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Hormuud, Somalia's largest telecommunications company, has announced the launch of WAAFI, the country's first native mobile money app. For the ...

Honda’s new CEO wants all of its vehicles to be electric by 2040

According to Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe, the company plans to boost its electric and fuel cell vehicle sales to 100% ...

A new $500 million loan facility has been signed by Airtel Africa

Airtel Africa has announced the effective execution of a $500 million new loan facility agreement with a consortium of relationship ...

Over $200 billion has been wiped from the cryptocurrency market in a single day, as bitcoin falls below $50,000 amid fears of a tax increase

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were trading in the red early Friday, as investors feared that the US government might raise ...

Team Bloom Wins Microsoft Game Of Learners virtual Hackathon competition season 2

The second season of the Microsoft Africa Development Center's Game of Learners virtual hackathon featured 12 teams made up of ...

NASA SpaceX falcon 9 rocket launch tech news

SpaceX has launched four astronauts into orbit using a recycled rocket and capsule for the first timeSpaceX has launched four astronauts into orbit using a recycled rocket and capsule for the first time

On Friday, SpaceX used a recycled rocket and capsule to send four astronauts into orbit. At 5:49 a.m. EDT, SpaceX ...

Ecobodaa, a Kenyan e-mobility startup, has received funding

Persistent Energy Capital, a Venture capital company that specializes in working with early-stage companies that offer valuable products and services ...

OKO, an insurtech startup, has raised $1.2 million in funding to provide insurance to smallholder farmers as well as to expand across Africa

OKO has received a seed investment of USD$1.2 million from Newfund and ResiliAnce in a funding round. Mercy Corps Venture, ...

5 startups emerge as top winners of the NITDA World Creativity and Innovation Day Challenge, receiving a total of 10 million Naira in funding

The NITDA World Creativity and Innovation Day (WCID) challenge has awarded a ten million naira grant to the five startups who ...

MTN Nigeria to provide over 76 million users with unlimited music streaming data bundles at no cost

Audiomack has teamed up with MTN Nigeria to launch the Audiomack+MTN Data Bundle service, which provides MTN subscribers with custom ...

The five Seedstars World Competition finalists for 2020/21