The African Development Bank (ADB) has teamed up with Google with the aim of advancing digital transformation in Africa. The two parties formalized the deal with...
Zambia’s leading neo-bank, Lupiya has announced securing $8.25 million from Alitheia IDF Fund, a private equity fund known for its gender-focused investments, in a bid to...
Ivory Coast e-commerce platform, ANKA, has announced raising $5 million from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to support the growth of thousands of small, women-led artisanal...
Amazon Web Services (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon.com, will host an Africa Money and DeFi Summit masterclass between October 3rd and 4th in Accra, Ghana. The...
Pan-African telecommunications services provider, Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) has entered a partnership with the Elon Musk-owned Starlink, geared towards improving network connectivity for millions of Africans....
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has selected 29 African healthcare supply chain startups to receive funding as part of its Innovation Africa (i3) pan-African initiative...
South African re-commerce startup, Faro has commenced the process of combating textile waste in Africa by launching operations to make quality fashion accessible in the continent....
The Nigerian government says the country’s telecommunications industry ’s contribution to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) risen to 16 per cent, citing second quarter 2023...
Egyptian marketplace and aggregator for debt financing startup, Qardy, has entered into a partnership with microfinance company, Sandah, to give financing access to MSEMEs in the...
Nigeria-based mobility startup, Mecho Autotech, has announced securing $2.4m in venture funds which will see it expand its wholesale spare parts distribution business. The startup, in...
The Nigeria Police has rejected a report by Amnesty International that accused the force of killing protesters during the #Endbadgovernance...
The head coach of Mamelodi Sundowns women’s team, Jerry Tshabalala, has been suspended indefinitely amid allegations of sexual harassment of...
Ghanaian singer, Afua Asantewaa, on Saturday, began her second attempt at breaking the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest...
The African Development Bank Group’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lab has selected 20 promising tech entrepreneurs from various African technology ventures...
A prominent Zambian climate-smart agriculture expert, Oliver Bulaya, has warned of a collapse of the county’s agricultural sector with a...
The Nigerian community, under the auspices of Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa (NICASA), has raised the alarm over the...
Morocco’s statistics office has confirmed that the country’s annual inflation rate, as determined by the consumer price index, increased from...
According to a statement released by Swiss commodities trader, Mercuria, on Thursday, it has established a metals trading arm with...
A Nigerian court has ordered a female activist, Olamide Thomas, to be remanded in prison custody for allegedly issuing a...
The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has kicked against the suspension of two of its council members, Arnold Kaluba, the...