Africa
Discussing developments, challenges, and achievements shaping the future of Africa in various sectors.
- News
Huawei AppsUP Competition ongoing with up to $200,000 in Prizes up for Grabs
Developers across Africa have extra time to ensure they submit entries to Huawei's HMS App Innovation Content.
- Business
ImpactHER offers to build free websites for Women-led businesses across Africa
ImpactHER promises to offer free e-commerce websites to motivate women entrepreneurs and help promote the online presence of their businesses.
- News
Cellulant partners with Link Commerce to enable easier purchases from global retailers
The partnership between Cellulant and Link Commerce aims to break barriers between local and international commerce by addressing payment needs…
- Startups
AGRF and Heifer International announce launch of Pitch AgriHack 2021
The open competition portion of Pitch AgriHack 2021 will support companies that are driving innovation in agriculture across three categories-Early-stage,…
- Startups
Voltron Capital wants to make funding readily available for African Startups
Olumide Soyombo, one of Africa’s most prolific and active early-stage investors in tech startups, has today announced the launch of…
- News
Cellulant gets Bank of Tanzania approval to operate as Payment Service Provider
Cellulant has received the Bank of Tanzania's (BOT) approval to operate as a payment solution service provider in Tanzania. This…
- Opinion
Partnerships With Businesses and Regulators Fuel Nium’s Africa Expansion
Africa was the final part of Nium’s expansion plan in truly becoming a global player. While Nium’s African expansion began…
- Startups
Taager, Egypt’s Social eCommerce platform, closes $6.4M Seed Round
Taager will now scale its platform and expand to Middle East
- News
Cellulant brings Tingg digital payments solution to Zambia
Cellulan is rolling out Tingg, a digital payments platform enabling businesses across Zambia to accept payments.
- Startups
M-Kopa Asset Financing expands to Nigeria, announces General Manager
Kenya's M-Kopa enters Nigerian Market. To lead the new Nigerian team, M-Kopa has named Babajide Duroshola as its General Manager.
- News
Nokia rolls out 5G-ready network for Africell in Angola
This deal significantly expands the footprint of both Nokia and Africell in Africa. Africell is a competitive player in the…
- News
Pipit – Cellulant partnership enables cheaper money transfer from EU to Africa
The partnership between Cellulant and Pipit means Africans in the EU from any of the listed African countries can conveniently…
- News
ImpactHER announces Emergency Relief Grants for Women-Led Businesses in Africa
The non-profit is responding to this crisis by providing an undisclosed number of grants to women-led businesses in Africa
- Startups
Nigeria’s ticketing startup, Tix.Africa, closes six-figure pre-seed funding
Tix.Africa launched in 2019 in Lagos. The founders have successfully run the Eat Drink Lagos Food Festival since 2015.
- News
Anwar Soussa appointed MD for Safaricom-led Ethiopian Telco
The Global Partnership for Ethiopia has today appointed Mr. Anwar Soussa as the Managing Director (MD) of the Operating Company…
