The Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund (MFAGF), has announced the launching of a $200 million funding initiative for female-centric Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Africa....
South African early-stage venture capital fund firm, 4Di Capital, has announced a new $25 million seed funding few months after the company raised $8 million funds...
An Egyptian supply chain solutions startup, OneOrder, has successfully raised $3 million in seed to enable it achieve its aim of expanding beyond the MENA region,...
Kenyan Asset Recovery Agency (ARA), on Monday, withdrew fraud and money laundering charges it had filed against against Nigerian fintech startup, Kora. The charges against the...
Cameroonian crypto-fintech startup, Ejara, an investment app that lets users buy crypto and save money in decentralized wallets, has successfully raised $8 million in Series A...
A couple of former executives of e-commerce giant, Jumia, have teamed up to float a new company to be known as Kapu which will be launched...
Kenyan smartphone reseller startup, Badili Africa, has secured $2 1 million in pre-seed funding to enable it scale up its operations beyond its country of origin....
Nigerian food-tech startup, Orda, has secured a $3.4 million seed funding aimed at pursuing its dream of digitizing restaurants across the African continent. Founded in 2020...
Leading African digital payments company, DPO Group, has launched a new version of their mobile payment app, the DPO Pay Mobile. DPO Group Chairman and co-founder,...
Kenyan fintech startup, Hisa, has launched an app that allows users to invest in the stock market real-time directly from their phones using mobile money. The...
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...
Nigeria’s men’s football national team, the Super Eagles, ended the year 2024 as the fifth best team in Africa in...
In a diplomatic spat over their imprisonment, France and Morocco announced Thursday that four French nationals detained in Burkina Faso...
Additional financing for humanitarian aid to Sudan and initiatives to strengthen civil society in the nation, where a conflict has...
Tanzania’s economy is expected to grow by about 6% in 2025 from an estimated 5.4% growth in 2024, its finance...
In order to meet the nation’s commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Nigeria will prioritize the development of natural...