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Africa NewsJuly 16, 2024 Kenyan Ride-Hailing Drivers Strike for Fair Pay and Commission Caps. Uber and Bolt drivers in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, have launched public byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJuly 12, 2024 BasiGo Rwanda Awarded $225K Grant for Electric Bus Charging Upgrade. BasiGo Rwanda, a pioneering startup dedicated to electrifying public byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJuly 11, 2024 Access Holdings Announces $233 Million Capital Raise. Nigeria’s financial landscape is about to witness a significant shift as byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJuly 3, 2024 Google & C.I.I.F.A. Launch New Training Program for Nigerian Creatives. The Creative Industries Initiative for Africa (C byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJuly 1, 2024 Monetization is live! Nigerian content creators can now profit from their work on Facebook and Instagram. Content creators in Nigeria can now earn money from ad revenue on Facebook and byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJune 25, 2024 Rwandan EV company Ampersand teams up with BYD to electrify African transport. The Kigali-based electric transport energy company Ampersand has entered into a byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJune 24, 2024 NIBSS names Ebehijie Juliet Momoh, ex-Mastercard VP, as new MD/CEO of AfriGO The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) has announced the appointment byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJune 20, 2024 AfriLabs and Korea-Africa Foundation Partner to Empower African Entrepreneurs. African hubs network AfriLabs has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJune 17, 2024 Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship Lands in Egypt. The Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship has expanded to Egypt following byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJune 15, 2024 Egyptian podcast producer, Potcast Productions, fuels growth with pre-seed funding round. Egypt-based podcast production company Potcast Productions has secured an byFatima Oladunni
