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The PECC’s formation and the inclusion of tech leaders suggest a growing focus on harnessing technological innovation to drive Nigeria’s economic growth.
President Bola Tinubu has appointed prominent figures from the Nigerian business and public service sectors to a newly established Presidential Econom...
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1 year ago
ANAVA Commits $4.3 Million to Gender-Focused African Tech Fund.
ANAVA, a Tunisian fund of funds managed by Smart Capital, has committed a significant investment of $4.3 million to the Janngo Capital Startup Fund (J...
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1 year ago
TikTok’s Parent Company Pulls the Plug on LetsChat Messaging App.
ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has decided to discontinue its LetsChat messaging app in Africa. Launched in 2021, LetsChat aimed to capture...
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1 year ago
African B2B E-commerce Giant Wasoko Faces Valuation Downgrade Despite Upcoming Merger.
Wasoko, a prominent African B2B e-commerce platform specializing in groceries an...
How to Edit, Delete, and Secure Your Scheduled WhatsApp Calls.
WhatsApp call links are a fantastic way to easily set up video or voice calls wi...
BasiGo Secures $3 Million, Accelerates Electric Bus Expansion in East Africa.
BasiGo, a leading East African electric mobility company, announced today it has...
Nigerian FinTech LemFi Teams Up With Visa for Smoother Cross-Border Payments in Asia.
Nigerian financial technology startup LemFi has teamed up with Visa to enhance c...
Binance Executives Charged with Tax Evasion by Nigerian Authorities Amid Escaped UK Citizen.
Nigerian authorities have formally charged the global crypto exchange, Binance,...
CANAL+ Group Invests in Senegalese Digital Leader Marodi TV.
CANAL+ Group strengthens its commitment to African content by acquiring a stake...
Binance Executive Escapes Custody in Nigeria.
In a surprising turn of events, Nadeem Anjarwalla, a regional manager for Africa...
Why Investing in Women Entrepreneurs is Key to Africa's Tech Boom
The African tech scene is booming, but for women entrepreneurs, the climb to the...
Ethiopian Electric Vehicle Startup Dodai Secures $4 Million in Funding to Fuel Growth.
Dodai, a leading electric vehicle (EV) company based in Ethiopia's capital, rece...
Nigerian Authorities Detain Binance Employees Despite Expired Court Order.
Families of two Binance employees, Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, are p...
Kenyan Insurtech Startup mTek Takes Flight with $1.25 Million Funding Boost.
Imagine getting insurance without mountains of paperwork. That's the reality mTe...
Afrikrea Shutdown: A Sudden End to a Decade of African Marketplace Success.
ANKA’s CEO, Moulaye Taboure, announced the unexpected shutdown of Afrikrea, the...
