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Sky.Garden, a Kenyan e-commerce firm, has raised $4 million in a Series A funding round
Sky.Garden raised US$1.2 million in seed funding in 2018, and it has now secured US$4 million in a Series A...
Read moreFatura, an Egyptian B2B e-commerce marketplace, has raised $3 million in a pre-Series A fundraising round
Fatura, a B2B e-commerce portal, has raised $3 million in a pre-series A round of funding. Sawari Ventures and Arzan...
Read morePaga, a mobile payments company, is aiming for a $1 billion valuation and plans to expand beyond Nigeria
Paga, a mobile payments startup based in Nigeria, aspires to be Africa's next billion-dollar corporation. There are 17 million unique...
Read moreMinistry of Innovation and Technology and the Internet Society have signed a new agreement to boost the digital economy the digital economy in Ethiopia
Ethiopia's Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MINT) and the Internet Society have established a new partnership that will aid in...
Read moreTejarra, an Egyptian e-commerce platform, has raised a six-figure seed round
Tejarra, an Egyptian electronics e-commerce platform, has received a six-figure seed investment from venture capital firm Openner, according to the...
Read moreThe Central Bank of Nigeria plans to launch digital currency before before the end of 2021
According to a central bank of Nigeria official, Nigeria may deploy a central bank digital currency (CBDC) before the end...
Read moreEl Salvador becomes the first country to legalize Bitcoin as a legal form of payment
El Salvador has become the first country to legalize bitcoin as a form of payment. The Bitcoin Law was passed...
Read moreZiina, a payment app based in the UAE, has raised $7.5 million to scale regional expansion.
Ziina, a UAE-based fintech firm, has raised $7.5 million in its newest investment round, bringing the payment app's total funding...
Read moreBolt launches electric tuk-tuks, motorcycles, and bicycles in Kenya
Bolt, an on-demand ride-hailing service, has launched new electric tuk-tuks motorcycles, and bicycles on its platform in Kenya. This action,...
Read moreAfter the president’s tweet was deleted, Nigeria banned Twitter
Nigeria's government announced that Twitter's operations have been halted indefinitely, two days after the platform deleted a tweet by President...
Read moreThe Rwanda FintecHub has launched its second cohort of startup accelerators
The Rwanda ICT Chamber, in collaboration with UNCDF Rwanda, Kigali Innovation City, and the Rwandan government, is supporting the Rwanda...
Read moreWhereIsMyTransport, a South African startup, has raised $14.5 million in a Series A extension round.
WhereIsMyTransport, a South African business, has received a US$14.5 million Series A extension round to continue its expansion into emerging...
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