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The Nigeria Government, through its Internet regulating body, has released a “Code of Practice” policy document to…
As the story goes, Google suspended engineer Blake Lemoine because he claimed that one of…
TikTok today announced a number of steps to help support its community’s digital well-being as…
Orange in partnership with DabaDoc has launched Orange Santé in Cote d’Ivoire. Orange Sante is…
Egypt-based petcare platform Vetwork has raised a Bridge round from several investors from Saudi Arabia…
The Cairo Angels Syndicate Fund (CASF), a micro venture capital fund that invests in early-stage…
Egypt-based omnichannel conversational AI startup DXwand has closed a pre-Series A investment round of $1…
Telegram is launching a premium service later this month. According to Pavel Durov, Telegram founder…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is launching a virtual academy to build public financial management…
Dow Packaging has announced the expansion of its Project REFLEX initiative in Egypt and Guinea,…
Carbon, a credit-led Pan-African digital bank today launched Carbon Zero; a buy now, pay later…
Morocco-based B2B e-commerce and fintech startup Chari has acquired Diago, an Ivorian app that connects…
OPPO has launched the 4th edition of its OPPO Renovators Emerging Artists Project, inviting professional…
Netflix has pledged to improve local access to and quality of streaming services for over…
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The Africa Skills Hub, a youth employment organisation and business incubator in Ghana will partner with Canada World Youth – Jeunesse Canada Monde (CWY-JCM) with support from Global Affairs Canada (GAC) to implement the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Livelihoods Initiative (WELI). The project addresses challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic through…
PayPal Holdings Inc. said it will acquire the cryptocurrency firm Curv as it seeks to beef up its talent pool for handling digital currencies. PayPal, which didn’t disclose financial terms of the deal, has been building out a new unit dedicated to furthering its efforts in cryptocurrencies after it began allowing…
South African micro-payments platform provider Ukheshe has announced that it will be expanding its operations globally to the Middle East, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. Clayton Hayward, CEO of Ukheshe comments on the global expansion. “We will continue to look for potential acquisitions in these new markets to further support Ukheshe’s…
In commemoration of International Women’s Day, the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Basketball Africa League (BAL) today announced the launch of several initiatives to advance gender equality and economic inclusion across Africa. The initiatives build on the NBA family’s collective efforts to advance equality and social justice in the…
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Financial giant, Visa in partnership with Nest Africa, a global accelerator and early-stage tech investor,…
If Samsung has its way, we’ll all be bellowing voice commands to “Bixby,” the company’s…
Toyota owes Microsoft a big ol’ “thank you” when it comes to the future of…
The Tony Elumelu Foundation has released the list of 1000 African entrepreneurs selected for the…
Hepstar, A startup based in Cape Town, South Africa and Nigeria’s Flutterwave have been chosen…
Twitter made it clear that Periscope was more than just a live selfie platform when…