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Apply For Viva Tech 2019 AI Challenge for African Agro-Startups

Viva Tech, a global event for innovation, startups and digital transformation, has launched an AI Challenge for African agricultural startups.

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AgricTech Agro-tech

Helping Smallholder Farmers Secure Malawi’s Food Future

Malawi’s farmers fear El Nino because it always brings drought, withering heat, and poor crop performance. Poor crop performance means

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Funding Investment

Egypt’s Pylon Secures $19m Seed Funding Round

Pylon, an Egyptian infrastructure management platform for water and electricity companies in emerging markets, has raised a $19 million seed

Fawry
Fintech Payment

Fawry Microfinance Reaches $63.7m in Total Disbursals Since Inception

Fawry, the Egyptian e-payments solutions and banking services provider, has announced that the total value of loans disbursed since inception

Cybersecurity
Cyber security Feature Fraud

Internal Fraud – Who Commits it and Why?

International Fraud Awareness Week is taking place from 14-20 November, highlighting an increasing problem that organisations around the world are

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Mobility Startup, Plentywaka Acquires Ghana’s Stabus After Raising $1.2m

Plentywaka, which provides hassle-free shared rides on-demand, has announced that it has fully acquired Stabus, one of Ghana’s leading mobility startups.

AURA
Technology Women

Inclusive, Accessible Technology Key to Real Empowerment and Fighting Gender-Based Violence

As South Africa celebrates Women’s Month and the significant contribution women make in every sector of society, the fight for

Awards

Global Startup Awards Africa to Discover Top Technology Innovators

For the first time ever, future-shapers from all 55 African Union member states now have the chance to participate in

AURA
Security Technology

Technology Can Ensure Safety if Universally Accessible and Affordable

Since it was first established in 2017, the vision of AURA vision has been to create an environment that recognises

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Automobile Business News Ride-hailing Technology

Toyota to Acquire Lyft’s Self Driving Division For $550m

Toyota Motor Corporation has agreed to acquire Level 5, the self-driving division of Lyft Inc. one of the largest ride-hailing