Technology

EdTech Sector to Witness Radical Disruptions in 2020, Says Wowbii CEO

About 2020 will witness continued technology disruption in the Enterprise space, and even more so in EdTech . According to…
StartUps

Ghanaian, Nigerian Startups Secure $50k Funding at Agriculture Africa Accelerator

Ghana’s Complete Farmer and Nigeria’s ReelFruit have secured US$50,000 each in funding after being peer-selected as winners of the Village…
FinTech

Nigeria’s Paga Acquires Ethiopia-based Apposit

Nigerian fintech startup Paga, poised for global expansion, has announced its acquisition of Apposit, a United States (US)-based technology company…
StartUps

42 Young African Social Entrepreneurs to Receive $400,000 Grant from USAID, Citi Foundation

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF), and CITI Foundation team up to invest in…
StartUps

African Tech Firms Invited to Join UK-led Growth Project

The United Kingdom (UK)’s Department for Digital Culture, Media and Sport launches scheme to develop next generation of African start-ups…
Business

Global Tourism Spending Grow Amidst Economic Melt-Down, Africa Records +4% Leap

Against a backdrop of global economic slowdown, tourism spending continued to grow, most notably among the world’s top ten spenders.…
StartUps

African Tech Startup Funding Hits $491m

2019 was the best year yet for investment into the African tech startup space, with 311 companies banking a combined…
FinTech

Uganda Digital Economy Opens Up with More Transactions Going Online

The Next Stage of Uganda’s Digital Economy Will Be Powered by Open Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Today the vast majority…
Business

Yale African Initiative to Expand Partnerships in Nigeria

Yale Africa Initiative, a long-term university wide commitment to enhance Yale’s ongoing bilateral engagement with African institutions and to bring…
StartUps

Facebook Accelerator Startups in Nigeria Record $500,000 in Investments,Grants

Startups participating in the second season of the Facebook Accelerator Programme have recorded significant achievements, including raising over $500,000 in…