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…
Nigeria’s Wakanow secures $40m investment from The Carlyle Group
In what is one of the biggest disclosed deals this year, Lagos-based online travel company Wakanow.com has secured a $40-million equity investment from US alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group.
Lessons from a business sale that didn’t quite go right – Farmcrowdy founder
His business may have raised a $1-million round from Silicon Valley investors in December last year. But Farmcrowdy founder Onyeka Akumah says he learnt how…
Andela’s VP global operations on why Kigali is strategic location for tech hub
US software training organisation Andela is betting on East Africa as a strategic location from which to recruit and train software developers for top employers around the world….
How football helped kick off Nigerian agritech startup Farmcrowdy
In just 18 months Nigerian agritech platform Farmcrowdy has grown to helping 7000 farmers on farm land across nine states in Nigeria to help fund the purchase…
