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…
20 startups selected for Class 5 of Google for Startups Accelerator Africa
Twenty startups have been selected for the fifth edition of Google for Startups Accelerator Africa programme. Launched in 2017, the programme formerly known as…
Payments space not over saturated in Africa argues Village Capital head
African fintech startups are beginning to branch out away from the payments space into other sub-sectors — such as agri-finance, insurtech and alternative credit scoring…
Kenyan startup wins $50k grand prize in Visa Everywhere Initiative
Digital payments company Visa has selected Kenyan startup Mookh Africa as the overall winner of the inaugural edition of the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Everywhere Initiative. Visa’s…
All 10 startups chosen for SBC AfriTech 2018 market ready – accelerator head
The 10 startups that have been selected by Startupbootcamp (SBC) AfriTech for its 2018 cohort all have “market-ready” solutions, with SBC’s sponsors ready to work with them “starting…
