Africa

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...

Ventures Platform has partnered with the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), MTN, and Lagos State Science and Research Innovation Council (LASRIC). They...