Africa News

Six African fintech startups have been selected to participate in a prestigious Catalyst Fund-facilitated accelerator program.  The 8th cohort for...

Ovex, a crypto-currency trading company known for developing FTX, announced a strategic investment from Alameda Analysis, the South African Crypto-exchange....

South African start-up Krowdbox has launched a platform to simplify how small and medium-sized companies access digital payments and expand...

Innovex, a start-up based in Uganda that allows pay as you go (PAYG) and remote monitoring for solar companies, has...

A second Section 12J Venture Capital Fund has been launched by South African venture capital firm Knife Capital to allow...

The donation will help secure up to seven million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for health workers around the continent...

In South Africa, Google Play's free rewards program has just launched. The program enables users to earn points and redeem...

A digital wealth management and financial planning solution, Nigerian startup Cowrywise has raised US$3 million in pre-Series A funding to...

Calendly, an Atlanta-based cloud scheduling platform, was founded in 2013 by Tope Awotona,  has announced a $350 million investment funding...

afaricom has announced the launch of a bill management service for MPESA that targets businesses.  The M-PESA Bill Manager allows...

As part of MTN's first acceleration program, Y'ello 200, MTN Nigeria has begun a collaboration with the global social networking...

In Kenya, Carrefour has officially launched its latest platform for online shopping. Using the mobile app, customers will able to...