News - East Africa

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...

The Uganda Green Enterprise Finance Accelerator (UGEFA), a four-year European Union (EU)-funded project that provides green businesses with customized loans...

Ascent, an African private equity fund manager, has announced the first rolling close of its Ascent Rift Valley Fund II...

Munyax Eco in Rwanda and WidEnergy in Zambia have received funding from Opes-LCEF, a female-focused impact investor that provides catalytic...

Pangea Accelerator has announced the launch of its 2021 scale-up initiative, which will fund and expand start-ups from seed to...