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Five years after being acquired by CcHub, iHub has relocated to a modern, two-storey headquarters…
Accrue, a fintech platform, has announced that it will discontinue its stock investment offerings by…
American software company Salesforce has appointed Sandra Adesuwa Ebere as its Business Development Lead in…
Cameroon Telecommunications (Camtel), the state-owned telecom provider, is gearing up to launch mobile financial services…
Five African startups have been awarded cash prizes at the 14th edition of the Orange…
As of November 2024, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has granted mobile virtual network operator (MVNO)…
So you want to start a YouTube channel? And to make the challenge harder for…
When you think about how you choose to stay informed, what medium do you default…
Carbon, the Nigerian digital bank, is set to resume issuing cards this month after a…
On Thursday evening, Bluesky announced that over 1 million people had signed up for the…
Bluesky may be gaining traction, but Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram and Threads, wants…
WOCC Group, a leading pan-African digital infrastructure company, has partnered with e&, a global technology…
DigMo, a newly established financial services company in Zambia, has officially launched with a mission…
Angola Cables, a prominent global connectivity provider, is making significant strides in Africa’s burgeoning connectivity…
BUSINESS
Ghanaian retail-tech startup Tendo Technologies has announced a strategic acquisition of its counterpart, Shopa, in a deal aimed at revolutionizing supply chain infrastructure across Africa. Tendo Technologies, founded in 2021 by Felix Manford, Evans Boateng, Derrick Mungai, and Primerose Katena, empowers tens of thousands of individuals to launch and grow…
The Innovation and Leadership Series recently featured Norman Moyo, CEO of Grid Africa, who shared his unique journey from telecommunications to renewable energy. His story embodies pan-African leadership, dedication to lifelong learning, and a vision for a brighter future for the continent. Norman Moyo, a passionate advocate for pan-African progress,…
Egyptian firm Raya Foods has secured a significant $40 million investment from Helios Investment Partners. Through this deal, Helios will acquire a 49% stake in Raya Foods, demonstrating strong confidence in the company’s potential to expand its manufacturing and export capabilities on a global scale. Raya Foods, Egypt’s second-largest exporter…
For the second time in less than two years, Dropbox is implementing significant layoffs. In a blog post authored by CEO Drew Houston, the company announced it would reduce its global workforce by 20 percent, affecting 528 employees. Dropbox has committed to providing the impacted employees with up to 16…
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South African fintech innovator Happy Pay has successfully raised R32 million (approximately $1.8 million) in…
Autochek Kenya, an innovative auto-tech startup, has joined forces with the insurtech company Turaco to…
Algerian edtech startup LabLabee has successfully secured $3.4 million in a seed funding round aimed…
FoodCourt, a food delivery service supported by Y Combinator, has recently undergone a significant restructuring…
M-KOPA Holding, a startup specializing in asset financing, has been mandated to fulfill tax obligations…
Visa has recently unveiled the names of five distinguished African female entrepreneurs who have advanced…
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Tesla’s chief financial officer, and one of Elon Musk’s closest lieutenants, Zach Kirkhorn, stepped down from…
The battle of the bloviating billionaires could be on hold for the foreseeable future. Elon Musk says…
Nikola Corp. President/CEO Michael Lohscheller is leaving the top executive positions due to a family…
Reed Jobs is stepping into the spotlight: The 31-year-old son of Steve Jobs and Laurene…
Dr. ‘Bosun Tijani, CcHub founder and CEO, has been unveiled as a ministerial nominee in…
Telecoms operator Cell C has appointed another former Vodacom executive, Melanie Forbes, as Chief Marketing…
Cryptocurrency
Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency project founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, launches on Monday. Worldcoin Foundation’s…
Bundle Africa, the popular crypto exchange service, has recently announced its decision to discontinue its…
Kwon Do-hyeong, also known as Do Kwon, the disgraced former cryptocurrency boss behind the $40bn…
Crypto giant, Binance, is leaving the Netherlands. According to a blog post by the company,…
Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the regulatory institution of the Nigerian capital market and…
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has filed over a dozen charges against Binance, world’s…