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10 Southern African start-ups triumph in fintech challenge

Ten cutting-edge Southern African start-ups have been awarded for their inventive solutions aimed at bridging the financial accessibility gap for underserved communities. The awards…

Cape Town ranks first nationally in Ease of Doing Business Indicator

The City of Cape Town has ranked first in two categories held in the Subnational Doing Business Survey. Securing the first position out of…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [09/06/2020]

The Covid-19 pandemic is set to plunge the world into the worst recession since the Second World War, the World Bank announced yesterday. This, as…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [27/03/2020]

South Africans woke today to day one of a 21-day lockdown. To get through this period, SA startups can register as an essential service…

World Bank, CES partner to launch Global Tech Challenge to bridge gender divide

The World Bank has partnered with the CES, one of the world’s largest tech events, to launch the Global Tech Challenge to bridge the…

IFC in call for East African healthtech startups to apply for TechEmerge programme

The World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched a call for healthtech startups in East Africa to apply for its TechEmerge Health East…

Rwanda to host Africa Drone Forum and Flying Competitions

The World Bank and World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced that it will partner with Rwanda’s government to host the African Drone Forum and…

Seed investments of €150k on offer at HSEVEN’s Disrupt Africa accelerator programme

Casablanca-based accelerator HSEVEN will offer 10 startups selected for its Disrupt Africa programme each seed investments of €150 000 in return for a five to…

World Bank to invest $75m in project to support Tunisian startups, small businesses

The World Bank plans to invest $75-millionto support Tunisian startups and small businesses. In a statement last month, the World Bank said it will…

Pitch AgriHack 2019 winners to be awarded funding of up to €15 000

African innovators behind startups that provide digital services to agricultural sector have until 24 May to enter Pitch AgriHack 2019 — where winners will be awarded…

World Bank to invest $50m to help scale Egyptian early-stage investment network

The World Bank, as part of a $200-million project that aims to support small businesses and job creation for women and youth in Egypt, will…

Here are the 20 startups selected for the World Bank’s L’Afrique Excelle accelerator

L’Afrique Excelle, the francophone adaptation of the World Bank’s XL Africa tech accelerator, has announced the names of the 20 startups selected to participate…

Entrepreneurship hub Suguba to host Francophone Africa Investors Summit

The Francophone Africa Investors Summit (FAIS) will take place on 28 and 29 March in Bamako, Mali

BREAKING: French media group Trace acquires stake in Senegal’s CoinAfrique

Paris-based media group Trace today (14 November) announced that it has acquired an undisclosed stake in Senegalese mobile classified platform CoinAfrique. Today’s announced deal…

What the fintech revolution means for financial inclusion

From Artificial Intelligence (AI) to blockchain, emerging technology is quickly changing both how we think about finance and how we access it. Fintech is…

For second year Cape Town ranked top tech ecosystem by Seedstars Index

Cape Town has again been ranked as the top tech entrepreneurial ecosystem for startups among 71 emerging markets cities by the Seedstars Index (SSI)….

XL Africa — aiming high to create continent’s next growth startups

During one week each November, thousands of events and competitions in over 160 countries supported by a network of more than 15 000 partner…

Startups aim to secure $1.5m as World Bank’s XL Africa kicks off in Cape Town

Twenty promising African tech startups today began an 11-day residency in Cape Town at the World Bank’s XL Africa accelerator. The programme runs until 17 November…

Here are the 23 countries where you can register a business in under five days

Do you have an internet startup and want to open in a hurry? This year’s Doing Business report, released earlier this week lists 23…

Here are the 10 easiest places in Africa to run a business reveals World Bank

South Africa is now only the sixth easiest country in Africa to run a business — behind star performer Mauritius — and has slid eight…

World Bank launches accelerator programme for African digital startups

The World Bank has announced the launch of XL Africa, an acceleration programme aimed at supporting 20 top digital startups from Sub-Saharan Africa. XL Africa…

Flat6Labs acceleration programme now open in Egypt

Early-stage investment company, Flat6Labs has announced their participation of the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The IFC and Flat6Labs will now form part of the World Bank’s…

Tech hubs in Africa have doubled in more than a year

The amount of tech hubs in Africa has more than doubled in a year, according to a report by GSMA analyst Victor Du Boucher….

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