Egyptian Banking App, Telda, Raises $5m Pre-seed Fund, Current Largest in Africa
Cairo-based digital banking app, Telda, has raised $5 million in a pre-seed funding round, recording the largest Pre-seed funding in ...
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Airtel records 6.9% subscriber growth and massive profits in Q1 2021
Telecom giant, Airtel, has released its financial report for Q1 2021. It increased its data and mobile money subscribers significantly ...
Is Africa at the Brink of War as France Continues its Global Military Crusade?
It's going to be a very interesting period for Africa in the coming months. It's no use hiding that the ...
John Magufuli: Tanzania’s president dies aged 61
Tanzania's President John Magufuli has died aged 61, the country's vice-president has announced. He died on Wednesday from heart complications ...
Flutterwave Partners with PayPal To Allow Africans Receive Payments From Over 377m PayPal Users
In a renewed drive to improve ease of business in Africa, Payments Solutions firm, Flutterwave, has collaborated with its US ...
Countries in West Africa on high alert after Ebola outbreak in Guinea
Guinea declared an Ebola outbreak in one of its regions on Sunday, after the West African nation confirmed at least ...
Africa Recorded 3.3m Covid-19 Cases So Far, Struggles with Overwhelmed Health Systems
Africa has so far recorded about 3.3 million cases of Covid-19 and nearly 82,000 deaths, according to the Africa Centres ...
What is the quality of COVID-19 data in privately owned laboratories in Africa? A Nigerian perspective
Introduction The sudden onset of the COVID-19 pandemic caused countries in Africa to reflect on the state of their diagnostic ...
Illicit money flows from Africa near $89bn, UN study says
Africa lost billions in illicit financial flows including through tax evasion and theft: UN report Africa has lost nearly $89bn ...
Bah Ndaw named Mali’s interim president, colonel named VP
The new president is to lead the country for several months before staging elections, returning Mali to civilian rule. Mali's ...
