Suguba
Digital Entrepreneurship

Apply: Suguba Investment Readiness Program For Digital Francophone West Africa Startups

Suguba in partnership with Mercy Corps and the French Development Agency (AFD) is organizing its second 6-month investment readiness programme

Startups
Digital Entrepreneurship Startup

Call For Digital Francophone African Startups and SMEs

With the COVID-19 pandemic unfolding around the globe and its subsequent global economic crisis, particularly affecting startups and SMEs on

Flutterwave
Africa Funding Investment

African Fintech Startup, Flutterwave Raises $35m Series B Round to Fund North and Francophone Africa Expansion

Flutterwave, an African fintech startup has raised a $35 million Series B funding round co-led by Grey Croft & eVentures.

heetch
Africa Business

Francophone Africa-Focused Ride-Sharing App, Heetch Completes Its Series B With $4m Investment From AfricInvest

Heetch, a ride-sharing app focused on Francophone Africa, has raised $4 million from AfricInvest to complete its $42 million Series

Boomplay Nigeria
Music Music Streaming Technology

Boomplay Nigeria To Expand Footprint into Francophone Nations

Boomplay Nigeria, a Chinese-backed music-streaming startup has announced that it is targeting French-speaking nations four years after it first launched

Francophone
Africa Entrepreneurship SMEs

A Look at Francophone Africa’s Tech Ecosystem

Francophone countries of Africa experienced an economic growth rate of 3.2 per cent in 2017 according to the World Bank’s

Accelerator Africa Banking Entrepreneurship

World Bank Unveils Francophone Africa-Focused Accelerator

The World Bank Group has unveiled Francophone Africa-focused accelerator programme Afrique Excelle, aimed at supporting scalable tech ventures in the

tappi
Business Partnership SMEs Startup

tappi Expands into Côte d’Ivoire in Partnership with MTN

tappi, the end-to-end digital commerce SaaS solution tailored for Africa’s micro, small and medium-sized businesses (MSMEs), has announced its expansion into

Deloitte
Report

Deloitte and AFIS unveil the 3rd edition of the African Financial Industry Barometer

The Africa Financial Industry Summit-AFIS and Deloitte have unveiled the third edition of their African Financial Industry Barometer. Based on an

Fintech

Koree Gets $200K Pre-Seed Funding to Expand its Merchant Base

Koree, the Cameroonian fintech startup, has closed a $200,000 pre-seed investment to grow its merchant base, scale its user base,