AfDB
Africa Coding Digital

AfDB Launches Digital Coding Platform As Part of Plans to Create 25m Jobs by 2025

The African Development Bank (AfDB) in partnership with technology firm Microsoft has launched the ‘Coding for Employment’ digital training platform,

Digital
Competition Digital Entrepreneurship

African Startups Invited to Apply For AFD Digital Challenge

African startups have been invited to apply for the French Agency for Development (AFD) digital challenge on digital solutions that

Women
Africa Digital Entrepreneurship Event Funding Innovation Technology

Five Women-Focused Startups Emerge Winners in AFD Digital Challenge

Five women-focused startups that support and develop digital innovations to benefit African women have emerged winners in the third AFD

Africa Entrepreneurship Innovation Hub Startup

Nigerian Tech Hubs Can Now Apply For AfDB’s YEI Trust Fund Worth $4m

The African Development Bank has opened applications for its Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation Multi-donor Trust Fund (YEI Trust Fund). It is worth

Partnership Payment

Leatherback, MCB Bank Partner on Remittances and Payouts in Pakistan

Leatherback, a neo-banking platform, has partnered with MCB Bank to enable easier Pakistani Rupee (PKR) payouts and remittances for its users.  The

Venture Capital

Partech Africa II Fund Reaches $300m+ Final Close to Expand Team and Portfolio

Partech, the global technology investment firm, has announced the final closing of its second Africa fund, Partech Africa II, at

FCMB
Accelerator Banking

FCMB Launches Accelerator Programme to Empower SMEs

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has launched an accelerator programme to upskill and grow over one million small and medium-sized

SecondStax
Partnership

African Securities Exchanges Association, SecondSTAX Partner to Accelerate Integration of Africa’s Capital Markets

The African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with SecondSTAX, a technology company that is building

ThriveAgric
AgricTech

ThriveAgric Supports 500,000 Smallholder Farmers to Boost Food Production in Africa

ThriveAgric, an agritech company in Nigeria, has today released its 2022 Impact Report reiterating its mission to build the largest

Proparco
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Proparco Supports Egypt’s Startups With Investment in DisrupTech Ventures

Proparco, a subsidiary of the AFD Group focused on private sector development, has announced an investment in an early-stage venture