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Jack Ma, the executive chairman of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, has announced plans to step…
Early stage startups in the African beauty industry can now apply for the 2018 She…
Nigeria digital payment startup, Paga, has raised $10 million in series B2 funding led by…
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The managing director of Jumia’s hotel and flight booking services, Omolara Adagunodo has urged the…
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Facebook has sued BlackBerry claiming the company stole its voice-messaging technology and other patented processes.…
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Benin has become the latest African country to impose levies on citizens’ access to the…
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Jumia customers will be able to collect their online purchases from G4S centers across the country after the two companies signed a partnership. The service will be available in select G4S centres with the list expected to grow in the coming months. The move is part of Jumia’s strategy to…
Telecoms company Safaricom through the Safaricom Foundation has established a Kshs 50 million Technology for Good Innovation Fund which would grow social innovation locally. The fund is aimed at investors in the social innovation field who may need technical and entrepreneurship support to develop and deploy mobile technology solutions. The…
Zambian growing eCommerce firm, Dot Com Zambia, has raised $500,000 in its first round of funding from investors including Kulula Capital, eVentures Africa Fund. The investment, structured as a combination of debt and equity, will enable Dot Com Zambia to grow its existing e-commerce business and roll out its proprietary digital…
Today, Orange is launching Africa’s first mobile crowdfunding platform in Côte d’Ivoire, it is called Orange Collecte. With this platform, private individuals and charities can finance their personal (weddings, birthdays, etc.) and charitable projects (fundraising, events, projects, etc.) by making an appeal through their mobile network. This novel solution is…