Nigerian fintech, Thepeer, has shut down its operations after failing to raise the needed funds to scale up its services. The startup which was founded in...
Nigeria’s fintech, Aella, which provides credit and financial solutions to its clients, has announced its transformation to a full-fledged micro finance bank with its official name...
Global merchandising firm, SPAR Group, has announced selling a majority stake of its interest in South Africa. In a statement announcing the sale, the provider of...
Global payments solutions providers, Network International, has announced a partnership with Egypt’s fintech, Souhoola, aimed at boosting the option of a Buy-Now-Pay-Later’ (BNPL) payments in the...
Kenyan electric bus startup, BasiGo, has announced raising the sum of $3 million worth of equity funding from CFAO Group which will enable it scale up...
Senegalese fintech, Kori Tech, has developed an e-wallet known as “KoriPass” with features linked to physical payment accessories like bracelets, stickers, or keychains, to help ease...
The Kenya Government has launched a digital campaign aimed at promoting the country as a premium destination for tourism, technology, and investment. Dubbed “Let’s Go to...
Nigerian fintech, Leatherback, is poised to remove what it calls the geographical barriers to financial services in the country as well as in the seven other...
The Timbuktoo Africa Innovation Foundation, which was set up by African leaders during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Switzerland in January, has settled for Rwanda...
Egyptian AI-powered ed-tech startup, Sprints, has announced raising $3 million bridge round of funding to help it scale up its platform with the aim of “redefining...
Ghana and The Gambia are in the process of launching free roaming services that will enhance a West African connectivity....
Leader of one of Zambia’s opposition parties, Advocates for People’s Prosperity (APP), Mwenye Musenge, has criticised the Patriotic Front (PF)...
Ghana and Leicester City winger, Abdul Fatawu, has been ruled out of the rest of the EPL season after suffering...
Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) say six people have been arrested over a break-in and vandalism at...
Simon Ekpa, a Nigerian separatist leader based abroad, has been placed under detention by the Päijät Häme District Court...
The Nigerian Senate has raised the alarm over the influx of terrorists from Mali and Burkina Faso who operate in...
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...