Users of Google Messages can now text with end-to-end encryption
Google has announced that users of Google Messages, Android's default SMS and RCS app, will soon have access to end-to-end ...
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Meet the six African startups named Technology Pioneers of 2021 by the World Economic Forum
The latest group of World Economic Forum Technology Pioneers merges entrepreneurial zeal with science and engineering to tackle global problems ...
South Africa plans to regulate cryptocurrency asset
South Africa has provided the groundwork for financial regulators to implement cryptocurrency asset regulations as the country attempts to reduce ...
The Realness Institute in Partnership Netflix have announced the12 participants for content development lab for African writers
Twelve creative industry professionals from Kenya, Nigeria, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe were chosen from over 500 applications to participate ...
Ethiopia has announced the commencement of a tender process to sell a 40% stake in Ethio Telecom
Ethiopia has opened a tendering process to sell a 40% stake in state-owned carrier Ethio Telecom to private investors, as ...
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 ...
Fatura, 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 ...
Paga, 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 ...
Ministry 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 ...
Tejarra, 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 ...
The 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 ...
YouTube Music expands Commitment to Black Music with #YouTubeBlackVoices Fund
On June 21, 2021, grant applications for the #YouTubeBlackVoices Fund Class of 2022 will open. In addition to the United ...
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