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ThriveAgric, Acorn Rabobank team up to empower Nigerian farmers
A Nigerian agritech startup, ThriveAgric, has announced a collaboration with Acorn Rabobank to provide carbon credit to more than 30,000…
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Nigerian health startup seeks to help pharmacies make profit, improves platform
A Nigerian healthtech startup, Remedial Health, has launched an updated version of its app to aid healthcare businesses in Africa,…
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Benin, Ghana agree to free roaming for travelers
Benin and Ghana have agreed to implement free roaming, in order to reduce communication costs for citizens traveling between the…
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Mogo, Roam partner to get more electric motorbikes in Kenya
They're setting up 20 in-store spots across Kenya to make it easy for people to check out and buy Roam's…
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Okra, uLesson granted tax exemptions for investment in 2023
The Nigerian government's tax exemption scheme has benefited nine companies in the information and communication industries.
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Rivia acquires Waffle to digitize primary care clinics
Rivia, a Ghanaian healthtech startup, has acquired Waffle, a software-as-a-service provider for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), to digitize primary…
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Payment solutions company gets approval to operate in Kenya
LemFi, a cross-border payment solution, just got the green light from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to operate remittances…
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BREAKING: EFCC operatives produce Binance executive in court
An official of Binance Holdings Limited, Tigran Gambaryan, is in court over allegations of tax evasion. He and fleeing Nadeem…
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Another Internet disruption looms as PTECSSAN threatens strike
The Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PTECSSAN) has announced that it will embark on an indefinite…
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MultiChoice to retain Patel until the close of Canal+ deal
The board of MultiChoice Group, an African entertainment company, has agreed with Imtiaz Patel, the company's Chairman, to stay until…
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Edo State government to launch API integration for e-hailing platforms
The Edo State Government has revealed plans to introduce API integration for ride-sharing service providers like Bolt, Uber, and other…
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Thepeer shuts down, investor funds to be returned
Thepeer, a Nigerian startup has announced that they will be shutting down operations after just three years.
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Why returns matter for African startups
Between 2019 and 2021, there was a buzz around African startups, with venture capital pouring in, reaching $4 billion in…
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Yango introduces Cargo Express to boost deliveries across Africa
Yango Delivery, a logistics startup focused on in-city service delivery, has introduced Cargo Express, a new feature to improve the…
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NDPC to ban lenders’ mobile numbers
The Nigerian Data Protection Commission (NDPC) is cracking down on digital lenders who've been messing with their customers' privacy.
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Satgana closes first fund at $8.6 million
Satgana, a VC firm, has just closed its first fund at $8.6 million. It got commitments from some big shots…
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Cellulant license revoked by CBN, exits mobile money sector
Cellulant, an African payments company, has exited the Nigerian mobile money sector to focus on delivering payment solutions to businesses,…
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Absa Bank Kenya, Visa partner to ease payments for travel agents
Absa Bank Kenya and Visa have partnered to launch the Visa Commercial Choice Programme (VCCP), a new “Corporate Card” solution…
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Wasoko’s valuation cut by nearly 50%
A Swedish investment firm, VNV Global, has cut the value of its investment in Kenyan B2B eCommerce startup, Wasoko, by…
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Information Regulator launches investigation into CIPC after system breach
South Africa's Information Regulator has launched an independent investigation into the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) after a breach…
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Telecom Egypt partners Indian company to improve local skills
Telecom Egypt and an Indian optical, broadband, and data networking products company, Tejas Networks, have signed a memorandum of understanding…
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ByteDance shuts down messaging app, LetsChat, in Africa
ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, has shut down LetsChat, an instant messaging platform, in Africa.
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Visa and ACCOSCA partner to launch Financial Inclusion project in two countries
Visa and the African Confederation of Co-operative Savings and Credit Associations (ACCOSCA) have teamed up to launch a project to…
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MTN sees revenue boost in 2023, despite inflation
MTN Group has reported a boost in revenue and subscriber rate despite an economically challenging 2023.
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Zimbabwe to send three additional satellites into orbit
Zimbabwe has announced its plans to expand its presence in space with the launch of three new satellites.
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Telecel to take over MTN’s operations in two West African markets
It was revealed in its 2023 report that it was selling its equity interests in Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry to Telecel,…
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SEC strengthens regulation on crypto industry with new capital requirements
Nigeria is taking steps to strengthen its grip on the cryptocurrency industry by adjusting its regulations for crypto operators. This…
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Uber under pressure from Lagos government to share real-time data
The Lagos State Government has accused ride-hailing service, Uber, of defaulting on a data-sharing agreement signed in 2020 with the…
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Kenya considers limiting government officials’ use of TikTok
The Interior Ministry of Kenya is considering limiting the use of TikTok by government officials, in a bid to protect…
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Kenya launches tech-driven initiatives to digitalize courts
Chief Justice Martha Koome announced that Kenya's courts will go paperless on July 1, 2024. This means the end of…
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MTC and Huawei complete test-run of 5G in Namibia
Namibia's Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) and Huawei Technologies, a Chinese tech company, have launched a trial demonstration of the country's…
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Onafriq and M-PESA collaborate to improve remittance flow in Ethiopia
Onafriq, a digital payments service, and the Vodacom and Safaricom-owned mobile phone-based banking services, M-PESA, have signed an International Money…
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Commercial Bank of Ethiopia loses $40 million to glitch, calls on students to return stolen cash
The staff of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) went into panic mode when they realized customers had access to…
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TikTok partners African Union to embark on digital safety campaign
TikTok, a short-form mobile video-sharing company, and the African Union Commission's Women, Gender, and Youth Directorate (WGYD) have partnered to…
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YouTube launches content labeling tool to fight misinformation
It is now common practice for Africans to use AI-generated videos to spread misinformation. One such instance is a video…
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mTek gets funding to integrate AI
mTek was co-founded by Bente Krogmann and Christopher Osore in 2019, to transform how people interact in the insurance sector…
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