News - East Africa

Twelve creative industry professionals from Kenya, Nigeria, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe were chosen from over 500 applications to participate...

Ethiopia has opened a tendering process to sell a 40% stake in state-owned carrier Ethio Telecom to private investors, as...

Sky.Garden raised US$1.2 million in seed funding in 2018, and it has now secured US$4 million in a Series A...

Ethiopia's Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MINT) and the Internet Society have established a new partnership that will aid in...

Bolt, an on-demand ride-hailing service, has launched new electric tuk-tuks motorcycles, and bicycles on its platform in Kenya. This action,...

The Rwanda ICT Chamber, in collaboration with UNCDF Rwanda, Kigali Innovation City, and the Rwandan government, is supporting the Rwanda...

The winner of the CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa 2021 competition is Emata, a Ugandan fintech that provides farmers with digital and...

The Federal Development Ministry (BMZ) is launching DeveloPPP Ventures Program, which will provide an entrepreneurial support program with a grant...

The 19th annual Imagine Cup, which brought together thousands of students from 163 nations to explore technological solutions that would...

Chipper Cash, an African fintech startup that allows cross-border payments, has raised $100 million in a Series C financing. This...

Mondia Pay and M-Pesa have joined forces to provide Tanzanians with easy access to Mondia's top portfolio of online content...

Toyota Tsusho Corporation has invested in AiCare Group, a Kenyan telematics insurance provider. The investment will be made through Toyota...