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The 5 C’s of Corporate Lending: A Comprehensive CitiHomes Guide

Musa Suleiman 06/21/2024

Artificial Intelligence Double-edged Sword Requires Human Security Approach

Musa Suleiman 06/21/2024

Ukheshe Rebrands to EFT Corporation to Lead Fintech Innovation and Banking Beyond Tomorrow

Musa Suleiman 06/18/2024

Ecobank Group Launches 2024 Fintech Challenge

Adebayo Trevor 06/10/2024

Egyptian Mobile Bill Payment App, Sahl Secures $6m Investment

Musa Suleiman 06/10/2024

Ticketmaster Acquire Quicket to Expand Presence in Africa

By Mohammed Mane / 07/25/2024

Ticketmaster, the world’s leading ticket marketplace, is acquiring Quicket, a major player in Africa’s General Admission event and festival ticketing, to...

Ticketmaster Acquire Quicket to Expand Presence in Africa

Sycamore Emerges Winner of the 2nd Edition of NSIA Prize For Innovation

By Adebayo Trevor / 07/24/2024

The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority has announced Sycamore as the winner of the second edition of the NSIA Prize for...

Sycamore Emerges Winner of the 2nd Edition of NSIA Prize For Innovation

South Africa’s Peach Payments Acquires Custom Software Development Firm Operativa

By Mohammed Mane / 07/24/2024

Peach Payments, the South African digital payments service provider, has acquired customer software development firm Operativa as a going concern....

South Africa’s Peach Payments Acquires Custom Software Development Firm Operativa

MNT-Halan Secures $157.5m to Accelerate Expansion Beyond Egypt

By Ester Adams / 07/24/2024

MNT-Halan, an Egyptian FinTech landscape and the country’s first unicorn, has recently completed a significant funding round, securing $157.5m. This...

MNT-Halan Secures $157.5m to Accelerate Expansion Beyond Egypt

DLM Asset Management and Sofri Celebrate Arts and Culture at Jazz & Dance 2024

By Ester Adams / 07/24/2024

DLM Asset Management and Sofri, both subsidiaries of DLM Capital Group, proudly sponsored the maiden edition of Jazz & Dance...

DLM Asset Management and Sofri Celebrate Arts and Culture at Jazz & Dance 2024

Salesforce Ventures Impact Fund Joins Allison for the 5th Anniversary Edition of the Future Is Female Mentorship Program

By Adebayo Trevor / 07/24/2024

Allison, a global integrated marketing and communications agency, has announced that Salesforce Ventures Impact Fund has partnered with the agency...

Salesforce Ventures Impact Fund Joins Allison for the 5th Anniversary Edition of the Future Is Female Mentorship Program

Audiomack Launches Sponsored Songs to Legitimately Boost Artists’ Streams

By Musa Suleiman / 07/24/2024

Audiomack has launched Sponsored Songs to offer creators a legitimate way to boost their streams. The music streaming and discovery platform...

Audiomack Launches Sponsored Songs to Legitimately Boost Artists’ Streams

d.light closes $176m Funding For Affordable Off-grid Solar in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda

By Mohammed Mane / 07/18/2024

d.light, the global provider of transformational household products and affordable finance for low-income households, has announced the closing of a...

d.light closes $176m Funding For Affordable Off-grid Solar in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda

Bio-Logical Raises $1.3m to Scale Carbon Removal and Build the Climate Resilience of Kenyan Smallholder Farmers

By Adebayo Trevor / 07/18/2024

Bio-Logical, the Kenyan Climate Tech company, has secured $1.3 million in funding to expand its Mt. Kenya biochar facility to meet the increasing demand...

Bio-Logical Raises $1.3m to Scale Carbon Removal and Build the Climate Resilience of Kenyan Smallholder Farmers

Egypt’s Dopay Secures $13.5m Series A Extension Round to Bank the Next Billion Workers

By Adebayo Trevor / 07/18/2024

Dopay, the fintech providing a digital payroll and payments platform serving unbanked and underbanked workers in emerging markets, has closed...

Egypt’s Dopay Secures $13.5m Series A Extension Round to Bank the Next Billion Workers

Ticketmaster Acquire Quicket to Expand Presence in Africa

Mohammed Mane 07/25/2024

MNT-Halan Secures $157.5m to Accelerate Expansion Beyond Egypt

Ester Adams 07/24/2024

Salesforce Ventures Impact Fund Joins Allison for the 5th Anniversary Edition of the Future Is Female Mentorship Program

Adebayo Trevor 07/24/2024

Sycamore Emerges Winner of the 2nd Edition of NSIA Prize For Innovation

Adebayo Trevor 07/24/2024

Audiomack Launches Sponsored Songs to Legitimately Boost Artists’ Streams

Musa Suleiman 07/24/2024

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Ticketmaster Acquire Quicket to Expand Presence in Africa

Mohammed Mane 07/25/2024

South Africa’s Peach Payments Acquires Custom Software Development Firm Operativa

Mohammed Mane 07/24/2024

MNT-Halan Secures $157.5m to Accelerate Expansion Beyond Egypt

Ester Adams 07/24/2024

d.light closes $176m Funding For Affordable Off-grid Solar in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda

