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Tanzanian agri-tech startup, Kilimo Fresh Foods has emerged winner at the MEST Africa Challenge 2020, bagging US$50,000 in equity investment.
This follows the MEST Africa Challenge, run by
Google has announced to introduce a number of new features to help make virtual education easier amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The company will also update its Google Meet conferencing
Standard Chartered Bank has joined forces with Airtel Africa to provide customers with increased access to mobile financial services.
With this strategic partnership, Standard Chartered and Airtel Africa will work
Malian off-grid solar company, Energy+ has raised over $1 million in funding from a consortium of international financing partners.
The funding included an equity and fully funded enterprise development services
Microsoft South Africa has teamed up with 1000 Women Trust and TEARS Foundation, to launch the Safe@Home Hackathon.
The hackathon aims to address gender-based violence in South Africa.
The
Google’s video streaming platform, YouTube will quit send notifications to channel subscribers who upload new content starting from August 13, 2020.
However, YouTube said that the change would not
The global pandemic has kickstarted the growth of an entirely new generation, and it has nothing to do with age…
If anyone were to try to guess which generation was
Egypt’s payment startup, Paymob has secured a $3.5 million investment round led by Dubai’s Global Ventures and Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank, FMO as well as participation from
As technology evolves, people are not only comfortable with a digital environment but have also embraced an always on mobile lifestyle. They now demand a seamless customer experience from their
Luno, a South African cryptocurrency exchange platform, has teamed up with Genesis, a digital currency prime brokerage platform to let customers earn interest on crypto holdings.
The partnership creates savings
Eyptian fintech, ElGameya, has secured a six-figure pre-seed investment led by AUC Angels.
Other investors who participated I the round were Cairo Angels and Alex Angels.
ElGameya enables people to
Nigerian Church Service platform, O’Sanctus app is allowing Catholics to attend virtual services, reserve time with priests and make financial offerings amid the ongoing pandemic.
The O’Sanctus app
