Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship Startup

Women-led Kenyan Design House Wins Fashionomics Africa Sustainable Design Competition

The African Development Bank’s Fashionomics Africa initiative has named a women-led Kenya shoe design house as the winner of its

Africa Funding Venture Capital

Savannah Fund Launches Decond $25M Africa Tech Seed Fund Led by IFC, Draper, and Others

Savannah Fund, Africa’s leading technology seed fund, today announced a $25 million fund that will invest in early-stage startups across

Jua Kickstarter
Funding Investment Startup

Here are the 25 Finalists Selected For Jua Kickstarter Olympics

Eight Kenyan enterprises and five startups each from Nigeria and Zimbabwe are among the 25 finalists shortlisted for the $2-million

Mastercard
Cryptocurrency Payment

Mastercard to Allow Businesses Accept Payments in Cryptocurrencies Later This Year

While banks and non-financial institutions in Nigeria have been restricted from supporting cryptocurrency transactions, Mastercard has disclosed that it is

CARMA
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

CARMA, a Credit Data Marketplace Secures Funding from Microtraction

CARMA, a Nigerian credit data marketplace with operations in Kenya and Zambia, has announced an early-stage venture funding round led by Microtraction, a Venture Capital firm

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
News People Trade

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Elected WTO DG

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s ex-minister of finance has been elected as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Okonjo-Iweala

Appruve
Africa Fraud Technology

Data Authentication Startup, Appruve Expands to Egypt

Appruve, an Africa-focused data verification, and authentication startup has announced its expansion into Egypt and in extension its entry into

MSME
Government SMEs

Osinbajo, Sanwo-Olu Commission Eko MSME Fashion Hub

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu have commissioned the Eko Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

MTN
Mobile Money Payment Telecom

Lonestar Cell MTN Mobile Money Launches International Remittances With WorldRemit

Lonestar Cell MTN, Liberia’s leading GSM, and Mobile Financial Services company, has partnered with WorldRemit to make it possible for

NIMC
Digital RegTech

FG Dumps Plastic National ID Card For Digital Identification

The Federal Government has dumped the use of the plastic cards printed by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) for