Mohammed Mane 07/18/2024

Bio-Logical Raises $1.3m to Scale Carbon Removal and Build the Climate Resilience of Kenyan Smallholder Farmers

Adebayo Trevor 07/18/2024

AgricTech

ThriveAgric Targets 100,000 Farmers for 2023/2024 Dry Season Farming Cycle

Ester Adams 01/16/2024

Fintech

Moniepoint Expands Access For Underbanked SMEs and Individuals Across Nigeria

Adebayo Trevor 01/16/2024

Smartphones

What Are the Advantages of Smartphones Comparing to Tablet

Oluwasegun 01/09/2024

Leadership

Peter Njonjo of Twiga Foods Quits Board After Resigning as CEO

Adebayo Trevor 01/05/2024

Fintech

Koree Gets $200K Pre-Seed Funding to Expand its Merchant Base

Ester Adams 01/04/2024

Merger

Wasoko, MaxAB Announces Merger to Drive Transformation of Africa’s Informal Retail Sector

Adebayo Trevor 12/23/2023

Startup

Top 5 Startups Selected For $50K Equity Prize in 2023 MEST Africa Challenge

Mohammed Mane 12/23/2023

News

Egyptian Healthcare Startup, Chefaa Secures $5.25m Funding to Solidify Presence in Saudi Arabia

Ester Adams 12/20/2023

Ecommerce

Maka Bags $2.65m to Streamline Purchase of African Fashion Products

Oluwasegun 12/15/2023

Funding

Techstars Announces 12 New Investments Via its Africa-focused Program

Ester Adams 12/15/2023

Ecommerce

Jumia Shuts Down Jumia Food

Mohammed Mane 12/15/2023

Funding

Copia Global Secures $20m Series C Funding

Ester Adams 12/13/2023

Funding

South African Parcel Shipping Platform, TUNL, Secures $1m Funding

Ester Adams 12/13/2023

Fintech

Flutterwave Secures 13 New Money Transmission Licenses in the U.S.

Ester Adams 12/12/2023

Startup

Nigerian Fintech Startup, Pivo Shuts Down

Mohammed Mane 12/07/2023

Fintech

Bujeti Secures $2m Funding to Support Growth & Increase Market Share

Oluwasegun 12/07/2023

Automobile

Mtor, an Egyptian Online Autoparts Marketplace Secures $2.8m pre-Seed Round Led by Algebra Ventures

Adebayo Trevor 12/07/2023

Acquisition

AppsFlyer Acquires oolo to Transform AI-Driven Decision-Making Businesses

Ester Adams 12/06/2023

Funding

tappi Raises $1.5m to Digitize and Build Online Trust for Africa’s SMEs

Mohammed Mane 12/06/2023

Acquisition

Bitmama Announces Acquisition of Payday

Adebayo Trevor 12/05/2023

Climate Change

Amini closes $4m Seed Funding Round Led by Salesforce Ventures and Female Founders Fund

Mohammed Mane 12/05/2023

Appointment

NoOnes Appoints Ray Youssef as CEO

Adebayo Trevor 12/04/2023

Startup

Meet 2023 MEST Africa Challenge Regional Finalists

Musa Suleiman 11/30/2023

Funding

GoMetro Secures £9m Funding from Zenobē, FutureGrowth and Existing Investors

Mohammed Mane 11/29/2023

Five Things To Do Before Selling Your Smartphone
Whether you are using an Android or iOS device, you may someday decide that you have enough of the phone
Taxify Joins #$1Billion Gang As It Secures $175M Investment From Daimler
Mercedes-Benz-owner Daimler has taken a stake in Taxify in a funding round that values the ride-booking group at more than
Meet The 10 Startups That Are Disrupting Agriculture In Africa
Gone are the days when you have to physically go to the farm before you can call yourself a farmer.
Piggybank.ng Secures $1.1M Capital Led by LeadPath
Funds has always been a huge problem when starting a business. However, you a business can only attract the attention
Jumia Nigeria to Reward Football Fans for Supporting the Super Eagles
Nigeria’s no.1 online shopping platform, Jumia has concluded plans to launch a series of exciting activities around the 2018 FIFA World
Scramble For African Startups By Venture Capitalists: Good or Bad?
Like the scramble for Africa that saw European powers invading, occupying and colonizing African territories without their consent, venture capitalists seem to
Nigeria’s Publiseer Selected For Startup Istanbul Challenge 2018
This year seem to be going well for Nigeria’s digital publishing startup, Publiseer. It recently declared a profit of 3
GitHub Is Now Own By Microsoft As Later Buys Former For $7.5B
Microsoft has acquired code sharing website, GitHub, for $7.5 billion. The all-stock deal is expected to be sealed by the end of
Biggest Announcements From Apple’s WWDC 2018
Apple’s big WWDC 2018 keynote is a wrap! Millions of Apple fans around the world tuned in to Apple’s live
Apply For The AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2018
AppsAfrica has opened application for the 2018 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards set to be held on 12 November in Cape Town. Applications close 7

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