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According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Musk was worth $302 billion. Thanks to a rise in Tesla stock, that's an...

Vendease, an online marketplace that connects restaurants and other food businesses with manufacturers and farms directly, has secured $3.2 million...

Asante Financial Services, an African fintech, has raised a $7.5 million Series A round of funding to expand its credit...

Tala, a fintech company, announced that it has raised USD 145 million in a Series E funding round led by...

Sparkle, a Nigerian startup that provides financial, and business support services to Nigerians all over the world, has raised US$3.1...

Klasha, a cross-border technology company based in San Francisco, said today that it has raised $2.4 million in seed funding...

Ejara, a Cameroonian financial services platform, has raised $2 million in a seed round. Coinshares Ventures and Anthemis Group led the...

Chari, a Moroccan B2B e-commerce and fintech startup, has raised a seed round of $5 million, valuing the company at...

Digital Democracy Challenge seeks innovative, low-cost, and viable digital solutions to maintain civic and democratic public space in situations when...

Andela, a Nigerian firm that connects African software engineers with multinational companies, has raised $200 million from investors. Softbank Vision...

Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB.org), has been named Leadership Person of the Year...

The winners of the inaugural US$1.5 million Heifer International AYuTe Africa Challenge were announced today: Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu, founder and CEO...