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ECC Acquires Majority Stake in Source Beauty for $5mln

Musa Suleiman 09/23/2022

Flutterwave Enables Google Pay for African Businesses

Ester Adams 09/22/2022

Ghanaian Fintech Startup SecondSTAX Secures $1.6m For Expansion

Musa Suleiman 09/22/2022

DLM Capital Group Increases Financial Inclusion With its Fixed Income Fund

Musa Suleiman 09/21/2022

West African Fintech Julaya Closes $5m Extension Round to Expand its Operations

Mohammed Mane 09/21/2022

Elon Musk to Proceed With $44bn Purchase of Twitter

By Michael Olutayo / 10/05/2022

Elon Musk has offered to complete his proposed $44bn acquisition of Twitter in a U-turn on his decision to abandon the...

Elon Musk to Proceed With $44bn Purchase of Twitter

Google Establishes First African Cloud Data Centre in South Africa

By Musa Suleiman / 10/05/2022

Google has announced plans to establish its first African cloud data centre region in South Africa. The new Google Cloud...

Google Establishes First African Cloud Data Centre in South Africa

From 2024, Apple Will Have to Use USB-C Chargers For All its iPhones in Europe

By Ester Adams / 10/05/2022

The Members of the European Parliament have voted for a law that will require all smartphone makers including Apple to...

From 2024, Apple Will Have to Use USB-C Chargers For All its iPhones in Europe

Nigerian Propertytech Startup, Spleet Raises $2.6m to scale its Residential Rent-focused Products

By Michael Olutayo / 10/04/2022

Spleet, a Nigerian propertytech startup, has raised a $2.6 milliion investment to scale its residential rent management and rent financing...

Nigerian Propertytech Startup, Spleet Raises $2.6m to scale its Residential Rent-focused Products

Algebra Ventures, the Egyptian Venture Capital Firm Raises $100m For its Second Fund

By Musa Suleiman / 10/04/2022

Algebra Ventures, the Egyptian venture capital firm, has announced that it has completed a $100 million first close of its...

Algebra Ventures, the Egyptian Venture Capital Firm Raises $100m For its Second Fund

Chari, a Morrocan B2B Ecommerce Startup Nets $1m Funding from Endeavor Catalyst

By Mohammed Mane / 10/03/2022

Chari, a Moroccan B2B e-commerce startup, has raised a $1 million series A extension from Endeavor Catalyst. The latest investment is...

Chari, a Morrocan B2B Ecommerce Startup Nets $1m Funding from Endeavor Catalyst

SA International Calling App, Talk360 Secures $3m Seed Extension

By Ester Adams / 10/03/2022

Talk360, an app that enables people around the world to make reliable and affordable calls to any landline or mobile...

SA International Calling App, Talk360 Secures $3m Seed Extension

NITDA to host Blockchain Day at Digital Nigeria 2022

By Ester Adams / 10/01/2022

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), in partnership with Domineum Blockchain Solutions will host a one-day National digital economy...

NITDA to host Blockchain Day at Digital Nigeria 2022

Sofri Partners CarePay to Commemorate Independence Day with Discounted Healthcare Services

By Musa Suleiman / 10/01/2022

Sofri, a financial product of Links Microfinance Bank (member, DLM Capital Group), in partnership with CarePay, a healthcare fintech in...

South African Biometrics Startup, iiDENTIFii Secures $15m Series A Round Led by Arise

By Mohammed Mane / 09/29/2022

iiDENTIFii, the South African biometrics company, has raised USD15 million in growth capital, with the round led by African investment...

South African Biometrics Startup, iiDENTIFii Secures $15m Series A Round Led by Arise

Chari, a Morrocan B2B Ecommerce Startup Nets $1m Funding from Endeavor Catalyst

Mohammed Mane 10/03/2022

Shell Acquires West African Hybrid Solar Power Solutions Provider, Daystar Power

Michael Olutayo 09/29/2022

Google Establishes First African Cloud Data Centre in South Africa

Musa Suleiman 10/05/2022

South African Biometrics Startup, iiDENTIFii Secures $15m Series A Round Led by Arise

Mohammed Mane 09/29/2022

UM6P Ventures Invests in Infiuss Health to Improve Clinical Trial Participation and Health Equity in Africa

Musa Suleiman 09/29/2022

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Phishing and Scams Rises in Kenya, Nigeria With a 438% and 174% Increase in the Number of Detections in Each Country Respectively in Q2 2022

Mohammed Mane 08/03/2022

Acquisition

TymeBank to Acquire Fintech SME funder, Retail Capital in Bid to Bolsters its Business Banking Offering

Michael Olutayo 08/03/2022

Social Media

Ronaldo, Maguire Named Most Abused Premier League Players on Twitter

Ester Adams 08/03/2022

Funding

Kenya’s CrewHR Becomes FaidiHR After Securing Undisclosed Funding From SprintX

Michael Olutayo 08/02/2022

RegTech

Nigerian KYC Verification Startup, Youverify, Raises $1m Seed Round Extension

Musa Suleiman 08/02/2022

Funding

Lami Technologies Raises US$3.7mn Seed Extension

Mohammed Mane 08/02/2022

Business

Teraco Announces Completion of Acquisition by Digital Realty

Michael Olutayo 08/02/2022

Acquisition

Zeelo and Swvl Announce Termination of Acquisition Agreement

Ester Adams 08/02/2022

Funding

Homzmart Secures $23m in Pre-series B Round Investment

Musa Suleiman 08/02/2022

Startup

APPLY: The MEST Africa Challenge

Michael Olutayo 08/01/2022

Venture Capital

African VC Firm, Oui Capital Announces First Close of its $30M Second Fund

Ester Adams 08/01/2022

Business

How To Choose An Ideal Price For Your Product

Emmanuel Otori 07/29/2022

Acquisition

Digital Bank Umba Acquires Majority Stake in Daraja Microfinance Bank

Ester Adams 07/29/2022

Funding

South Africa’s Qwili Secures $1.2m Seed Funding to Scale its Service Offerings

Musa Suleiman 07/28/2022

Feature

Rethinking Leadership in the post-COVID Era

Mohammed Mane 07/27/2022

Funding

Ubenwa Receives $2.5m Backing to Help Parents Interprete Babies’ Cries

Ester Adams 07/27/2022

Ecommerce

Egypt’s The Fashion Kingdom Secures $2.6m Seed Funding Round

Musa Suleiman 07/27/2022

Cyber security

Biometric Authentication is no Longer a Business Enabler – it’s Now Crucial For Long-term Sustainability and Success

Ester Adams 07/26/2022

Partnership

Moove Partners With Uber to Launch Mega Fleet For Ride-hailing in India

Musa Suleiman 07/26/2022

Ecommerce

Egyptian B2B Ecommerce Platform, Cartona Secures $12m Funding Led by Silicon Badia

Musa Suleiman 07/25/2022

Fintech

Cote d’Ivoire Fintech Startup Bizao, Secures $8.1m to Support Expansion Across Africa

Ester Adams 07/22/2022

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