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As of November 2024, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has granted mobile virtual network operator (MVNO)…
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Carbon, the Nigerian digital bank, is set to resume issuing cards this month after a…
On Thursday evening, Bluesky announced that over 1 million people had signed up for the…
Bluesky may be gaining traction, but Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram and Threads, wants…
WOCC Group, a leading pan-African digital infrastructure company, has partnered with e&, a global technology…
DigMo launches in Zambia to provide gamified wealth-building tools for low and middle-income earners
DigMo, a newly established financial services company in Zambia, has officially launched with a mission…
Angola Cables, a prominent global connectivity provider, is making significant strides in Africa’s burgeoning connectivity…
Vodacom, South Africa’s largest mobile operator, revealed that its mobile money platforms, including Safaricom, processed…
MTN Group, Africa’s largest mobile operator and a company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange…
Meta Platforms has been hit with a substantial fine by the European Union (EU), amounting…
Natsave and Airtel Money have announced the launch of the Fikiliza overdraft service, a new…
Access Bank UK, a subsidiary of Access Holdings, has announced its plans to acquire a…
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Silverbacks Holdings, an investment firm based in Mauritius, has recently expanded its portfolio by purchasing a substantial minority share in NERGii, a South African company at the forefront of sports technology. The acquisition was recently publicly announced in Cape Town, signaling Silverbacks’ continued interest in the dynamic sports and technology…
After undergoing a significant rebranding initiative, Cell C is setting its sights on regaining its status as the third-largest telecommunications operator in South Africa, with aspirations to rival market leaders Vodacom and MTN. The company unveiled its new visual identity, including a revamped logo, during an event on 15 August…
Jumia ($JMIA) has successfully completed its secondary offering of 20 million ordinary shares, achieving its capital-raising goal just a few days after the initial announcement. TechCabal has reviewed a securities filing which reports that the total proceeds from this offering reached $99.6 million. The data implies an average selling price…
Just a week after Mobius Motors, the Kenyan automaker with financial backing from Playfair Capital, announced its closure, the company has received a lifeline in the form of an acquisition proposal from an as-yet-unnamed buyer. Nicolas Guibert, a director at Mobius, issued a statement indicating that on August 14, the…
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Visa, a global leader in digital payments, has announced that its Africa Fintech Accelerator program…
Sony, through its venture arm, the Sony Innovation Fund, has made an investment in South…
Elon Musk’s neurotech startup, Neuralink, successfully implanted its device in a human for the first…
InspiraFarms Cooling, a top sustainable cooling solutions provider for Africa’s fresh produce industry, has secured…
Apollo Agriculture, a top agri-fintech startup in Kenya, has raised $10 million in funding from…
Miden, a Nigerian startup that enables businesses to issue virtual cards to their customers via…
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Entrepreneurship is not a child’s play. It is even more demanding and painstaking if you…
Lampe Omoyele has been appointed the Managing Director/CEO of 141 Worldwide Limited, a marketing communication…
The employment opportunity through the access roads project comes at a time when Econet under…
The Africa investor (Ai) award recognises and rewards CEOs who have shown commitment to sustainable…
eCommerce has grown to be a big deal in Nigeria. With more people doing their…
Nigerian business leader Aliko Dangote told investors “Agriculture, agriculture, agriculture. Africa will become the food…