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Starlink has officially listed Zimbabwe as one of the countries that you can now enjoy…
IHS Towers, the leading tower company in Africa, and WIOCC, a prominent global telecom infrastructure…
Ralph Mupita, the Chief Executive Officer of MTN, has been exonerated from accusations of favoritism…
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The South African organization WomHub, which champions female empowerment, has joined forces with the Visa…
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SPAR South Africa has announced the sale of its Polish operations for 40 million Polish…
The Competition Tribunal of South Africa has given the green light for Telkom’s divestiture of…
The Democratic Republic of Congo has terminated a substantial $1.2 billion initiative aimed at establishing…
ChitChat, a social commerce platform hailing from Zambia, has recently announced a strategic collaboration with…
MTN Cameroon, which operates under the umbrella of the MTN Group based in South Africa,…
Safe Superintelligence (SSI), a new AI-focused startup co-founded by former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever,…
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Revio, South Africa’s innovative payment orchestration platform known for streamlining the order-to-cash lifecycle for merchants, has undergone a significant transformation, rebranding itself as “Precium.” This change marks the company’s progression from a regional processing service to a comprehensive global payments platform. Established in 2020 and officially launched in 2021, Revio…
Rising petrol prices and increasing operational costs have become significant challenges for businesses across Nigeria, and the food delivery sector is no exception. Glovo, a prominent player in the Lagos food delivery market, has taken a bold step towards tackling these challenges head-on by partnering with local electric vehicle (EV)…
Pick n Pay’s on-demand grocery service, Asap!, has emerged as a dominant force in the South African market, securing the second-place position among on-demand grocery providers. This achievement comes as the retailer reported a 74.4% surge in online sales for the 52 weeks ending February 25, 2024, primarily fueled by…
OPay, the mobile money service provider, has recently declared that it will be implementing mandatory physical address verification for all merchants enrolled in the OPay Business program. This initiative is a direct response to the regulatory guidelines set forth by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), aiming to enhance the…
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Seed investor and accelerator Flat6Labs has launched a new $95 million Seed Fund to nurture…
Chimoney and Clavis Studio, two startups with African founders have been selected as part the…
Mastercard has partnered with Nigerian digital payment startup NowNow, to help SMEs reduce the risk…
Kenya’s HR startup, Workpay, announced that it has raised $2.7 million in a pre-Series A…
Chipper Cash, an African platform for international payments, laid off another 12.5% of its workforce…
Treepz, a leading mobility startup in Africa, has just announced the official launch of its…
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The 10 winners of the inaugural West Africa Mobile Awards, the first truly West African…
Yesterday, the world stood still when it was announced that multiple Grammy winning music superstar…
Very few Nigerians saw the deals Nigeria entered into with China coming but it is…
Etisalat Nigeria has announced the appointment of three new directors to energise its commercial operations.…
Few years ago, truth be told, I wouldn’t be in the position to sincerely implore…
Alex Eyengho is the President of the Association of Nollywood Core Producers, ANCOP. He writes…