Gebeya and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group through the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi), has signed a $500,000 advisory services agreement to implement the Digital Gender-Ethiopia Program. It aims to increase the number of female software developers. The project will provide training to 250 female software developers and seed funding to 20 […]
Read MoreNigerian fintech, One Finance Limited has has secured a $5M debt facility for its consumer facing platform, Paylater enabling it to migrate to full digital bank. The facility comes from New York and Nairobi-based Lendable, a technology-enabled funding provider to African consumer and SME lenders. The debt facility will be used to deploy more loans […]
Read MoreSomali startup Gulivery, which provides delivery services to restaurants, shops and e-commerce platforms, has added e-hailing functionalities to its platform. Gulivery developed a mobile app that allowed people to order meals and groceries from restaurants and supermarkets, and have them delivered to their doors by the startup’s delivery partners. The startup was launched in 2017 […]
Read MoreNINE,(Network of Incubators & Innovators in Nigeria) has been selected as regional partner for Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI). NINE, is a network of Business/Technology Incubators, Accelerators, Innovation Centers, other organisations and individuals that support the development and growth of innovation, start-ups and SMEs in Nigeria. It is also a […]
Read MoreThe launch of the world’s first global self-service IP (Internet Protocol) address management platform, Switch, will help automate a time-consuming manual process saving companies and government organisations critical time and money when managing their complex IP portfolios. Heficed’s innovative service makes controlling and managing an IP estate much easier for organisations needing to deploy a […]
Read MoreParadigm Initiative has commended the Liberian President, George Weah for signing into law, a Bill to decriminalize libel in Liberia through an Act to Amend the Liberian Codes Revised, Penal Law of 1978, Chapter 11, by repealing sections 11.11; 11.12 and 11.14.” The act named Kamara Abdullah Kamara (KAK) Act of Press Freedom is a […]
Read MoreAccording to a new forecast from Latest statistics from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker reveals that unit shipments for the worldwide personal computing devices (PCD) market, comprised of Traditional PCs and Tablets, are expected to decline 3.3% in 2019. The market contraction comes on the heels of 2018, which […]
Read MoreMTN Group plans to raise more than 15 billion rand ($1.05 billion) in asset sales over the next three years, Africa’s biggest telecoms group said on Thursday after reporting a massive jump in 2018 profit. MTN is in the middle of reviewing its presence in some markets alongside investments in e-commerce platforms as part of […]
Read MoreThe Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has called on all stakeholders in the telecom and tangential sectors, including operatives of agencies in the security governance sector to collaborate and rid Nigeria of electronic waste (e-Waste) which includes irreparable and obsolete devices. Citing a […]
Read MoreThe worldwide market for wearable devices grew 31.4% during the fourth quarter of 2018 (4Q18), reaching a new high of 59.3 million units according to data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. Growth in the market was driven by new wearables launching during the months leading up to the holiday […]
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