Uganda
Focused on Uganda cultural, economic, and technological developments and challenges.
- News
Equity Bank, Mastercard Partner to Uplift Uganda’s Digitally Excluded Populations
Equity Bank Uganda and Mastercard partner, leveraging Community Pass to enhance financial inclusion for Uganda's underserved populations.
- Startups
Uganda’s Emata Secures $2.4 Million in Seed Funding to Revolutionize Agricultural Finance
Ugandan agritech Emata secures $2.4M seed funding, aims to revolutionize agricultural finance, expand across East Africa.
- News
Make History: Submit Your Startup to the 2024 Aurora Tech Awards!
Aurora Tech Awards celebrates African women in tech, empowers them with prizes, and promotes gender equality. Entries open for 2024.
- Opinion
Agtech: A Pivotal Force Driving Climate Change Action in Agriculture
How agricultural technology (Agtech) is driving climate change action in agriculture, revolutionising practices, and promoting sustainability.
- Startups
Fintech in Africa: AWS Launches Inaugural Accelerator with 25 Startups
Amazon Web Services (AWS) launches inaugural 'Fintech in Africa' Accelerator, fostering financial innovation with 25 selected startups.
- Startups
Two Kenyan Startups selected for Qualcomm Mentorship Program
Qualcomm selects 10 African start-ups for inaugural Make in Africa mentorship programme to foster innovation.
- Startups
Copia Suspends African Expansion to Focus on Kenya Only
Copia has decided to halt its expansion efforts in Africa and shift its attention to its Kenyan operations
- Startups
Oxfam Novib, Goodwell Investments Launch Pepea Fund to Address SME Financing Gap in East Africa
Pepea aims to assist early-stage growth companies in East Africa by filling the gap between available finance and high-impact potential…
- News
Pesapal now accepts Airtel Money Payments in Uganda
This partnership will enable Pesapal’s point-of-sale machine merchants to accept Airtel Money payments in addition to Visa and Mastercard.
- News
Sendy raises undisclosed funding from MOL PLUS
Sendy has received an undisclosed amount of funding from MOL PLUS Co. LTD. This is the Corporate Venture Capital of…
- Announcements
Inaugural East Africa Public Relations Week to be hosted in Mombasa
Mombasa will host the first-ever East Africa Public Relations Week bringing together some brilliant minds in the communications sector.
- Announcements
46 East Africans receive Netflix Creative Equity Scholarship Fund
The scholarship fund for sub-Saharan students is part of Netflix’s global Netflix Creative Equity Fund launched in 2021 with the goal of…
- Announcements
New Cybersecurity Mentorship Program targets Women in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
Standard Chartered in collaboration with @iLabAfrica-Strathmore University has launched mentorship program targeting women
- Startups
Kenya’s iProcure closes $10.2M Series B to expand to Uganda and Tanzania
The funding will support iProcure’s expansion into Uganda & Tanzania, as well as the launch of a credit offering for agro-retailers
- Announcements
Pesapal receives Payments System Operator License from Bank of Uganda
Pesapal has received Payment System Operator license from the Bank of Uganda allowing them to drive cashless transactions
