This week we landed in the home country of the consumer group Huawei among other electronics manufacturers. We mention Huawei due to the overall…
Sub-Sahara Africa is the favoured region for top fintech companies aimed at improving financial inclusion to operate in, if the names of those listed…
Google today announced that the Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge is open for application submissions in the Middle East, Africa and Turkey. Applicants…
Future Females, a global community of female entrepreneurs, will next week host the first of a three-part webinar series in partnership with Facebook. In a…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) with its partners has launched the Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI) which aims to expand digital financial transactions…
Fintech is one of the most attractive tech sectors for investment in Africa — and Nigeria, together with South Africa and Kenya, is leading…
Three African startups — Ghana’s Oze, Kenya’s WayaWaya and SA’s Snode Technologies — have each won $50 000 in equity investments at the MEST…
Burn Media today announced its new site designs for Ventureburn and Memeburn, as well as refreshed newsletters for each. It follows the announcement earlier…
Cape Town based insurtech startup Inclusivity Solutions has raised $1.56-million in a Series-A round led by Amsterdam-based impact investment and advisory firm Goodwell Investments….
Nairobi-based mobile-based B2B distribution platform Twiga Foods has secured a $5-million investment from French investor Creadev. Citing a statement it had received, Kenyan radio station KassFM said in an…
The GSM Association (GSMA) is looking to offer up to eight grants of £220 000 each for agritech businesses. GSMA says the grants — which…