F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
Mawingu recieves US$4.1-million loan for solar-powered wireless internet roll out
Kenyan internet company, Mawingu has received a US$4.1-million loan from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). The loan will be used to roll out solar-powered wireless…
Seedstars World crowns health startup winner in Dar Es Salaam
Micro health insurance company, Jamii has won the Seedstars World Dar Es Salaam event. The startups will go on to represent Tanzania at in the Seedstars…
Pitch AgriHack set to kick off on the 25 September 2016
A new pitching competition, dubbed Pitch AgriHack, aims to help a variety of e-agriculture startups. The competition, part of AgriHack’s talent initiative, is meant to contribute…
SAVCA gets three new board members
The South African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) has acquired three new board members after their Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in…
CT conference to connect African startups to the world
Major business and tech incubator AfricaCom, in collaboration with Ericsson, are set to kick off their AHUB conference in November at the Cape Town International…
ASENTI entrepreneurship platform to kick off in Kenya
The African Summit on Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ASENTI) will take place from 4-5 November 2016 at the United States International University-Africa in Kenya. ASENTI is…
Real estate startup ToLet.com receives US$1.2-million in funding
The Lagos-based real estate business, ToLet has managed to raise US$1.2-million from Frontier Digital Ventures through a Series A round of funding. ToLet, originally…
Seedstars World announces the 10 Dar Es Salaam startups
Pitching competition Seedstars World has announced the 10 startups to compete at their Dar Es Salaam event in Tanzania on 24 September. The winner of…
French Tech, Orange Business Services hold Digital Skills Development event in Johannesburg
The French Tech ecosystem, along with IT and communications service provider, Orange Business Services, held a Digital Skills event in Johannesburg on 15 September. The…
iKhokha and Mastercard partner up to roll out 700 POS terminals
With the aim of rolling out 700 POS terminals, the partnership between Mastercard SA and iKhokha will seek to bring digital payment services to…
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