social entrepreneurs have been selected as winners of the 2020 Resolution

Jeff Bezos
Business Ecommerce News

Jeff Bezos Becomes First-man Ever to Worth $200Bn

Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon has become the first person to top $200 billion in net worth on Wednesday, according

WorldRemit
Acquisition Money Transfer Payment

WorldRemit to Acquire Africa-focused Remittance Firm Sendwave in a Deal Worth Over $500m

WorldRemit, a digital, global cross-border payments company has announced that it has agreed to acquire Sendwave, a rapidly growing African-focused, app-based remittance company