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Downforce Technologies, a pioneering climate technology company based in London, has successfully secured $4.2 million…
In a significant move towards digital transformation in healthcare, the Lagos State Government, led by…
Sierra Leone is making an ambitious move to position itself as a tech hub in…
Sentech, the state-owned signal distribution company, has unveiled Freevision Play, a new over-the-top (OTT) video…
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The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is intensifying its efforts to ensure compliance among cryptocurrency…
Orca Fraud, a South African startup established in January by Thalia Pillay and Carla Wilby,…
AfriLabs, an expansive network organization with a focus on fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in Africa,…
Amid economic headwinds, South Africans are increasingly turning their backs on high-end vehicles from luxury…
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Binance…
The upcoming eleventh iteration of the Angel Fair Africa, a premier event that fosters investment…
Noki Noki, an emerging Congolese logistics enterprise specializing in delivering food and facilitating supermarket purchases,…
AltShool Africa co-founder and CEO, Adewale Yusuf, has announced the appointment of Charles Thornburg as…
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The Nigerian government is stepping up its scrutiny of Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, by demanding information about the platform’s top 100 users in the country. This development comes in the wake of the alleged detention of two Binance executives in Nigeria, believed to be linked to…
Nigerian payments giant Interswitch, backed by Visa, has decided to merge with M-Kudi, a provider of mobile money services. This strategic move by Interswitch is a step towards securing a Payment Service Bank (PSB) license from the Central Bank of Nigeria. Pending regulatory approval, this merger will enable Interswitch to…
United States-based satellite broadband service provider, Omnispace, has recently made public a collaboration with MTN Group, a leading telecommunications operator in Africa. The partnership aims to enhance the capabilities of MTN’s mobile network across the continent. In this venture, Omnispace intends to combine its non-terrestrial network (NTN) with MTN’s land-based…
Stanbic Holdings in Kenya has announced that it’s holding off on its plans to create a fintech subsidiary, despite receiving the green light from the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) to commence operational activities in the fourth quarter of 2023. The company, a member of the Standard Bank Group, didn’t provide…
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After obtaining $12 million in pre-Series A funding, Kenyan consumer lending company Lipa Later wants…
Early-stage fund and angel community, Ajim Capital, has launched a $10 million fund to invest…
Afrikrea, the e-commerce platform for “2all things made of Africa”, has announced the successful completion…
BFree, an ethical credit Fintech startup, announced that it has raised $1.7 million to expand…
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z crypto) led a $25 million funding round that will help Goldfinch continue to offer uncollateralized…
JABU, a Namibian B2B e-commerce startup, has raised a $3.2 million seed financing round to expand…
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Alan Knott-Craig Jr, former CEO of Mxit has launched a new Wireless Internet Service Provider…
In a move aimed at developing Africa’s private sector and stimulating innovation across Africa, former…
A total of 320 submissions were received for this year’s Safaricom Appwiz Challenge which is…
The Nigerian edition of International Breweries’ Kickstart Entrepreneurship programme is currently receiving applications. Nigeria is…
Facebook has now made it easier for you to donate to non-profit organizations with the…
Google has revealed that about 10 million Nigerians used the internet for the first time…