27 April 2023
- Tech Nation, the UK government-backed organization that supports the country's tech ecosystem, has been acquired by Founders Group (FF Group), a London-based network of entrepreneurs, accelerators, and investment firms.Tech Nation had been overseeing…
27 April 2023
- Clara, a spend management company based in Mexico, has secured $60 million in equity in a round led by GGV Capital. As part of the new investment, GGV Capital managing director Hans Tung will join Clara’s board of directors.The new $60 million…
27 April 2023
- Lending among family and friends is integral to the Nigerian financial landscape, particularly in the informal sector where access to formal financial services is limited. Fig. 1: The rate of access to financial services in 2020. In Nigeria, more…
27 April 2023
- Applications are now open in Kenya for the 2023 edition of the Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI), a global open innovation competition that…
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27 April 2023
- Last week, we reported the most recent fallout between Uber, Bolt and the Nigerian ride-hailing union-AUATWON. The fallout centres on Uber and Bolt challenging the legality of the newly formed AUATWON. This reporter interviewed drivers of Bolt and…
27 April 2023
- On Thursday, the dx5 (formerly CIO Africa) hosted the Africa SaccoTech Forum in Nairobi, which brought together around 200 IT...
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27 April 2023
- Investing in Innovation Africa (i3), a pan-African initiative for start-ups building the future of healthcare supply chains, is calling for…
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27 April 2023
- Trina Solar , a global PV and smart energy total solution provider has launched their latest innovation, the Vertex S+ 445W+ n…
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27 April 2023
- You may or may not know, but you can now pay for your Apple Music subscription with airtime. And this package comes with 6 months of free unlimited Apple Music streaming on iPhone and Android. Read more here:
27 April 2023
- Blackview, a fast-growing technology brand that makes rugged phones that can withstand weeks, months, and even years of rough handling…
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27 April 2023
- Africa's fine art market is gaining more visibility, fueled by a surge of demand from international and, increasingly, local collectors.
27 April 2023
- How do young people think about work-life balance and work ethic? This edition of #EnteringTech🚀 collates a few thoughts from young professionals who work hard, play even harder, and pursue personal dreams relentlessly. Story by @timiodueso.
27 April 2023
- ID verification company,Smile Identity has acquired Appruve’s parent company (Inclusive Innovations, Inc.) to expand Smile Identity’s footprint across Africa and…
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27 April 2023
- Safaricom and the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) made some key announcements today that will affect how students loan will be disbursed. The two partners have launched HELB Mobile Wallet and HELB M-PESA Mini App. The HELB Mobile Wallet will…
27 April 2023
- Entering Tech is a 60-second video show that provides practical guidance and assistance for aspiring tech entrepreneurs.
27 April 2023
- Workstation shipments in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) saw a sharp decline in the second half of 2022 amid widespread business uncertainty, according to a report by International Data Corporation (IDC).However, the market is expected to…
27 April 2023
- OPPO has opened its biggest Service Centre in the region in Nairobi, Kenya to give customers access to product service, repairs, and user guide on OPPO’s broad range of products. Consumers who visit the Service Center will get to experience one on one…
27 April 2023
- Safaricom has launched its MyCounty App in Makueni County. The app is aiming to enable digitisation of services in all 47 counties.
27 April 2023
- Alphabet, Google's parent has reported slowing revenue and profit growth again in its released financial earnings report for the first quarter of 2023.While revenue rose to $69.8 billion, a 3% YoY increase from last year’s $68 billion, it was a QoQ…
27 April 2023
- The African Development Fund and Smart Africa Alliance have partnered to launch a $1.5 million project to streamline digital trade and…
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27 April 2023
- Realme has today announced the launch of the realme C55 in Kenya. This is the latest in the company’s growing C series an is available starting from Ksh 24,899 for the 8GB RAM variant with...
27 April 2023
- Nigerian fintech startup Touch and Pay (TAP), a leading processor of micro-transactions in Africa, has announced the democratisation of interstate travel from Nigeria’s largest city, Lagos, to other parts of the country. Founded in 2019 by Olamide…
27 April 2023
- The African Development Bank has signed a $525,000 grant with Africa Fintech Network (AFN) to set up of the Africa…
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27 April 2023
- Africell is going to be expanding its services to Huambo, Cabinda, Huila, and Zaire in 2023.
27 April 2023
- MTN Group has released its suite of annual reports for 2022, including the Integrated Report, Sustainability Report, Transparency Report and the Tax Report.
