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Jumia, the African ecommerce firm, has announced the appointment of Temidayo Ojo as the new CEO of Jumia Nigeria. Ojo takes ...
Here are 5 of the best budget Android phones under ₦30,000 in Nigeria, available from both online and local retailers. The Infinix Smart X5010 offers a 5-inch display, 1GB RAM, and 16GB storage.
MoneyBadger, the crypto payments startup, has raised $400,000 (R7 million) in a pre-seed funding round led by P1 Ventures, alongside several ...
Engage Capital has submitted a $24.5 million (KES 3.17 billion) bid to acquire Lipa Later, the buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) company that went ...
Roqqu, a Nigerian cryptocurrency startup, has acquired Flitaa, a Kenya‑based crypto exchange. This marks the first-ever publicly confirmed intra‑African crypto merger and acquisition deal, offering ...
When Buhari assumed office in 2015, Nigeria’s broadband penetration hovered around 6%. By 2023, that figure had soared beyond 45%, thanks to the National Broadband Plan 2020–2025. Under his ...
The 2025 UEFA Champions League football semi-final between Inter Milan and Barcelona was a modern classic — a 4–3 thriller at the San Siro that ended 7–6 on aggregate in favour of Inter. But beyond ...
Africa’s tech ecosystem recorded a strong resurgence in April 2025, with startups across the continent raising a total of $343 million in disclosed deals above $100,000. This marks a sharp rebound ...
Djamo, a rapidly growing startup from Ivory Coast—has successfully raised $17 million in funding to expand its digital banking services.
The winners of the Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition, an initiative backed by the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy, have been announced. The Africa’s Business Heroes Summit ...
The key objective of this mission-aligned partnership is to create a holistic, sustainable, and youth-led green entrepreneurship initiative in the waste sector [in Kenya], and the green sector [in ...
Enza has raised $6.5 million seed equity round co-led by Algebra Ventures and Quona Capital. Enza is an African payment startup that enables banks and fintechs to offer card and wallet services as ...