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Microsoft continues to refine its latest operating system, and this month, it’s delivering a significant…
Google has introduced AI Max for Search campaigns, a powerful new suite of artificial intelligence…
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Egyptian B2B medtech platform i’SUPPLY has secured $3 million in Sharia-compliant revenue-based revolving financing from…
African startups raised a total of $343 million in April 2025 across 39 publicly disclosed…
OpenAI has reversed course on a major restructuring plan, choosing to maintain nonprofit control over…
About a year ago, Microsoft launched a groundbreaking new class of devices — Copilot+ PCs…
How NIPOST Is Reinventing Itself with Cashless Operations and Performance-Driven Reforms
The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) is undergoing a sweeping transformation designed to reposition it as…
Ethiopian Airlines Partners with Archer Aviation to Launch Africa’s First Electric Air Taxi Network
Ethiopian Airlines is taking a bold leap into the future of aviation by partnering with…
Airtel Africa is taking bold strides to revolutionize internet access across the continent through a…
US President Donald Trump has caught the global film industry off guard by announcing plans…
How Over 2 Million Nigerian Children Are Growing Up Without a Single Vaccine—And Why It Affects Us All
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Adenia Partners, a private equity firm focused on Africa, has announced the appointment of Franck Falézan to the investment committee of both Adenia Capital IV and its latest flagship fund, Adenia Capital V, which has recently been oversubscribed. Franck Falézan brings a wealth of experience to his new role. As…
Standard Bank, recognized as the largest bank in Africa by assets, is preparing to host its inaugural African Markets Conference (AMC) in Cape Town later this month. This event marks a significant milestone in the bank’s efforts to enhance integration and facilitate smoother business operations across the continent. Luvuyo Masinda,…
Revolut, a leading neobank with a remarkable valuation of $45 billion, has announced its plans to investigate potential opportunities in South Africa’s dynamic digital banking landscape. A spokesperson for the company commented, “South Africa is a market we are evaluating, and one we see as attractive, with the potential to…
Access Bank, in collaboration with Visa, has officially launched the innovative Tap to Phone service in Nigeria, marking a significant advancement in the realm of contactless payments. This new offering empowers merchants to accept payments seamlessly using their NFC-enabled Android smartphones, transforming them into fully functional payment terminals. According to…
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Cauridor, an Ivorian fintech company, has successfully raised $3.5 million in seed funding to further…
Stocks & Strauss Fund Manager has officially announced the launch of the University Technology Fund…
Proparco, a prominent French development finance institution, has announced a significant investment of €10 million…
Egyptian skills development startup Eyouth has announced a significant partnership with global education consultancy EDT&Partners,…
LemFi has successfully acquired the Irish currency exchange platform Bureau Buttercrane, marking a significant milestone…
Applications are now open for the latest edition of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP),…
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Kairan Quazi became the youngest engineer ever hired by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, and in a…
Twitter owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday he discussed potential “significant investments” in…
Alibaba is replacing Daniel Zhang as chief executive and chair of the Chinese e-commerce giant,…
Spotify executive and popular podcaster Bill Simmons has hit out at Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex,…
The billionaire Elon Musk is back at it with his Twitter antics, and this time…
Former MTN SA CEO Godfrey Motsa has joined the board of rival operator Cell C…
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Opera is rolling out a feature which enables users to mint NFTs using the Alteon…
Binance gives South Africans a ‘relief’ as it streamlines the process of trading cryptocurrency on its app
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…
The Government of Rwanda has asked Banks to stop handling transactions in cryptocurrency
The National Bank of Rwanda has told all financial institutions in the country that they…
Localbitcoins, one of the first peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchanges, announced that is shutting down operations citing…
Cryptocurrency giant, Binance, has temporarily suspended US Dollar Deposits and Withdrawals via Bank Accounts. This…