Africa

Tanzania-based East Africa Fruits has secured $2.05 million Series A funding round led by Goodwell Investments. Other participants in the funding round...

Helium Health, Nigeria, Liberia, and Ghana-based healthtech startup has secured a $10 million Series A round co-led by Y-Combinator, Global Ventures, and...

Hello, there  Welcome to today's Big 5 Daily Edition!  Have fun reading!   Big news! OLX Group has entered a merger deal...

OLX Group has bought over 39% stakes in Emerging Markets Property Group ($150 million) for $150 million. At the end...

Welcome back from the Weekend!  Here’s your Big 5 Daily!    Big news! Ghana has launched the Ghcovid19 symptom tracker app. The...

Ghana has launched Ghcovid19 Symptom Tracker to aid contain the spread of COVID-19.  The Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu announced the Ghcovid19 symptom tracker via...

Hello!  It’s time for the Big 5 Daily!  Leggo!   Big news! 54gene, a biotech company based in Nigeria has...

54Gene, Africa's first biotech startup has unveiled its mobile laboratories to scale its COVID-19 testing capacity in Nigeria. It has...

Ethiopia will finally start issuing new telecom licenses. It published a directive that shows that spectrum permits will be valid...

Hello, It’s time for the Big 5 Daily! Enjoy!   Drum roll! Okra, an API fintech startup based in Nigeria,...

Nigerian based API fintech startup, Okra has secured a $1 million pre-seed investment from TLcom. Okra received the sum from the multi-million-dollar venture capital...

Hello Monday,  Your Favorite Big Fiver is here!  Enjoy today's Big 5 Daily!   Big news! GSMA (The GSM Association) has opened...