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Facebook will be labeling ads from publishers to help people better understand who’s behind the news they see on Facebook.
This plan was announced several months ago, to label
US-based investment fund, Aptive Capital has opened applications for investment worth $10, 000 to assist African entrepreneurs and innovators who are committed to social impact in their communities.
Startups that
Moroccan startup accelerator HSEVEN, has introduced three incubation and acceleration programs to help African entrepreneurs build high-impact startups.
The three programs named “Rise-Up,” “Re-Start,” and “Disrupt” aim to speedily transform
Investment network, AUC Angels has made undisclosed investments in dental 3D printer manufacturer, Mogassam and AR furniture startup, Furnwish.
The investment network led a pre-seed round for Mogassam and participated
Facebook has announced its Google photos transfer tool now officially available globally after its first release in April.
Under their “Driving Innovation in Data Portability With a New Photo Transfer
Bundle, a social payment app for cryptocurrency has launched a community for crypto enthusiasts with the mission to promote the adoption of cryptocurrency in Africa.
In a series of tweets,
Orange Digital Ventures has opened applications for its MEA Seed challenge to support entrepreneurs and tech-driven startups during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
The COVID-19 pandemic has made access to financing
Mobile Communications Company, Vodacom is supporting the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS), Johannesburg with a data package to allow students to continue with their online studies.
This follows the COVID-19
Sparkle, a Nigerian digital platform has been launched to provide financial, lifestyle, and business support services to Nigerians around the world.
It can be accessed via an Android and iOS
Payfort, an Amazon subsidiary of Amazon has rolled out a $272k initiative dubbed, #StartUpStayUp which aims to support start-ups and small-to-medium sized businesses SMEs in Egypt.
PayFort is a United
South African cashless payments startup, Sticitt has secured an investment worth $176,000 from Crucis, a local Venture Capital (VC) firm.
Sticitt Ltd is a registered cashless payments provider that
Shamsina has been recognized in Havard president’s innovation challenge for affordable solar heaters which was named as one of the top five finalists in the challenge’s Social Impact