MTN Nigeria
MTN Telecom Training

MTN and Facebook Begin Digital Marketing Training for SMEs under Y’ello 200

MTN Nigeria has commenced a partnership with global social networking giant, Facebook to deliver digital marketing training to SMEs under

Mastercard
SMEs

Mastercard, Unilever and KCB Bank Strengthen Partnership to Support Micro-retailers in Kenya

Mastercard, Unilever, and KCB Bank have built on their partnership to support micro-merchants in Kenya by expanding their current Jaza

FSD Africa
Fintech Funding Investment

FSD Africa Investments Commits $4.5m to New Fund Supporting MSMEs Through Pandemic Recovery

FSD Africa Investments (FSDAi), the investment arm of the UK aid-funded financial inclusion organisation FSD Africa, has announced a $4.5million

Businesses
Partnership SMEs

ICC and Africa investor Launch global eTrade Partnership to Digitise 5m SMEs in Africa

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Africa investor (Ai) are Partnering to launch a digitally empowered eTrade initiative to

AgriPitch Competition
Africa AgricTech Competition Startup

Mhogo Foods, Foodlocker, and ReLeaf Win Big in AfDB’s AgriPitch Competition

The founder of a cassava processing business in Kenya, a co-founder of a novel food processing technology start-up, and the

PROPARCO
Funding Investment Venture Capital

PROPARCO and Bpifrance Unveil New Fund to Promote Development of Private Equity Industry in Africa

Bpifrance and Proparco have announced the first closing of Averroès Africa, their fourth private equity fund of funds for Africa.

Tugende
Business Funding Investment Mobility

Ugandan-based Tugende Closes $6.3m Toyota Tsusho-Backed Series A Investment Round

Tugende, a technology-enabled asset finance company operating in Uganda and Kenya, has announced the completion of a USD $6.3M Series

Airtel
Digital Partnership Payment

Mastercard Partners With Samsung, Airtel and Asante to Drive Digital Inclusion in Africa

Mastercard has announced a partnership with Samsung, Airtel Africa, and Asante Financial Services Group (“Asante”) to launch a Pay-on-Demand payments

Jumia
Ecommerce Jumia Konga

Coincidence? After Announcing Jumia Brand Festival, Konga Follows With ‘Konga Bulk’

Nigeria’s eCommerce space is dominated by two players-Jumia and Konga. Although they are competitors, Jumia apparently appears to have a

Paymob
Africa Funding Investment

Egypt’s Paymob Raises $3.5m to Grow Merchant Network and Expand Regional Footprint

Paymob, the Egyptian digital payment solutions, has raised $3.5m investments led by Global Ventures and the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank