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Sylndr, Egypt’s foremost online used car marketplace, has reached a transformative milestone, securing a groundbreaking…
The healthcare sector in Africa faces numerous challenges, including inadequate infrastructure, a shortage of healthcare…
Jay Y. Lee, the de facto leader of Samsung Electronics, is facing a potential five-year…
The case involving Binance Holdings Ltd and one of its executives, Nadeem Anjarwalla, has recently…
MultiChoice is currently appealing a ruling from South Africa’s Competition Commission, which stated that its…
The Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) has officially unveiled “The People’s Regulations,” a set of consumer…
MTN Nigeria, on November 22nd, launched its commercial 5G service in Benin state. This marks…
Airtel Nigeria has announced a partnership with Mobihealth International, a leading telehealth provider, to bring…
Apple is making bold strides in artificial intelligence by developing an upgraded version of Siri…
Visa has announced the selection of 19 African startups to participate in the third cohort…
As a recent graduate, I can tell you that preparing for university exams can be…
Nineteen innovators from across the African continent have been selected by AfriLabs and the African…
Open Access Energy (OAE), a South African software company specializing in optimizing energy transactions, has…
Pan-African hubs network AfriLabs and Nigeria’s National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) have…
BUSINESS
Jay Y. Lee, the de facto leader of Samsung Electronics, is facing a potential five-year prison sentence and a fine of $375,000 due to charges related to a 2015 merger between two of the company’s subsidiaries. South Korean prosecutors have long pursued Lee, alleging that the merger was manipulated to…
MTN Nigeria, on November 22nd, launched its commercial 5G service in Benin state. This marks a significant milestone as the first telecom operator to roll out this advanced technology in the country. The move reinforces MTN’s position as a leader in digital transformation within West Africa, where it has been…
Apple is making bold strides in artificial intelligence by developing an upgraded version of Siri powered by Large Language Models (LLMs). Dubbed “LLM Siri,” the revamped digital assistant is designed to rival conversational AI tools such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini. With a launch projected alongside iOS 19 and…
American satellite internet provider Starlink, led by Elon Musk, continues to stir controversy in Kenya’s internet service market. Entering the country in July 2023, Starlink quickly claimed a 0.5% market share, primarily by offering competitive pricing to challenge established players like Safaricom, Jamii Telecommunications, and Zuku. However, its aggressive pricing…
Startup
Visa has announced the selection of 19 African startups to participate in the third cohort…
Nineteen innovators from across the African continent have been selected by AfriLabs and the African…
Pan-African hubs network AfriLabs and Nigeria’s National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) have…
Six South African startups have been selected to participate in the Google for Startups Accelerator…
Ten promising startups have been selected to compete in the African final of the Latitude59…
Egyptian supply chain technology startup Qara has successfully raised $2.6 million in a funding round…
people
MTN Nigeria has announced the appointment of Yahaya Ibrahim as its new Chief Technical Officer…
American software company Salesforce has appointed Sandra Adesuwa Ebere as its Business Development Lead in…
President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Elon Musk to lead a newly established “Department of Government…
Wasoko and MaxAB, two leading eCommerce giants in Africa, have made a strategic decision to…
Globacom is poised to appoint Ahmad Farroukh, a former CEO of MTN Nigeria, as its…
Ibrahim Ibitade, the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of the cross-border payments company Leatherback, has…
Cryptocurrency
Mercy Corps Ventures (MCV) has announced the fourth round of its Crypto for Good Fund…
Bitcoin surged to a record high, surpassing $81,000 on Monday amid optimism for a crypto-friendly…
The cryptocurrency market surged to new highs on Wednesday, driven by optimism following former President…
Ethereum has taken its place as one of the most popular and profitable digital assets…
Nigerian authorities have dropped all charges against Tigran Gambaryan, an executive at Binance, allowing him…
Worldcoin, the startup co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, is undergoing a significant rebranding by…