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GSMA reveals first speakers of 2019 Mobile 360 Series West Africa

The GSMA has announced the first speakers of the 2019 Mobile 360 Series West Africa conference which will take place on 16 and 17…

AgroCenta to expand operations in Ghana after recently closed $650k round

AgroCenta CEO and co-founder Francis Obirikorang says the Accra-based agritech and mobile financial services startup will use its recently closed $650 000 round to expand operations in Ghana.

Six African startups selected for GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund

The GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund’s third cohort is comprised of 11 startups

Five agritech startups that aim to take Africa into greener pastures

If Africa is to foster more efficient growth, agriculture technology (or agritech) is likely to have an increasing role to play. Already a number of startups across the…

Here are the eight startups that will pitch for Series-A funding at VC4A summit

African startup funding platform VC4A has selected eight startups that it will showcase at next month’s Africa Early Stage Investor Summit in Cape Town. The eight…

Seedstars winner AgroCenta secures third of $750 000 funding from US investor

Fresh off being named 2018 Seedstars Global winner, Ghanaian agritech startup AgroCenta is hoping to raise $750 000 in funding in a new seed round, and has raised…

African agritech startup AgroCenta named 2018 Seedstars Global winner

Ghanaian startup AgroCenta has been crowned 2018 Seedstars Global Winner at an awards ceremony in Lausanne, Switzerland today, and walks away with $500 000 in equity investment….

Here are the 12 finalists who will pitch for 2018 Seedstars World prize, up to $1m

Cape Town healthtech startup EM Guidance is among 12 startups that has been selected by a panel to compete later today for the title of…

Ghanaian agritech startup AgroCenta eyes expansion with Nigeria pilot

After a stellar 2017, Ghanaian agritech startup AgroCenta has set its sights on expanding to Nigeria this year. AgroCenta is built around online trading platform AgroTrade,…

Here are the 20 startups that will pitch at Seedstars Africa Summit Mozambique

Seedstars World, a global community for tech entrepreneurs in emerging markets, will hold its third annual Seedstars Africa Summit in Mozambique next month between…

Kenyan startup Lori Systems wins TechCrunch Battlefield Africa

Nairobi-based logistics platform Lori Systems won the inaugural edition of TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa which was held in Nairobi, Kenya on Wednesday. The Kenyan startup came…

Startups score $35 000 in Fincluders Middle East, North Africa challenge

Three startups have been awarded cash prizes totaling $35,000 at the Fincluders Startup Challenge Amman, organised by seed investment company Oasis 500 and Sanad, a Middle-East and North…

Queen Sono is live on Netflix: these are South African’s first reactions

SAWS: ‘severe thunderstorm’ warning for Johannesburg on Friday afternoon

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‘Senegal Startup Act a result of bottom-up consultation process’

Final call for sustainable mobility startups to apply to Movin’On challenge

Cote D’Ivoire startup Afrikrea lands €1m investment

Vivo Z6 5G: a sensible 5G gaming phone with a 5000mAh battery

This is the Vivo APEX 2020: a concept with no ports and big claims

This is Fujifilm’s adorable entry-level Instax Mini 11 instant camera

This is the VW Golf 8 GTI coming to South Africa at the end of the year

The Hyundai i30 N is the company’s fastest car yet

VW T-Cross 1.0 TSI Highline road impressions: the Polo crosses over