Safaricom Gains Regulatory Approval for Insurance License After Four-Year Wait
After a four-year journey, Safaricom, Kenya’s largest telecommunications provider, has secured an insurance license from Kenya’s Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA). ...
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Visa Invests in African Startups Orda, Oze, WorkPay, and OkHi to Drive Financial Inclusion
Visa, the global payments giant, has made strategic investments in four innovative African startups, taking a significant step in its ...
Applications Now Open for $55K Harvard Africa Business Club Startup Competition
The Harvard Business School’s Africa Business Club has announced the opening of applications for its New Venture Competition, a high-profile ...
Africa Tech Summit Unveils Inaugural Awards to Spotlight Innovation Across the Continent
The Africa Tech Summit has announced its first-ever Africa Tech Summit Awards, an initiative set to recognize the continent’s most ...
Janngo Capital Secures $78 Million for Africa’s Largest Gender-Equal Tech VC Fund
Janngo Capital, an African venture capital firm focused on gender equality, has closed its $78 million fund, making it the ...
Ghana’s Retail-Tech Startup Tendo Acquires Shopa to Strengthen Supply Chain Infrastructure in Africa
In a strategic move to enhance Africa’s retail and supply chain infrastructure, Ghanaian retail-tech startup Tendo Technologies has acquired Shopa, ...
Telecom Egypt Secures $370 Million Syndicated Loan to Enhance Financial Stability
Telecom Egypt has secured a syndicated loan amounting to EGP 18 billion ($370 million) to bolster its financial flexibility and ...
Wasoko and MaxAB Bring Onboard Former Cruise CTO to Spearhead AI Transformation in African Retail
In a bold move to reshape Africa's informal retail sector, Wasoko and MaxAB have appointed ex-Cruise CTO, Elshenawy, to lead ...
LinkedIn Unveils AI-Powered Hiring Assistant as Data Privacy Concerns Emerge in South Africa
LinkedIn has rolled out its latest innovation, an AI Hiring Assistant, designed to support recruiters by easing the burden of ...
Moroccan Logistics Startup Colis Raises $300k to Drive West African Expansion
Moroccan logistics startup Colis, specializing in cross-border parcel delivery, has raised $300,000 in a pre-seed funding round aimed at strengthening ...
