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MTN Ghana, the country's largest mobile telecommunications company, announced that it will invest $25 million over the next three years...

MoneyHash has raised a six-figure pre-seed Funding round to Build the Middle East and Africa’s First Payment and Fintech Super-API

MoneyHash, an Egyptian fintech startup based in the United States that uses a universal API and a unified checkout experience...

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched a new program to assist start-ups in expanding across the Maghreb and creating jobs

IFC has announced a new advisory program aimed at making it easier for start-ups in Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia to...

AppsNmobile, a Ghanaian fintech startup, has received a $1 million investment from Oasis Capital

AppsNmobile, a Ghanaian Fintech startup, has received a $1 million investment from Oasis Capital. This investment is expected to help...

Opontia raises $20 million in a seed round to acquire and expand Middle Eastern and African e-commerce brands.

06/05/2021

In a seed round, Opontia, a Dubai-based business that acquires and expands e-commerce companies, raised $20 million in debt and...

The AfricArena will be held in Senegal during the West Africa Summit

AfricArena has announced the dates for a two-day summit on June 22 and 23 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in...

Google has chosen 30 startups in Europe to get a piece of its $2 million Black Founders Fund

Google unveiled the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund last October, a $2 million initiative that will grant cash prizes...

Samsung Introduces $349 Galaxy Budget Laptops With Snapdragon Processors

Samsung has just released two new low-cost laptops, the Galaxy Book Go and Galaxy Book Go 5G. The silver Galaxy...

Multiple device support, disappearing mode, and view once feature will be added to WhatsApp soon

According to a new reports, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and WhatsApp Chief Will Cathcart have stated that the messaging network...

Google is launching programs in Africa to help small businesses

Google has launched a series of programs that will help small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) not only expand and recover...

Emata, a Ugandan fintech company, has won the CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa 2021 competition