Sparkle
Fintech

Sparkle for Business Launches to Power Nigeria’s SMEs

Sparkle has launched Sparkle Business, a new service on the existing Sparkle mobile application, to help small businesses and SMEs

Sawari Ventures
Venture Capital

Sawari Ventures Closes $71m Fund to Invest in Egyptian Tech-driven Companies

Sawari Ventures has announced the closing of the Egypt-based fund with total commitments of USD 30 Million from Misr Insurance Group,

MySecureview
Interview Security

How MySecureview Founded by Ugo Akanno Wants to Keep Nigerians Safe and Secure

We have all being concerned and worried-sick about that friend, brother, sister, and family member who did not return home😔😔.

Baobab+
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

French West African Solar Distributor, Baobab+ Raises €4m to Expand its Services in Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal

Baobab+, a French West African distributor of solar home systems, has announced that it has raised €4 million in financing

Jaiz Bank
Banking Health

Jaiz Bank Announces Winners of COVID-19 Innovation Challenge

Jaiz Bank has announced the winners of its COVID-19 innovation challenge. The four selected winners were recently presented with checks

TalentQL
Accelerator

Nigerian Talent Recruitment Startup, TalentQL Joins Techstars Toronto

TalentQL, African-focused talent recruitment and outsourcing company, has announced that it has been accepted into Techstars Toronto. The company will join nine other

Tugende
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Tugende Secures $3.6M Investment to Help Meet Intense Demand For Productive Asset Finance

Tugende, a technology-enabled asset finance company, in East Africa has closed $3.6M in additional equity financing.  The round was led

Africa’s Business Heroes
Africa Competition Funding Startup

Applications Open For 2021 Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Competition

The “Africa’s Business Heroes” (ABH) prize competition, the Jack Ma Foundation’s flagship philanthropic program spotlighting and celebrating Africa’s entrepreneurial talent,

Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship Startup

Women-led Kenyan Design House Wins Fashionomics Africa Sustainable Design Competition

The African Development Bank’s Fashionomics Africa initiative has named a women-led Kenya shoe design house as the winner of its

MFS Africa
Fintech Payment

MFS Africa now reaches over 320 million mobile money wallets, covering 60% of all mobile wallets in sub-Saharan Africa

MFS Africa has announced that it now reaches over 320 million mobile money wallets, enabling a range of banks, telcos,