New Week, New Vibes, New Big 5. Good day, Africa!
We begin today’s big 5 with the news of France President visit to Nigeria.
France facilitates N500 Billion Investment Fund for Africa’s Private Sector Players… This was made known by the French President, Emmanuel Macron, at an interactive business forum organized by the Tony Elumelu Foundation in Lagos, Nigeria during his visit.
19-year-old Vanessa Aisha Liman, Abdul-Salam Mohammed and 8 other Start-ups Have Received $10,000 Each from the Ghanaian Government as top winners from the Presidential Pitch Competition.
Twitter Suspends Over 70 million Accounts… Twitter suspended more than 70 million accounts in May and June, and the pace has continued in July, according to the data obtained by The Washington Post.
Moldiag, an e-health start-up that produces affordable diagnostic kits to detect diseases and viral infections, has been named the winner of the Moroccan leg of the DEMO Africa Innovation Tour in Casablanca. Read more here.
Four African Tech Startups Make Global Disrupt 100 Index… Kenya’s Pawame and BRCK, Ghana’s AgroCenta, and South Africa’s Sun Exchange have been named in the Global Disrupt 100 Index. This is a huge success for Africa tech start-ups. We hope they keep the flag flying high.
Let’s all have a great week ahead. See you tomorrow.