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The African Business Angel Network (ABAN) and Scaling Digital Agriculture Innovations through Startups (SAIS) have…
South Africa’s The Good People Data Company, a leading provider of digital workflow automation, verification…
Cauris Finance, an impact credit fund with a focus on Africa, has announced the successful…
Camco, a leading climate and impact fund manager, has announced the successful first close of…
LAfricaMobile, a prominent player in cloud communication and artificial intelligence (AI), has successfully concluded its…
Digital health startup Eyone, headquartered in Senegal, has successfully secured $1 million in funding to…
Duolingo, a global leading player in mobile language learning, has partnered with Netflix’s hit series…
All-in-one mobility app, Bolt, has launched Bolt Market in Kenya, its first country in Africa.…
Reddit has begun rolling out a new artificial intelligence feature to help users find answers…
Airtel Nigeria has partnered with Google to redefine home entertainment. This collaboration integrates YouTube into…
Yango, a global tech company operating in Côte d’Ivoire, has collaborated with Yabx, an embedded…
FinTech has been one of the most exciting revolutions in Nigeria’s economy. Beyond bringing about…
Earlier this year, OpenAI unveiled Sora, its groundbreaking text-to-video AI model, designed to simulate and…
Chappal Energies, an emerging player in Nigeria’s energy landscape, has finalized the acquisition of Equinor…
Business
In an effort to address the growing dissatisfaction among its drivers over inadequate earnings, Bolt, a leading ride-hailing company, reinstated its car loan program in Kenya on August 22. Despite this initiative, Bolt’s driver partners are maintaining their initial call for a reduction in the commission rates charged by Bolt…
Savannah Clinker has stepped into the acquisition battle for Bamburi Cement with a substantial $197.2 million counter-bid. This move comes shortly after Bamburi Cement, Kenya’s largest cement manufacturer, had already agreed to an acquisition proposal from Tanzania’s Amsons Group. Offering $0.54 per share, Savannah Clinker’s bid represents a significant 53.34%…
The South African startup Omnisient, which specializes in “privacy-by-design” technology, has successfully secured US$7.5 million during its Series A funding round. This capital injection is aimed at bolstering the company’s growth trajectory not only within Africa but also in international markets. Omnisient, established in December 2019, has developed a cutting-edge…
Safaricom, a leading telecommunications provider in Kenya, has refuted allegations that it has blocked payments for Starlink services through its mobile money platform, M-PESA. The need for clarification arose after a user on the social media platform X (previously known as Twitter) made a claim that Safaricom had halted M-PESA…
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Startup
Cynoia, a Tunisian startup focused on team collaboration, has secured EUR850,000 ($930,000USD) in funding to…
In 2023, the top ten funding deals by Nigerian tech startups amounted to $253.15 million.…
Ampersand, a trailblazing electric transport energy firm in Africa, has successfully raised $19.5 million in…
A new youngster has just moved into the neighborhood. T-Vencubator, situated in the epicenter of…
Chip maker Intel and global investment firm DigitalBridge have launched a standalone generative artificial intelligence…
Cameroonian fintech startup, Koree, which enables customers to save their spare change on their cards,…
people
A new report has shown that mobile subscriptions are growing at around 3 percent year-on-year…
Obinnia Abajue has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Hygeia HMO Limited. The…
Last week, Microsoft invited South African born TV show host, comedian, and author, Trevor Noah, to…
Innovation Village caught up recently with Vivian Nwakah, the founder of Medsaf.com. Vivian believes that quality medication…
Steven Udotong wants to be first African -American to build a nuclear fusor. As at…
Entrepreneur and founder of Bharti Enterprises, Sunil Bharti Mittal, has been elected as the GSMA Chairman…