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The abrupt closure of PrivPay, a Kenyan fintech that promised anonymous M-Pesa transactions, serves as…
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have…
The ongoing detention of Tigran Gambaryan, a senior executive at Binance, has reached a critical…
InnovationHub Africa, the organisers of the prestigious Nigeria Innovation Summit (NIS) have announced the top…
Technology giant Cisco is poised to undertake a second wave of significant job cuts this…
In a significant development within the global telecommunications industry, Bharti Enterprises, the Indian conglomerate known…
Conduit, a fintech company focused on simplifying cross-border B2B payments, is setting its sights on…
TikTok has initiated layoffs affecting its African workforce as part of a broader company restructuring.…
A historic milestone was achieved as the African Union Executive Council launched the Continental Artificial…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has officially released the results for the 2024 WASSCE!…
TikTok, a leading platform for entertainment discovery, has introduced TikTok Spotlight to help studios connect…
NeoNomad, a South African startup, has unveiled a pioneering web application, Africa’s first hybrid exchange…
The third edition of the Irish Tech Challenge South Africa has selected seven promising South…
South African entrepreneurs are encouraged to apply for the upcoming intake of the SAB Foundation’s…
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South Africa’s used car enterprise, WeBuyCars, made its debut on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) with the ticker “WBC” on Thursday, April 11, 2024. Before its official listing, the firm, which has been in operation for 23 years, had planned to issue 417,181,120 shares in a bid to amass R7.8…
Meta Platforms Inc. is focusing on making a transition to independent artificial intelligence (AI) operations by introducing its new in-house chip. This strategic move is designed to reduce its dependency on semiconductors supplied by Nvidia Corp and other external providers. The latest version of the Meta Training and Inference Accelerator…
Panache Ventures, the Canadian pre-seed venture fund, has formed a strategic partnership with Kora, the Africa-focused fintech firm, intending to help African tech founders secure venture capital funding. The collaboration was announced at a recently concluded event in Lagos, Nigeria, jointly hosted by Panache Ventures and Kora, in a response…
Affinity Ghana, a burgeoning digital bank, has successfully secured funding from Renew Capital, an investment firm with a keen focus on African ventures. The primary objective of Affinity is to tackle a persistent issue across Africa – the lack of bank accounts among 350 million adults. Their mission lies in…
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Topship, a Nigerian digital freight forwarding startup announced that it has raised $2.5 million in…
In sub-Saharan Africa, 90% of retail is informal, highly inefficient and characterised by layers of…
Egypt-based e-commerce, Teegara, has raised an undisclosed bridge round, led by Alexandria Angel Network with…
Abantu AI, a Kenya-Based startup, has built a “deep learning” technology for natural language processing (NLP) which…
Activant Capital is a US-based investment company that partners with high-growth companies to transform commerce…
Algeria-based accelerator Algeria Venture (A-Venture) and the Algeria Investment Fund (AIF) have partnered to launch…
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Nigerian-American Uzo Aduba won an Emmy for “best supporting actress in a drama” for her work…
Google Street View which enables users to explore places around the world through a 360…
In the world of high-performance sport, “get your game face on” is not just a…
AGC Nigeria a healthcare innovation startup was on Monday, September 14, 2015 crowned the startup…
FFB Inc. in partnership with Information Nigeria, TechCabal and ObidiSocial presents NES2015 “the National Enterprise…
WorldRemit has announced the appointment of Skype’s Gabriella Poczo as its Chief Technology Officer. Poczo…