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Working, learning and even playing remotely has taken root in the heart of Africa. As…
We’ve all been there—you’re in the middle of scrolling through social media, or maybe you’re…
P1 Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm, has successfully closed its inaugural institutional fund, raising…
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, is set to initiate company-wide layoffs starting Monday,…
Ecobank Group has entered a partnership with XTransfer, the world’s leading B2B cross-border trade payment…
TikTok is proving to be more resilient than ever in the face of increasing regulatory…
VFD Group has notified the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) that its Board has approved the divestment…
LNKO, a Moroccan-based startup and a rapidly growing direct-to-consumer (D2C) eyewear brand, has recently secured…
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced an equity investment of up to $50 million…
Gamers the world over are furious As of February 8, 2025, Sony’s PlayStation Network (PSN)…
EasyBank, an innovative fintech startup headquartered in Tunisia, has successfully secured $370,000 in funding, equivalent…
Starlink’s ambitious plans to expand its satellite internet services into South Africa have encountered a…
Nigerian startups are now encouraged to submit their applications for the second cohort of the…
Have you ever thought that an ordinary calculator can help you save a picture or…
BUSINESS
British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution, has announced a $150 million trade facility in collaboration with Absa Group. This facility is designed to address Africa’s significant trade finance gap, which is estimated to be between $100 and $120 billion. This new agreement builds on a longstanding partnership…
MTN Nigeria has released its financial results for the nine months ending September 30, 2024, reporting a 0.9% decrease in total subscribers to 77.0 million, primarily due to the NIN-SIM directive. The company closed the nine-month period with a significant loss after tax of ₦514.9 billion, compared to a profit…
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,…
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Rashid Haddadin of GamerG emerged as the winner of 2024 CEMEA Visa Everything Initiative (VEI)…
Mercury Bank, a U.S.-based fintech firm known for its banking services for early-stage startups and…
Statista, a globally acclaimed provider of market data, in collaboration with CNBC, a prominent American…
Bio-Logical, a Kenyan startup dedicated to climate solutions, has successfully raised $1.3 million to enhance…
TurnStay, a South African fintech startup with a focus on the travel sector, has successfully…
Google has become one of the investors in Moving Tech, the company behind the open-source…
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Chadwick Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as…
Nigeria’s Akinwumi Adesina, has been re-elected as the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB)…
Nedbank Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Raisibe Morathi has resigned from the company and will…
SEACOM has announced that Chief Strategy Officer Suveer Ramdhani has resigned and he has been…
Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has appointed Kenyan…
MTN Group Ltd. has appointed Ralph Tendai Mupita who is the current Chief Financial Officer…
Cryptocurrency
On Wednesday Dogecoin, the cryptocurrency-based off a viral dog meme from nearly a decade ago…
Ethereum’s co-creator Vitalik Buterin has become the world’s youngest crypto billionaire at the age of…
Ghana’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently warned people to avoid cryptocurrency transactions of any…
In case you needed a sign that cryptocurrency has gone mainstream, but here it is:…
On Monday cryptocurrency ether broke past $3,000 to set a new record high in a…
Just in case you needed a sign that cryptocurrency has gone mainstream, not exactly in…