Mastercard has struck a strategic partnership with Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) to boost digital payments in East Africa with specific focus on Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania....
Pan-African innovation hub, AfriLabs, has announced Cape Town, South Africa, as the host of its “Annual Gathering” scheduled to hold between November 6 and 8 under...
Young tech-preneurs in Africa have been extended an invitation to apply for the 2025 edition of the Anzisha Prize, which comes with mouthwatering offers such as...
Ghanaian retail-tech startup, Tendo Technologies, has successfully acquired rivals, Shopa, in a deal it says is aimed at revolutionising supply chain infrastructure across Africa. Tendo’s CEO...
Ghanaian fintech startup, PayBox Global, has announced the launch of an app known as the Buddy Super App Developer Programme which is designed to empower developers,...
The South African Competition Tribunal has blocked attempts by Vodacom to acquire a significant stake in Maziv, a subsidiary of Community Investment Ventures Holdings (CIVH). If...
Nigerian fintech, Moniepoint, has achieved a “Unicorn” status after securing $110m in funding from investors, including Google and London-based private equity firm, Development Partners International. The...
Kenya’s electric bus solutions startup, BasiGo, has announced raising $41.5 million in Series A funding to help scale its transport electrification projects across the African continent....
South Africa’s Artificial Intelligence startup, visionAI, has announced raising substantial funding from Kalon Venture Partners to help it drive innovation across various sectors as it continues...
Telecommunication companies in South Sudan have been forced to increase their tariffs as a result of a hike in the official exchange rate. Local media reports...
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...