Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, has been selected to host the sixth edition of the Ocean Innovation Africa (OIA) summit from February 24-28, 2025, as a flagship...
Orange Egypt has earmarked the sum of $52.7 million to support African startups in what is going to be the largest investment to drive a youth-focused...
Ten African startups have been selected for the final round of the Latitude59 pitch competition which will see the winner qualify to pitch at the main...
Ride-hailing platform, Bolt, has announced an investment of $107 million in its bid to boost safety and service quality in Nigeria’s ride-hailing sector, with a special...
Egyptian Venture Capital firm, Flat6Labs, has partnered with Egypt’s Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) to launch an InvestIT programme which will offer tech startups in...
Telegram, a cloud-based messaging app that allows users to send messages, share files, and make voice and video calls, is facing shutdown in Kenya after the...
African tech startups have been invited to make their pitches at the Africa Tech Festival which will take place in Cape Town, South Africa, from November...
Morocco’s retail-tech startup, Chari, has entered into partnership with telecoms giant, Orange Maroc, to boost the digital transformation of Moroccan neighbourhood retailers. According to the CEO...
Nigeria’s largest telecommunications company, MTN Nigeria, is on the verge of obtaining two licences that will enable it expand its fintech subsidiary, MoMo PSB, signaling an...
Kenya’s fintech startup, Chumz, has announced its imminent expansion into Rwanda after hitting 200,000 registered users in its home market. Chumz, which helps users set and...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, has been selected to host the sixth edition of the Ocean Innovation Africa (OIA) summit from...
Reigning Miss South Africa 2024, Mia le Roux, has opened up on the reasons behind her withdrawal from the Miss...
South African football legend, Lucas “Masterpieces” Moripe, has passed away at the age of 71 after a long battle with...
A fugitive Zambian Member of Parliament (MP), Emmanuel Banda, who escaped from custody at the Chipata Prison in Eastern Province...
After Italy’s top court denied her appeal, well-known Malian singer, Rokia Traore, who was detained in Rome in June due...
According to his wife on Wednesday, a well-known opposition leader from Uganda, Kizza Besigye was abducted during a book...
The head of debt management for the finance ministry told Reuters that Kenya had obtained a $200 million loan from...
Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu, endorsed the call for a global alliance against hunger in his address at the opening of...
The budget season is here again. It is an institutional and desirable annual ritual. Revenue collection and spending at the...
In an indication to traders that the activities of its mega-refinery might soon disrupt regional fuel markets, Nigeria’s private Dangote...