Africa Finance Corporation
News Press Release

Africa Finance Corporation Tops 30 Member States With Morocco, DRC, Burkina Faso

In a milestone for its pan-Africa mission, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), one of the region’s biggest investors in infrastructure development,

Mozare3
Fintech Funding Startup Venture Capital

Egyptian Agri-Fintech Startup, Mozare3 Seven-figure Pre-seed Funding Round Led by Algebra Ventures

Mozare3, an Egyptian agri-fintech startup, has closed a seven-figure pre-seed funding round led by Algebra Ventures and Disruptech Ventures, with

EscrowLock
Fintech

Nigerian Fintech Startup, EscrowLock Among Winners of $100m Facebook Grant

EscrowLock, a Nigerian fintech startup, has been named among the winners of the $100 million global business grant from Facebook.

AWIEF
Accelerator Women

Nedbank, AWIEF Partner For Fourth Cohort of AWIEF Growth Accelerator

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) is hosting the fourth cohort of its flagship AWIEF Growth Accelerator, sponsored

Cars45
Automobile Partnership

Cars45 And Asharami Synergy Partner To Increase Transparency And Customer Satisfaction In Auto Industry

Cars45, Nigeria’s leading tech-enabled automotive trading platform, and Asharami Synergy, a Sahara Group Downstream Company have announced a partnership to

Social Media
Government Social Media

Ahead of Tense Elections on Thursday, Uganda Shuts Down Social Media

Social media has been blocked in Uganda ahead of tense elections on Thursday in the East African country. Uganda’s communications

FirstBank
Banking Health

COVID-19: FirstBank Launches ‘Mask Up, Stay Safe’ Campaign

FirstBank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced its ongoing digital campaign, “Mask Up,

Mastercard Foundation
AgricTech Entrepreneurship

Apply: IITA, Mastercard Foundation Partner to Train 40,000 Nigerian Youths in Agribusiness Skill Development

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and Mastercard Foundation have partnered to launch a project tagged ‘The Young Africa

Twice As Tall
Entertainment Music

Burna Boy Scoops Second Grammy Nomination For ‘Twice As Tall’

Burna Boy has scooped his second Grammy nomination for “Twice As Tall” album. The singer was nominated under the World

9PSB
Fintech Payment

9PSB Launches Banking Services

9Mobile’s Payment System Bank(9PSB) has officially launched its banking services, aimed to bring financial services to unbanked, underserved, and banked