Business Protest; Uber, Bolt Drivers Condemn Slow Implementation Of Ride-Hailing Regulation In Kenya It has been reported that the slow implementation of the Digital Taxi Hailing Regulation in East Africa Kenya has caused Uber and Bolt riders to take to the streets in protest. The unsatisfied drivers express their disappointment in protest on the street of Nairobi. Their actions left thousands of passengers
Business Ckrowd Set To Invest In DMAAS Technology For Content Creators Nigerian content streaming platform, Ckrowd, is set to invest into Digital-Marketing-As-A-Service (DMAAS) technology, this is according to the streaming platform’s plan to expand into adtech. This business expansion will be of substantial benefits to its content creators especially the visuals, and position its Buisness to Business (B2B) marketing services
Business Kuda Acquires 4.6 Million Customers, Plans Expansion To UK, Ghana Nigerian Fintech company, Kuda Technologies, has announced this new feat of securing 4.6 million customers within three years of operations. The company also revealed that it is taking strategic steps towards extending its banking operations to Uganda, Ghana and the United Kingdom immediately after it gains regulators’ approval. This
Business Zoho One Hits Customer Size Milestone Of 150% One of the leading technology companies in Africa, Zoho Corporation, has revealed that Zoho One has hit a new landmark as it now assists about 50,000 organizations across 160 countries. In the last two years only, the platform has increased in size, it has acquired 150% plus 37.5%
Womenovate Nominated For Startup Of The Year Award By Africa Tech Fest Female-focused Nigerian startup, Womenovate, has been shortlisted for “startup of the year” by the Africa Tech Festival, at the AfricaCom headquarters location. The venture celebrated its 25th anniversary recently and it is set to hold the 15th edition of its superb award event, honouring some of the biggest technology contributors
Fuzé To Grant Up To US$48,000 Equity Funding To Francophone African Startup, Application Now Open Fuzé an investment company powerd by Digital Africa is set to invest equity funding into early-stage startups functioning in Francophone African countries. Sources reveal that startup with these features can now apply for up to US$48,000. Supported by the french government, The Digital Africa Initiative is an organization
To Fight Digital Fraud, Digital Payment Providers Partners With Banks In Uganda In a bid to curb the growing activities of digital and financial fraud, the National Payment Systems Services Association has gone into partnership with the Uganda Bankers Association. Digital and financial fraud have become a threat to the growth of digital financial services and the financial sector. During a webinar
AfriTECH 2.0: Outstanding Organisations, Individuals To Be Awarded Africa Tech Alliance Forum will be holding its second award event (AfriTECH 2.0) in Lagos Nigeria where honour will be conferred on organizations and individuals that have been outstanding in tech activities in Africa. The event with the theme: “Sustainability and The Company of the Future” is scheduled to
Andela Opens Application For EPIC Tournament $10,000 At Stake A multinational marketplace for technical remote workers, Andela, has opened entry for its upcoming hackathon dubbed the EPIC Tournament which is in collaboration with HackerEarth. According to reports, the tournaments will see the participation of notable developers who will be grouped into teams to develop prototype solutions that should generate
ACIH To Incubate 150 Startups In Kenya The Association of Countrywide Innovation Hubs(ACIH) has revealed its intentions to incubate 150 Kenyan startups in its new accelerator event which is to hold across ten regions in the East African countries. Targeted at sustaining innovators, the program will help them develop their ideas and translate them into effective
Champ Alpha Services, A Soon-To-Launch Social Payment Platform It takes effort to actually manifest thoughts, it is likened to the proverb, “If wishes were horses even beggars will ride”. So many people walk the streets of Nairobi, Lagos, Kampala and many other cities, with the thoughts of starting up a business whether in tech or not, heck, some
ICT Ministry Rwanda, CcHub Partner To Select 6 Startups for Fintech Incubation Programme Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) in collaboration with The Ministry of ICT and Innovation in Rwanda, Google, and Mojaloop Foundation has revealed that six startups have been selected for the Fintech Incubation Programme second cohort. The Fintech Incubation Programme is a three months long programme, designed to assist early-stage tech-enabled startups in
