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The Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) has initiated the process to replace its current communications…
Oasis Capital Ghana, a fund manager with a focus on West Africa, has successfully garnered…
Sanari Capital, a private equity firm with a focus on nurturing growth-stage companies in Africa,…
Côte d’Ivoire (also known as Ivory Coast) has made a significant stride in the fight…
Nokia and Telecom Egypt Partner to Launch 5G in Egypt, Delivering High-Speed Internet to Major Cities
Nokia, today announced a new partnership with Telecom Egypt to bring 5G technology to the…
Uncover, an emerging beauty brand from Africa, has successfully closed a $1.4 million Seed II…
Airtel Uganda, one of the leading telecommunications companies in Uganda, has announced its intention to…
For the first time, the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) of Ghana has officially issued licenses…
BasiGo Rwanda, an electric vehicle (EV) company, has been awarded a RWF 300 million ($225,000)…
Hala, a pioneering e-hailing service headquartered in Dubai, is embarking on an international growth strategy…
European regulators have leveled accusations against Elon Musk’s social media platform X (formerly Twitter) for…
Federal Government Establishes High-Level Committee to Oversee Nigeria’s First Fully Digital Census
The Federal Government, in a move set to revolutionise data collection and analysis in Nigeria,…
South African Mobile Market Faces Overhaul as ICASA Cracks Down on Anti-Competitive Practices
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), in a bold move to protect consumers…
CanalBox, a new broadband internet service provider, has officially launched in Uganda, promising to revolutionize…
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Swedish investment firm VNV Global has reduced the value of its stake in Wasoko, an African B2B e-commerce startup, by 48% according to its 2023 annual report. In this report, Wasoko’s fair value was set at approximately $260 million as of December 2023, coinciding with Wasoko’s announcement of a planned…
MTN Nigeria Communications Ltd, along with its CEO, Karl Toriola, as well as Nkeakam Abhulimen, Fun Mobile Ltd, and Yahya Maibe, have been accused of copyright infringement by the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC). The accusation is based on allegedly unauthorized sales and trading of Nigerian artist and comedian, Maleke Idowu…
Worldcoin, the controversial crypto biometrics venture, is now banned from nearly all of Europe with the latest prohibition taking place in Portugal due to concerns over data protection. This makes Germany the last standing European country where Worldcoin can currently operate. Portugal’s data protection authority issued a three-month ban due…
The MTN Group has made the strategic decision to withdraw from two West and Central African markets, as outlined in its recent 2023 report. The telecom giant has agreed to sell its equity interests in Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry to Telecel as of December 2023, pending the necessary regulatory approvals. This…
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Aboki Africa has announced it is rebranding from Aboki Africa to Grey. This is in…
Kenyan-based health record management platform, Afya Rekod has raised $2million in Seed funding, led by Mac Venture…
Talent City was founded by Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, who thinks Africa is the emerging giant tech…
NALA, having raised $10 Million, wants to help citizens in diaspora send money from U.S and Europe to home in Africa
NALA has a platform which allows payments from the United Kingdom to African countries. Just…
Renewable Energy company, Husk signs an agreement with United Nations to expand solar mini-grids in Nigeria and Africa
Husk Power Systems, a pioneer in rural electricity, wants to install 500 solar mini-grids in…
Bankrolling a startup can be a serious stumbling block for many entrepreneurs running a startup.…
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After a successful collaboration in 2014, DEMO Africa and AMPION will be teaming up again…
The government of Tanzania through the Communications Regulatory Authority, TCRA, is set to take even…
General Electric Africa is partnering with the United States African Development Foundation (USADF) and the…
Patrick Waweru, a computer student at the University of Nairobi, has developed a system to…
The new Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)…
Airtel Nigeria now has more than 30 million subscribers according to the network. Speaking on…