Africa News

Payfort, a subsidiary of Amazon has partnered with DHL Express to facilitate its online shipment payments in North Africa. The...

Financial Services Initiative (FSI) has launched the first fintech innovation sandbox in Nigeria. The initiative aims to support fintechs with...

Technology spending by consumers in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) is expected to hit $149billion by 2023. The figures...

Jumia has revealed its plan to exit Rwanda. Jumia also partnered with Travelstart to run Jumia Travel across Africa. In...

Jiji, an online marketplace in Africa has raised $21 million in its Series C funding round. The round had participation...

Hello, Welcome to another edition of the Big 5 Daily, your innovation gist hub! Enjoy! Drum roll! Jiji, an African...

Applications are ongoing for the 2020 edition of TechWomen. The program is aimed at women leaders in Science, Technology, Engineering,...

Korea Telecom, Safaricom and the Kenyan Ministry of Health partnered to launch Safiri Smart. It is a USSD solution that...

South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, and other African countries have emerged on the 1st Global Fintech Ranking Report by Findexable. The...

Naspers investment arm, Prosus has increased its bid for Just Eat to £5.1 Billion. The increase came to put pressure...

Safaricom has launched Mali a new investment project. This project is meant for Safaricom subscribers that aim to save.   Through...

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