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For decades, building hardware in Nigeria has been a cautionary tale. Even the most promising…
WhatsApp is making quiet but meaningful strides in improving the way users experience audio and…
Amazon is poised to make a significant leap in the satellite internet arena with the…
It’s been in the works, and now it has finally happened. Meta prohibits the ‘Instagram…
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger, is strengthening its commitment to teen…
BYD, one of the world’s leading electric vehicle manufacturer, has officially entered the Nigerian market…
What if AI helped you become a better writer instead of just writing for you?…
The adoption of digital finance in Nigeria over the past few years has been too…
In a country where the number of graduates exceeds the number of jobs available, Nigerian…
Microsoft has rolled out significant updates to its Copilot AI assistant, introducing ten new features…
Pascal Gabriel Dozie, a pioneering Nigerian entrepreneur, economist, and institution builder, has passed away at…
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has committed $12 million to support the development of Sierra…
African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are often caught between being too large for microfinance…
Midjourney, the AI-powered visual generation platform known for pushing the boundaries of imagination, has announced…
BUSINESS
Cassava Technologies, the parent company of Liquid Intelligent Technologies and Africa Data Centres, has recently announced a series of significant management changes designed to position the organization for future growth. Under the leadership of its chairman, Strive Masiyiwa, a prominent Zimbabwean businessman, the company is implementing these changes with the…
Nigerian HR tech firm Bento has temporarily ceased operations amid allegations of tax and pension irregularities. This follows the resignation of CEO Ebun Okubanjo and the layoff of the engineering team after protests over unpaid January salaries. In an email to stakeholders, the company’s board stated, “We will proceed to…
Startbutton, a Merchant of Record (MoR) service dedicated to facilitating business expansion across Africa, has announced its strategic entry into seven Francophone countries: Benin, Togo, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea Conakry, and Cameroon. This expansion increases the company’s operational reach to a total of 15 African markets, which already includes…
SeamlessHR, a pioneering HR-tech startup based in Nigeria, has recently made headlines by securing a $9 million Series-A extension funding round from notable investors, including the Gates Foundation and Helios Digital Ventures. This financial boost is set to fuel the company’s ambitious plans to broaden its customer base by strategically…
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Egyptian fintech startup oliv has achieved a significant milestone by securing the country’s first digital…
Moroccan fintech startup Talaty, which is revolutionizing financing for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with…
Payaza, a rising player in the African fintech space, said it has obtained approval for…
South African fintech and alternative funding provider, Sourcefin, has successfully secured ZAR150 million (approximately US$8.2…
Bamboo, a Nigerian investment app that enables Africans to trade U.S. stocks, has achieved a…
Kenyan fintech startup Leja has achieved a significant milestone by processing US$2 billion in B2B…
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Twitter’s owner, Elon Musk, announced a temporary cap on the number of tweets users can…
Former SuperSport CEO Gideon Khobane has been appointed as the director for Prime Video Africa…
Telecoms operator Cell C has appointed Rachael Ayo-Oladejo as its Chief of Staff, Strategy and Business…
Juliet Ehimuan, Google West Africa Director announced that she is leaving the company after 12…
Former Telkom group chief executive officer (CEO) Sipho Maseko has joined Africa’s largest retail group Shoprite’s…
Kairan Quazi became the youngest engineer ever hired by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, and in a…
Cryptocurrency
KuCoin has announced that its KuCoin Wallet is officially rebranding as Halo Wallet. According to…
Yellow Card, a cryptocurrency exchange, has become the largest centralised exchange in Africa with $1.75…
Cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, Binance, has added support for more African currencies including the Liberian Dollar…
Opera is rolling out a feature which enables users to mint NFTs using the Alteon…
Binance, a platform for exchanging cryptocurrencies, has announced it will begin accepting bank transfers from…
Chipper Cash, an African platform for international payments, laid off another 12.5% of its workforce…