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During the recent keynote at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, a plethora of exciting updates and…
Cairo-based startup Sahl announced that it has secured $6 million in Series A and seed…
The independent board of MultiChoice has advised its shareholders to agree to a buyout proposal…
Adia Sowho has stepped down from her role as Chief Marketing Officer at MTN Nigeria,…
The South African fintech startup Paymenow has forged a strategic alliance with Thiqa Digital Finance,…
Mastercard has committed $2.04 million to a collaborative effort with Wowzi, a premier influencer marketing…
The European Investment Bank’s specialized branch for global development, EIB Global, has pledged €25 million…
The second edition of the Pitch2Win competition has identified fifteen Nigerian startups as finalists, with…
4Di Capital, a venture capital firm based in Cape Town, South Africa, is gearing up…
Wema Bank, a prominent financial institution in Nigeria, has recently entered into a strategic partnership…
Egyptian insurtech startup, Mal Bazaar, known for its digital one-stop-shop for insurance products, has recently…
Telecom Egypt, the state-owned telecommunications provider in Egypt, in collaboration with SubCom, a leading supplier…
Copia Global, a Kenyan B2B e-commerce company, has recently taken drastic measures by laying off…
On Friday, MultiChoice Nigeria, a subsidiary of the South African pay-TV operator, publicly declared its…
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OpenAI has declared the constitution of its new board and the conclusion of an internal probe by U.S. based law firm WilmerHale, examining the circumstances that led to the dismissal of OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman. Additionally, Sam Altman is set to reenter the OpenAI board. The new board members are:…
In a move set to boost African businesses’ digital activities, Cassava Technologies’ Liquid C2 has embarked on collaborations with two global tech juggernauts – Google Cloud and Anthropic, a company specializing in artificial intelligence (AI). This strategic partnership leverages Google Cloud’s and Anthropic’s tech sophistications, promising to take cloud and…
SA Rugby, the organization responsible for South Africa’s World Cup-winning Springboks rugby team, expects to bolster its sponsorship revenue. The organization, propelled by Springboks’ successive World Cup victories, including the most recent in France, is pursuing a private equity deal to double its revenue by the 2027 World Cup. The…
BRKZ, a construction tech startup, has successfully raised $8 million in a Series A funding round. This funding will be used to expand in Saudi Arabia and the broader Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Beco Capital and 9900 Capital led the round, which also saw participation from Wa’ed Ventures,…
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Treepz, formerly known as Plentywaka, announced that it has acquired Ugabus, a Ugandan bus company…
The Nigerian Communication Commission is inviting Startups and Tech Hubs as well as Investors and…
Aboki Africa has announced it completed a pre-seed funding round led by Abdul Hassan (CEO…
South African startup, VoxCroft Analytics, on Thursday, announced it has secured close to $2 million…
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has selected 4,949 entrepreneurs from across Africa for its 2021…
South African fintech company Ozow founded in 2014 to drive financial inclusion through open banking on…
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Dr Dre’s Compton album is out now, and it’s a masterpiece, well, that’s what we’d expect…
Akon Lighting Africa has concluded its African road show last night in Benin. The three…
Tanzania’s Cybercrime Act of 2015 will become operational from September, according to the Permanent Secretary…
Professor Umar Garba Danbatta is the new EVC of Nigerian Communications Commission. He is taking…
A new report by Cyberoam has revealed that Kenya’s universities have more hackers than Nigeria…
Nigerians are spending more than N212 billion every month on phone calls, according to the…