27 April 2023
- With digital transformation taking centre stage in every industry in Africa, the definition of a lot of things has changed....
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27 April 2023
- This collaboration aims to strengthen information, communication, and technology in Africa to facilitate digital trade and transformation.
27 April 2023
- This collaboration aims to strengthen information, communication, and technology in Africa to facilitate digital trade and transformation.
27 April 2023
- MTN group has launched its flagship MTN Skills Academy in Zambia aimed to address the digital skills gap in Africa.
27 April 2023
- In an effort to enhance their cloud flexibility, Ericsson is collaborating with Dell technologies.
27 April 2023
- OPPO has announced the opening of its biggest Service Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. The new OPPO Service Center will offer customers access to product service, repairs, and user guides on OPPO’s broad range of audio,...
27 April 2023
- Investment strategist looks at how South Africa stacks up against its emerging market peers.
27 April 2023
- As Kenyans still face tough economic times, Equity Bank has made a bizarre move to introduce fees for transaction confirmation alerts sent via SMS. According to a notice sent to its more than 10 million...
27 April 2023
- TechAfrica News is covering the Transform Africa Summit, which aims to accelerate the creation of a single digital market in Africa by 2030 and attract investment to the continent's digital ecosystem.
27 April 2023
- Telco Safaricom and HELB have announced two key partnerships today. The first one is the launch of the HELB Mobile Wallet and HELB M-PESA Mini App. The wallet will see students in higher education institutions receive part of their HELB funds directly…
27 April 2023
- Safaricom has officially launched the myCounty App, a digital platform that enables all 47 counties in Kenya to digitize their services in one place, providing a single, citizen access channel. The myCounty app will include...
27 April 2023
- Impact Investing Ghana (IIGh) and the Nigeria National Advisory Board for Impact Investing (NABII), together with impact investing taskforces in Burkina Faso and Senegal, have announced the first West Africa Deal Summit and second Ghana Impact Summit…
27 April 2023
- Capria Ventures, a leading Global South specialist firm investing in early-growth Global South startups, has announced the first close of its US$100 million fund. Capria invests in tech founders with limitless aspirations, connecting them into a…
27 April 2023
- Tech Nation is no longer shutting down. It's now founder a buyer, FF Group, a three-pronged company that comprises the Founders Forum, Founders Factory (an accelerator), and Firstminute Capital (an investment arm).
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27 April 2023
- The Real Housewives franchise has taken the world by storm, and the Durban version is no exception. With the Season 3 finale of The Real Housewives of Durban having just aired on Showmax, fans are...
27 April 2023
- NFT EPubs, a pioneering epub blockchain platform that promises to empower authors with a new way to earn a passive…
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27 April 2023
- Online casino games have become increasingly popular in recent years, and for good reason. With the advent of technology, it…
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27 April 2023
- Image credit: Pixabay Congratulations on taking the bold step to launch your startup—maybe you had a big ceremony or kept…
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26 April 2023
- A couple of weeks ago, and during the staging of the Connected Kenya Summit 2023, telcos Safaricom announced the myCounty App. It is a key development that offers a single platform with shared architecture to enable every county to launch a digital…
26 April 2023
- This is a conversation I had with Sajid Vayani who is the Sales Director of iColo at the telco-centric East Africa Com 2023 Conference that was held in Nairobi this week at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Upper Hill. Sajid has an interesting background in…
26 April 2023
- Sophos has released its Active Adversary Report for Business Leaders, an in-depth look at the changing behaviors and attack techniques that adversaries used in 2022. The data, analyzed from more than 150 Sophos Incident Response (IR) cases, identified…
26 April 2023
- Pan-African payments startup PayDay has re-launched in Rwanda and announced a partnership that will enable Startlink customers to purchase their subscription services through the platform. Payday, a Rwandan-based fintech has become an icon in the…
26 April 2023
- The Motorola ThinkPhone is a new smartphone that is designed to compete with the likes of the iPhone and Samsung Galaxy in the mobile gaming market. The ThinkPhone features a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor, 8GB of RAM, and a 6.5-inch…
26 April 2023
- The Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) together with officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) arrested an engineer and his colleagues on suspicion of selling illegal login credentials that give users access to premium content. KECOBO…
26 April 2023
- According to a recent report by the International Data Corporation (IDC), the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region is expected to spend $30.3 billion on IT and business services in 2023, a 5.0% increase from the $28.9 billion spent in 2022. The report…