Cameroonian e-health startup, Waspito has announced raising $2.5 million in funding, which will aid its expansion in existing markets and launch in new ones. The new...
Leading payments and technology service provider, Virtual Pay has opened its global headquarters in Mauritius, in a move that “marks a significant milestone in its commitment...
The Middle East & Africa (MEA) arm of global telecoms company, Orange, has entered into a new partnership with streaming platform, Spotify which will bring a...
Visa has finally selected 23 startups out of a pool of 40 for its maiden Africa Fintech Accelerator programme, with the aim of enabling them through...
Pan-African payments service provider, Paystack has announced expanding its services into Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, and Rwanda, after receiving authorization from the governments of the three countries....
Africa-focused payment platform, Zazuu has announced shutting down its operations due to its inability to secure a growth funding round. The fintech founded in 2018 by...
The Global System for Mobile Telecommunication Association (GSMA) has drawn attention to the detrimental effects of taxes and duties on smartphone adoption in Nigeria, Africa’s biggest...
South African hospitality startup, Neighbourgood has announced acquisition of travel-tech company, Local Knowledge in a bid to add travel experiences to its services. The CEO of...
Pan-African payment platform, Cellulant has announced receiving licences from Egypt to operate as a Payment Service Provider and Payment Facilitator in the North African country. Cellulant’s...
South African insurtech startup, Pineapple has announced raising $21.3 million in a Series-B funding round to boost its growth. The Series B funding round led by...
Following the completion of a recent visit to Egypt, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that its mission had...
A day after dismissing Choguel Maiga for criticising the government, Mali’s governing junta named its spokesperson, Abdoulaye Maiga, as Prime...
Brazilian meatpacker JBS says it has inked a memorandum of understanding with the Nigerian government for a $2.5 billion investment...
Morocco’s official media reports that Chinese President, Xi Jinping, visited Morocco briefly on Thursday. According to Morocco’s MAP, Crown Prince...
A survey conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that around 65% of Nigerian households, which is...
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...