DPO Group
Acquisition Africa Business Entrepreneurship Fintech Payment Technology

Kenya’s DPO Group Acquires South Africa’s PayFast

DPO Group (Direct Pay Online), the leading African Payment Service Provider (PSP) has announced its acquisition of PayFast, one of

Seedstars
Africa Entrepreneurship Events Investment Startup

Seedstars Summit Africa to Hold 4th Edition in South Africa

Seedstars, the leading emerging market startup community and investor has officially announced its 5th Africa Regional Summit, in partnership with

Enko Education
Africa Edtech Entrepreneurship Funding Investment

Enko Education Raises 1.4 Million Dollars In Pre-Series B

African international schools network Enko Education has announced the closing of a 1.4 million dollars funding round from a pool

PepsiCo
Acquisition Africa Business

PepsiCo Targets African Growth With Offer To Acquire SA’s Pioneer Foods For $1.7B

PepsiCo today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire all the outstanding shares of Pioneer Foods Group

CanalPlus
Acquisition Africa Business Entertainment Funding Internet

CanalPlus Acquires Mary Njoku’s ROK Film Studios For Undisclosed Amount 

CanalPlus, a French television company has acquired the ROK film studio from VOD company IROKOtv for an undisclosed amount. ROK

elmenus
Acquisition Africa AgricTech Business Entrepreneurship Investment SMEs Startup

Egypt’s Elmenus Raises Investment From Foodora’s co-founder, Julian Dames 

Elmenus, a Cairo-based food discovery and ordering platform, has raised investment from Foodora’s co-founder and Delivery Hero’s former Vice President

Inclusivity Solutions
Entrepreneurship Funding Insurtech Investment

InsurTech Startup Inclusivity Solutions Secures $1.5m Series A Funding Round

Inclusivity Solutions, the company that designs, builds and operates digital insurance solutions, has completed a US$ 1.5 million first tranche

PayU
Africa Business Digital Fintech Payment

PayU Readies to Compete With mPesa as it Launches in Kenya

PayU, a fintech company that provides payment technology to online merchants, has launched its payment service in Kenya and come

Travelstart
Acquisition Africa Travel

SA’s Travelstart Group Acquires Club Travel to Boost its Growth Trajectory in Africa

Travelstart has announced it is set to wholly acquire the Club Travel Group, a South African travel company. The acquisition

China
Business Ecommerce Government

Amazon Set to Close its China Marketplace in July

China has always protected its ‘own’ and this has forced international businesses to pull out. Uber has been served the