PlentyWaka
Business Ride-hailing Technology

Plentywaka Introduces “Scan and Ride” Feature, Adds More Routes

Plentywaka, a Nigerian vehicle hailing startup, has introduced ‘Scan and Ride’ feature to allow its riders access to its premium

QuickBus
Investment Ride-hailing Venture Capital

QuickBus, a Kenyan Online Bus Booking Startup Raises Funding Led by Shorooq Partners

QuickBus, a Kenyan online bus booking and ticketing startup has raised undisclosed seed investment led by Shorooq Partners, a venture

Opera
Africa Entertainment Music Streaming

Opera Mini Users in Africa Can Now Listen to Free Music Via Mdundo

Opera and Mdundo, a leading African music sharing platform, have announced that Opera Mini users can now listen and download

Orange Social Venture
Competition Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship

Here Are Three Winners of Orange Social Venture Prize 2019

Orange, a multinational telecommunications corporation with, has announced the winners of the Orange Social Venture Prize 2019. The winners were

PalmPay
Fintech Investment Payment

Mobile Phone Maker, Transsion Holdings Enters Nigeria’s Fintech Space, Leads $40m Investment in PalmPay

China’s Transsion Holdings, the makers of Tecno, Itel and Infinix smartphones, has entered the Nigerian fintech space after leading a

Truecaller
Africa Apps Technology

Truecaller Extends its Developer Program to Kenya

Truecaller, a smartphone application that features caller-identification, call-blocking, flash-messaging, and call-recording has announced that it has extended its developer program

Accelerator Entrepreneurship Fintech

Carbon Founders Join 91st Cohort of Endeavor High-Impact Entrepreneurship Program

The founders of Carbon, a Nigerian fintech firm-Chijioke Dozie and Ngozi Dozie; have been selected by an International Selection Panel

Jumia
Africa Ecommerce Event People

Jumia Charges Govt to Leverage Technology to Manage Huge Population For Productive Economy

The chief executive officer of Jumia Nigeria, Juliet Anammah has identified access to quality education as a key to managing

AfricaCom
Africa Entrepreneurship Event

Meet 5 Startups Selected For AHub Pitch and Win Powered by AfricaCom

AfricaCom has announced the five startups shortlisted for the AHub Pitch and Win competition which it holds in partnership with GSMA. AfricaCom

Venture Capital For Africa
Africa Entrepreneurship Event

Venture Capital For Africa Announces 12 Startups For 2019 Venture Showcase

Venture Capital for Africa (VC4A) has announced the 12 ventures (11 Series A and 1 Seed+) for its 2019 Venture