MTN purchases 144 plots of metaverse virtual land
MTN Group has announced that it has purchased 144 plots of digital land in the 'Africarare' virtual reality metaverse in...
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Big Tech companies and social media platforms are responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Faced with mounting pressure from European governments to act against pro-Russian propaganda and confront the escalating information war in Ukraine...
Elon Musk activates Starlink in Ukraine in response to the internet being disrupted by the Russian invasion
Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, announced that the Starlink satellite broadband service is now active in Ukraine and that...
Jambo, a Congo-based Web3 app developer, has raised $7.5 million in a seed round.
Jambo has announced the completion of a $7.5 million funding round. The "super-app" attempts to lower the barrier to entry...
UCOOK, a South African meal kit delivery service, has been acquired by Silvertree Holdings for US$12.3 million
Silvertree Holdings has fully acquired South African meal kit delivery business UCOOK in a deal worth US$12.3 million. Silvertree Holdings...
Meta has launched Reels on Facebook and new ways for creators to make money in sub-Saharan Africa
Facebook Reels for iOS and Android is now available in more than 20 countries across Sub-Saharan Africa, according to Meta....
OneOrder, Egypt’s B2B supply chain solution for restaurants, has received $1 million in investment
OneOrder, Egypt's newly established B2B restaurant supply chain solution, has successfully acquired $1 million in seed funding to address supply...
Canza Finance, a Nigerian company, has received $3.27 million in seed funding
Canza Finance, a Nigerian neobank developing a non-institutional financial system, has closed its $3.27 million seed round. Fenbushi Capital led...
Clickatell, based in South Africa, has raised $91 million in Series C funding
Clickatell, a South African company that has grown to be a global leader in chat commerce, has raised US$91 million...
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder Meta, has announced a series of AI projects that he hopes will help fuel the future of the Metaverse
New artificial intelligence projects have been unveiled by Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, who believes AI is "the key to unlocking...
MarketForce raises $40 million in Series A funding to expand its super app for Africa’s informal merchants
MarketForce, a Nairobi-based B2B platform for consumer goods retail distribution and digital financial services in Africa, has announced the completion...
Truth Social, Trump’s social media app was launched on Apple’s App Store
Truth Social, Donald Trump's latest social media company, has launched on Apple's App Store. Users who had pre-ordered the app...
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