MTN Launches Airtime Purchases over WhatsApp

MTN South Africa has partnered with Clickatell, to launch MTN Chat, enabling its customers to engage and make airtime purchases over WhatsApp. MTN Chat will enable customers to initiate airtime…

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Women-in-Business Partners Globacom at Africa CEO Forum to Advance Feminization

The Women-in-Business Initiative is in partnership with Globacom at the 7th edition of the AFRICA CEO FORUM taking place in Kigali to discus ways of breaking barriers that are limiting…

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Nigeria’s Proville is an end-to-end Platform for High-skilled Freelancers

Nigerian startup Proville has built a user base of over 2,500 high-skilled freelancers, all using its end-to-end platform to find work, manage their projects and receive payments. Launched in May…

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Africa Innovation Fellowship Opens Funding Window for Female Entrepreneurs

Female entrepreneurs have been invited to apply for the Africa Innovation Fellowship, a nine-month leadership and business development opportunity. Powered by WomEng and the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Africa Prize…

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UK, UAE Base Nigerians get Opportunity for NIN Enrolment

Following the success of Diaspora enrolment which kicked off in South Africa, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has extended the programme to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the…

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NCC Completes Process for Subsidy Disbursements to InfraCos

As part of its plans to boost broadband penetration and make it pervasive nationwide, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has concluded process leading to the disbursement of subsidies to the…

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Ghana Solar Company, PEG Picks Final $50m Funding

Ghana base pay-as-you-go (PAYG) solar company PEG Africa has raised $25 million in Series C funding, taking its total secured investment to $50 million. PEG Africa uses a PAYG financing…

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Farmcrowdy Secures $1m Additional Seed Funding

Nigerian agri-tech startup Farmcrowdy has raised additional seed funding of $1 million as it prepares to broaden its offering. Formed in 2016, Farmcrowdy connects small scale farmers across Nigeria with…

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Nigeria’s OneFi Acquires Fellow fintech Startup Amplify

Nigerian fintech startup One Finance (OneFi) has acquired payments solution Amplify as it continues its progress towards becoming a full service digital bank. OneFi, which runs lending platform Paylater and…

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Visa Launches Global Competition for Female Entrepreneurs

Visa has opened applications for a global competition for female entrepreneurs in the fintech and social impact spaces that will see winners secure US$100,000 in prize money. Launched in 2015,…

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