Appointment

Linda Yaccarino Appointed New Twitter CEO

Linda Yaccarino, the ex-advertising chief at NBCUniversal, as the new chief executive of Twitter. The announcement was made by Elon

Carry1st
Funding Game Gaming Investment

SA Mobile Games Publisher, Carry1st Secures $27m Investment Led by Bitkraft Ventures

Carry1st, an African mobile games publisher, has raised a $27 million pre-Series B investment to expand its business operations and game

Google
Technology

Google Unveils Nigeria’s 2022 Year in Search Lists

Google today announced the results of its 2022 Year In Search, revealing the most searched terms, people, actors, musicians, topics, questions

 Fawry
Payment

Fawry Opens its New HQ “Fawry Quantum Building” in Smart Village

Fawry, the Egyptian e-payment and Fintech service provider, has launched its new HQ “Fawry Quantum Building” located in the Smart

WWE
Entertainment

WWE Launches ‘The Search for Africa’s Next WWE Superstar’

WWE® has partnered with SuperSport to launch a continent-wide talent search to find Africa’s next WWE Superstar. The campaign was

Mastercard
Partnership

Mastercard, Cellulant Partner to Empower Millions of Consumers Across Africa to Join the Global Digital Commerce Market

Mastercard and Cellulant have partnered to allow millions of Cellulant customers across Africa to shop and pay online with global

Microtraction
Venture Capital

Microtraction Announces First Close of its Community Fund for Early-stage African Startups

Microtraction, an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in African tech entrepreneurs at the pre-seed stage, has announced a $15

ARM
News

ARM Unveils Innovation Workspace For Startups in Lagos

Assets and Resource Management Holding company (ARMHoldco) has launched an innovation workspace for fintech startups selected in the ARM Labs Innovation Programme.

Technology
Report

4 out of 5 Africans Say Recent Developments in African Technology Has Changed How They View Continent

A new report that includes the surveyed opinions of 4,500 Africans from Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana has revealed that the

GTCO
Fintech Payment Product Launch

GTCO Launches Squad Co, Its New Payment Unit

Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) PLC has launched Squad Co which it describes as its new fintech/payment unit. In