#EndSARS
Funding Government SMEs

#EndSARS: Oyo State Government Unveils N500m MSME Fund

Oyo State Government via its Governor, Seyi Makinde, has unveiled a N500 million MSME fund for victims of injustice during

Ayoba
Apps Digital Messaging

Ayoba Signs Up AppsFlyer to Support its Push To Become Africa’s Largest Digital Platform

AppsFlyer, the global marketing attribution leader, has today announced a partnership with Ayoba to propel the free instant messaging app

Ilara Health
Funding Grant Health

Ilara Health Gets $1.1m Grant To Develop Tech-based Solutions For Pregnant Women in Kenya

Ilara Health, a Kenya-based health-tech company, has received a $1.1 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.  The

ABAN
Africa Entrepreneurship Event Startup

VC4A and ABAN Announce 7th and Virtual Edition of its Africa Early Stage Investor Summit

VC4A and ABAN are eager to announce the 7th and virtual edition of the Africa Early Stage Investor Summit (#AESIS2020). The Summit

Kaspersky
Africa Cyber security Security

Kaspersky Warns of Top IT Security Threats in Africa

Despite research showing an overall decrease in certain malware families and types in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in H1 2020 (36%

Catalyst Fund
Funding SMEs Venture Capital

Catalyst Fund Partners With Mastercard Foundation MEST to Launch $4.3M Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator in Ghana

Catalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST),

Mastercard
Partnership Payment

Mastercard and Pick n Pay Partner For a Priceless Initiative That Helps Feed the Nation

Mastercard is partnering with Pick n Pay’s Feed the Nation and FoodForward SA to launch a “Click to Feed” initiative

ASUU
Education Government

In a Desperate Attempt to Weaken #EndSARS Protest, FG Accedes to Some ASUU Demands

The Federal Government has agreed to some of the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in a

AppsFlyer
Facebook Report Social Media

AppsFlyer Report Reveals Facebook #1 in Mobile App Advertising Globally But Google Reigns in Africa

AppsFlyer, the global attribution leader, has released the 11th edition of its Performance Index. While Facebook took the #1 spot,

PROPARCO
Funding Investment Venture Capital

PROPARCO and Bpifrance Unveil New Fund to Promote Development of Private Equity Industry in Africa

Bpifrance and Proparco have announced the first closing of Averroès Africa, their fourth private equity fund of funds for Africa.