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SA-Born VC Firm, HAVAÍC Makes A 2nd Investment In RapidDeploy In Less Than A Year

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INGOT Brokers Partners with Hisa to Open up Global Markets to Kenyan Traders

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Kenyan Fintech Cellulant Lays off 20% of its workforce

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Glovo Launches “Glovo Ads” In Kenya

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TikTok to Set Up Continental Office in Nairobi

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Nigeria's HelpMum Selected for 'Chat for Impact' Health Accelerator

Nigerian healthtech startup HelpMum has been selected as one of the ten startups to participate in the 2023 Chat for Impact Health Accelerator.

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Nala Launches Cross-Border Payments from Europe and the UK to Nigeria

Nala has set its sights on revolutionizing cross-border payments, as it recently announced the inclusion of Nigeria as a key remittance destination. This strategic expansion holds immense significance for Nala, a company that initially established its roots in East Africa and is now ambitiously reaching across the entire continent. Nigeria,

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Next Media Partners with Wowzi to Launch Influencer Platform

Next Media, Uganda’s largest media network, has partnered with Wowzi, an influencer marketing platform to unveil “Next Wowzi”. The innovative platform will streamline influencer management and campaign execution to revolutionize digital marketing and tackle youth unemployment by tapping into the promising influencer market. Co-founder and President of Wowzi, Mike

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African Fintechs Grew by 20 Percent and Received $2.7 Billion in Investment

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Kenyan Fintech Zanifu Raises $11.2M to Scale Its Inventory Financing Offering In Kenya

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Ivorian Fashion-Marketplace, Anka Receives $1.7M Funding From IFC For Expansion

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Canada’s Vela Acquires SA  GreatSoft, For An Undisclosed Amount

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Roke Telkom Partners with GX India to Improve Internet Usage in Uganda

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BuuPass Hits the 10 million Tickets Milestone

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Twiga Foods Announces Fresh Round of Employee Layoffs

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Kenyan Fintech Hisa Appoints Eric Jackson as New CEO

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Bolt Surpasses Over 100 Million Rides in Kenya

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Nigeria's PipeOps Is Africa's Sole Representative In J.P Morgan-Powered Techstars New Orleans

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2Africa Lands First Undersea Cable North Of Mozambique

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SasaPay And MedSource Group Announce New Partnership

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AfriKonekta Launches Online Bus Booking Platform in Kenya

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Moniepoint Sets To Rival OPay And PalmPay In The Retail Banking Space

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Telehealth App BYON8 Adds Fitness And Nutrition Plans To Bolster Its App Status In Kenya

BYON8, a digital health app has added a lifestyle feature that allows users to personalize fitness plans, nutritional guidance, and, mindfulness activities and get access to immediate medical attention. The upgrade aims to transform the BYON8 app into a comprehensive health and wellness platform in the Kenyan market. Josef Murad,

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Kenya’s Ed Partners secures $1.5m debt funding to fund affordable private schools

Kenyan startup Ed Partners has secured US$1.5 million in debt funding from social impact investor Oikocredit to provide affordable financing to private schools.   Oikocredit, a social impact investor and worldwide cooperative enables people with low incomes in Africa, Asia, and Latin America to improve their living standards sustainably.

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IXAfrica Partners With Tilisi To Establish Second Data Centre In Nairobi

IXAfrica has announced a major Deal with Tilisi to establish its second data center campus in Nairobi, Kenya In the deal, IXAfrica signed a term sheet to purchase 11 acres of prime land for the construction of its data, a milestone for both companies and a big leap forward in