Tag: Tech Gist Africa

Nearpays Technology Limited has won the Supernova Challenge's Fintech and Blockchain category at GITEX Africa in Morocco. Nearpays received a ...

Kenya and South Korea sign a memorandum of understanding to facilitate the development of Kenya’s first smart city

Kenya's Ministry of ICT and Digital Economy has signed an MoU with the Korea Trade Center Nairobi (KOTRA), marking a ...

PrestaFreedom, a startup offering home services in Morocco, has secured US$1.1 million in funding

PrestaFreedom, a Moroccan startup that specializes in household subscriptions and other services for individuals, received $1 million in funding. Azur Innovation ...

Zofi Cash, a fintech startup in Uganda, has received pre-seed funding of $1 million

Zofi Cash, a Ugandan fintech startup, has raised $1 million in pre-seed capital to strengthen its mission to make every ...

Meta has unveiled its Quest 3 virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) headset

Meta recently unveiled its next-generation virtual reality (VR) and mixed-reality (MR) headset, the Meta Quest 3, which is scheduled to ...

The winners of the African Banker Awards for 2023 have been announced

In parallel with the African Development Bank Annual Meetings, the African Banker Awards 2023 Gala Ceremony was held at the ...

Dawi Clinics in Egypt raises $6.5 million to fund its expansion

Dawi Clinics, an Egyptian outpatient care company, has raised EGP 250 million ($6.5 million) to expand its clinic chain across ...

The third annual Egypt Entrepreneur Awards selected 35 finalists

The third edition of Egypt's Entrepreneur Awards (EEA) has a total of 35 startups that have been shortlisted across 11 ...

BasiGo, a Kenyan e-bus company, has launched the country’s first public fast-charging station for electric buses

BasiGo, an e-bus company, has launched a charging station in Nairobi, the first to do so under the new e-mobility ...

Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain implant company, has received FDA approval to begin human clinical trials