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Apply: #Data4COVID19Africa Challenge

By Ester Adams
. 12/25/2020

AFD in collaboration with Expertise France and The GovLab is seeking innovative proposals that can leverage data (Data4COVID19) in a

Digital Entrepreneurship Startup

Meet 10 Winning African Startups Selected For AFD Digital Challenge

By Mohammed Mane
. 12/25/2020

AFD has selected 10 innovative African startups building creative solutions to challenges linked to development for its AFD Digital Challenge.

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Meet Francophone Startups Joining Suguba Investment Readiness Program Cohort 2

By Musa Suleiman
. 10/06/2020

Suguba in partnership with Mercy Corps and the French Development Agency (AFD) is organizing its second investment readiness program in

Africa Entrepreneurship Innovation Startup

Enter the Innovation for Women in Africa

By Musa Suleiman
. 10/10/2018

AFD and Digital Africa are inviting application for the innovation for Women in Africa. The tech startup challenge for women inclusion.

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How France’s $76m Africa Startup Fund Will Be Disbursed

By Mohammed Mane
. 06/20/2018

Few weeks ago, French President, Emmanuel Macron unveiled a $76 million funds for African startups at VivaTech 2018. Now, details of

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