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Could AfriLab’s Capacity Building Programme be the biggest such initiative of its kind in Africa?

Last month, AfriLabs, a pan-African network of tech and innovation hubs, announced the launch of its AfriLabs Capacity Building Programme (ACBP). The 36-month initiative,…

Digital Lab Africa opens applications for its fourth acceleration programme

Digital Lab Africa (DLA) is calling on creatives and cultural entrepreneurs from Sub-Saharan African countries to apply for the fourth edition of its acceleration…

Business support, €20k up for grabs in fourth edition of AFD Digital Challenge

Are you part of a startup, association or research centre that is developing a digital solution that promotes the development of inclusive and sustainable…

New AfDB fund to help grow electronic financial services for low-income communities

The African Development Bank (AfDB) with its partners has launched the Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI) which aims to expand digital financial transactions…

New Tshimologong partnerships to help link SA creatives with French market

Partnership agreements signed this month between Joburg-based Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct and two French entities will help link French and SA creatives in the digital sector. Tshimologong…

Digital Lab Africa announces winners of its pitch competition

African digital content springboard and incubation platform Digital Lab Africa (DLA) has announced the 10 winning projects of its pitch competition and accelerator programme….

Sawari Ventures announces $35m first closing of $70m North Africa fund

Egyptian venture capital firm Sawari Ventures yesterday (9 December) announced a $35-million first closing of its $70-million Sawari Ventures North Africa Fund I (SVNFI)….

How French investors are helping grow Senegal’s tech startup ecosystem

Senegal’s tech startup scene may still be small, but a rise in venture capital (VC) investments — led by French investors — suggest that things are beginning to warm…

France’s Proparco to deploy €50m in Africa’s tech ecosystem from 2019 [Updated]

UPDATE: (16 November): An earlier version of this article stated that Proparco will deploy the €50-million in 2019. Proparco communication’s adviser Romain Esperon subsequently clarified to Ventureburn…

Digital Lab Africa to open call to content innovators – from music to animators

African innovators in digital music, web creation, virtual reality (VR), video games and animation better listen up. French backed incubation platform Digital Lab Africa (DLA)…

AFD seeks startups with solutions that boost women to apply to digital challenge

French development bank AFD and innovation platform Digital Africa are seeking African tech startups that help boost women — be it in the economic, social, cultural or political sphere —…

SA fintech JUMO closes $52m round led by Goldman Sachs

SA fintech JUMO today announced the close of an equity funding round of $52-million led by Goldman Sachs. Also participating in the round were Proparco, the…

Here’s how African startups can apply for a share of €65m French fund

African startups will be able to apply for seed funding from a new €65-million French development agency (AFD) fund via an innovation competition, when applications for the competition…

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