Business Glovo Opens Third Micro Fulfillment Center In Kenya Spanish quick e-commerce platform, Glovo, has revealed that it has opened its third micro fulfilment centre in Kenya, in other to meet up with consumer demands. This centre, being its third, Glovo opened its first micro-fufilment centre in June 2021, the second one was opened recently in June 2o22 and
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari Signs Startup Bill To Law President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Startup Bill into law in Nigeria. From henceforth, it will be addressed as the Startup Act 2022. A law that gives Nigerian startups advantages with investment, tighter regulations and tax breaks. The event was revealed by Isa Pantami the nation’s Minister of Communication,
E-commerce Startup, Bumpa Secures $4 Million in Seed Round For Expansion Bumpa, a Nigerian e-commerce startup has secured Four Million US dollars ($4 million) in the seed round, to propel its expansion in new markets across Africa and also bring in more talent into its team. The seed round was led by Base10 Partners, while it had the participation of SHL
The Ouut Spotlights Univelcity As The Tech Academy Clocks 6 Years Various instances and events have occurred, recognizing Nigeria as one of the countries across the African continent that have produced a significant amount of tech professionals in the ecosystem. They have individuals who have won highly competitive competitions, raise funds from international tech contests, and many more. They have built
ShaQ Express Hits 13,000 Customer Base Plans Local, International Expansion ShaQ Express, a Ghanaian startup in logistics has gained a customer base of 13,000 users even as it bootstrapped itself during the growth experience. With this achievement, the startup is planning to expand its market both at home and abroad Founded by Anthony Owusu-Ansah in 2020, ShaQ Express has
EzyAgric Partners with Pezesha To Launch BNPL In Uganda EzyAgric has gone into partnership with Pezesha to launch a new product service that enables agro merchants, “buy now and pay later” with a convenience that scales their businesses. Agro merchants or Agro-inputs that use the agric tech platform will have access to apply for inventory financing, such that they
Bboxx Partners With Ampersand To Make E-Motors Available for Uganda Riders A super platform that provides access to essential services and products, Bboxx, has partnered with Ampersand, an E-mobility platform focused on providing sustainable solutions for transportation across East Africa. This partnership is meant to see to Ampersand’s expansion plan especially that of its e-mobility strategy in Rwanda. Recently there
ShapShap Nigeria Wins SuperNova Prize of $8000 At GITEX Global 2022 Nigerian digital marketplace and logistics startup, ShapShap, has been announced as the winner at the 2022 GITEX Global, winning Eight thousand US dollars ($8,000) as the cash prize for the Supernova, a contest for Mobility and Smart Innovator. ShapShap was launched by Khalil Halilu in 2019 as an on-delivery
Airtel Acquires 5G Spectrum In Tanzania Indian multinational company, Airtel Africa Plc, has announced its acquisition of an additional spectrum in the East African country, Tanzania. It revealed that it had purchased the 140 megahertz spectrum split between 2600 and 3500 MHz bands for $60.1 million from the Tanzanian Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA). This new
Twiga Foods To Manage Wastage Via Google Tech Partnership Twiga Foods, a Kenya-based agri-tech start-up has revealed that it will be cutting down on wastage via the implementation of Google’s technology. The action is targeted at curtailing the wastage of perishable goods during distribution especially. The agri-tech acknowledge that it will be using Google Cloud’s systems on
President Museveni of Uganda Signs Computer Misuse Bill to Law President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, has signed the Computer Misuse Bill into law, this is even as there have been continuous criticism raised against it due the extreme penalities attached to various uses of digital gadgets and computers. Enacted in 2011, the Computer Misuse Act in Uganda is meant to
Furniture Startup, MoKo, Secures Series B Funding Round Kenyan-based furniture startup, MoKo Home, has completely secured a Series B funding round of Six million, Five hundred thousand US dollars ($6.5 million) debt-equity. The round was co-led by AlphaMundi Group and Talanton. It also had the participation of Novastar Ventures while One Million US dollars ($1 million) of
Nigeria, Microsoft Signs MOU To Up-skill 5 Million Citizens A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to upskill Five million Nigerians has been signed between tech giant, Microsoft Corporation and the Nigerian government. Citizens will be tried in skills that are in high demand in the tech space and that can also enhance their career choices. Minister of communications and Digital
