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6 Essential Tips for the Photography Newbie

Musa Suleiman 11/14/2023

Gozem Acquires Beninese Startup Moneex For its Expansion into Fintech Sector

Adebayo Trevor 11/09/2023

Google Brings Generative AI to Search in Africa

Musa Suleiman 11/09/2023

E-Mobility Startup, BasiGo Gets $1.5m to Expand to Rwanda

Ester Adams 11/07/2023

Fawry Partners with MoneyHash to Revolutionise Payment Experiences in Egypt

Adebayo Trevor 11/05/2023

Meet 2023 MEST Africa Challenge Regional Finalists

By Musa Suleiman / 11/30/2023

MEST Africa, a pan-African software and entrepreneurship training program, seed fund, and incubator, has selected 45 technology startups to advance...

Meet 2023 MEST Africa Challenge Regional Finalists

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

By Mohammed Mane / 11/29/2023

GoMetro, a South African tech company that operates in the fleet management space, has announced the completion of a £9...

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

EchoVC Raises $2.5m for its Climate, Energy & Sustainability Pilot Fund

By Musa Suleiman / 11/29/2023

EchoVC, a seed and early-stage technology venture capital firm, has announced the launch of its EchoVC Eco Pilot Fund I...

EchoVC Raises $2.5m for its Climate, Energy & Sustainability Pilot Fund

Founder of WellaHealth Named 2023 Winner of Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Competition

By Ester Adams / 11/26/2023

Ikpeme Neto, the founder of WellaHealth, a Nigerian digital health insurance company, has been named winner of Africa's Business Heroes...

Founder of WellaHealth Named 2023 Winner of Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Competition

Saviu Ventures Reached First Close €12m of its Second Fund Saviu II

By Adebayo Trevor / 11/24/2023

Saviu Ventures, a Venture Capital firm in Francophone Africa, has announced the first close of its second fund Saviu II,...

Saviu Ventures Reached First Close €12m of its Second Fund Saviu II

Africa Healthcare Network Secures $20m for African Expansion

By Oluwasegun / 11/24/2023

Africa Healthcare Network (AHN), a provider of dialysis services in Africa, has secured $20 million in an equity and debt...

Africa Healthcare Network Secures $20m for African Expansion

APPLY: Social Innovation Driven Entreprenuership (SIDE) Project

By Adebayo Trevor / 11/24/2023

The UK-Nigeria Tech Hub has partnered with NINE, to launch an impact accelerator, ‘Social Innovation Driven Entrepreneurship’ for social impact...

APPLY: Social Innovation Driven Entreprenuership (SIDE) Project

ThriveAgric, OCP Africa Partner to Host Inaugural Abuja Tech Converge

By Musa Suleiman / 11/24/2023

ThriveAgric has partnered with OCP Africa to host the maiden edition of the Abuja Tech Converge in partnership with OCP Africa on...

ThriveAgric, OCP Africa Partner to Host Inaugural Abuja Tech Converge

Google’s Hustle Academy Awards ₦75m to 15 Nigerian SMBs in Funding Initiative

By Ester Adams / 11/24/2023

5,300 small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across Africa today celebrated their graduation from Google's Hustle Academy, showcasing their commitment to...

Google’s Hustle Academy Awards ₦75m to 15 Nigerian SMBs in Funding Initiative

FrontEdge Secures $10m Funding to Support African Cross-border Trade

By Mohammed Mane / 11/23/2023

FrontEdge, a Nigeria fintech, has secured $10 million in a equity and debt funding round to support African cross-border trade. The...

FrontEdge Secures $10m Funding to Support African Cross-border Trade

Mohammed Mane 11/23/2023

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

Mohammed Mane 11/29/2023

Africa Healthcare Network Secures $20m for African Expansion

Oluwasegun 11/24/2023

Saviu Ventures Reached First Close €12m of its Second Fund Saviu II

Adebayo Trevor 11/24/2023

Google’s Hustle Academy Awards ₦75m to 15 Nigerian SMBs in Funding Initiative

Ester Adams 11/24/2023

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

Mohammed Mane 11/29/2023

EchoVC Raises $2.5m for its Climate, Energy & Sustainability Pilot Fund

Musa Suleiman 11/29/2023

Saviu Ventures Reached First Close €12m of its Second Fund Saviu II

Adebayo Trevor 11/24/2023

Africa Healthcare Network Secures $20m for African Expansion

Oluwasegun 11/24/2023

FrontEdge Secures $10m Funding to Support African Cross-border Trade

Mohammed Mane 11/23/2023

Accelerator

Google Unveils AI First Accelerator for African Startups

Adebayo Trevor 08/22/2023

Clean Energy

Apply: Green Entrepreneurship Programme Powered By TEF

Musa Suleiman 08/21/2023

Smartphones

The Ultimate Guide to the Many Possibilities of Your Smartphone

Mohammed Mane 08/18/2023

Partnership

Ukheshe Partners With Diamond Trust Bank to Deliver BaaS in East Africa

Oluwasegun 08/17/2023

Partnership

Google, Kaduna State Government Partner to Train 5,000 Women in Tech

Mohammed Mane 08/15/2023

Clean Energy

d.light Closes $125m Funding to Meet Increased Demand For Off-grid Solar Products in Africa

Adebayo Trevor 08/15/2023

Funding

Founders Factory Africa Secures $114m to Expand its Mission of Supporting African Founders

Ester Adams 08/14/2023

AgricTech

Farm Central Intelligence Emerges Winner at AFEX Code Cash Crop 4.0 Ag-hackathon

Musa Suleiman 08/14/2023

Funding

Moove Raises $76m Funding From Mubadala and BlackRock

Ester Adams 08/10/2023

Funding

Egypt’s Talents Arena Raises $750k Pre-Seed Investment

Oluwasegun 08/09/2023

Fintech

SeerBit Launches New Product to Enable African Startups Float Their Fintech Solutions.

Oluwasegun 08/09/2023

Acquisition

Sendy, a Kenyan Loistics Startup, Plans Acquisituon After Ceasing Operations

Mohammed Mane 08/09/2023

Cyber security

Buguard, an Egyptian Offensive Security Startup, Secures $500,000 Seed Round

Mohammed Mane 08/07/2023

Partnership

Mastercard and Lipa Later Group Partner to Expand Buy Now, Pay Later Solutions in Africa

Adebayo Trevor 08/07/2023

Government

Nigeria’s Consumer Protection Body Orders Google to Deactivate 18 Loan Apps

Adebayo Trevor 08/03/2023

Payment

Flutterwave Launches Send App in the United States and Canada

Mohammed Mane 08/03/2023

News

OPay Set to Establish Digital Bank in Egypt

Musa Suleiman 08/02/2023

Funding

Remedial Health Raises $12m to Deliver Financial Services For Neighbourhood Pharmacies and Drive Deeper Growth in Nigeria

Mohammed Mane 08/01/2023

News

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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