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Airtel Africa Foundation’s DigiLeap Targets 200 Women in Ikorodu. The Hard Part Comes After Graduation. Airtel Nigeria's Airtel Africa Foundation has launched DigiLeap Tech Drive, a byFatima OladunniApril 23, 2026
Proparco Puts $17.25m Into Alterra Africa Fund at Final Close, Completing a DFI-Heavy Capital Stack France's Proparco has committed $17 byBolu BabalolaApril 23, 2026
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Africa NewsJanuary 23, 2024 SafeBoda Returns To The Kenyan Market After a 3-Year Hiatus. The motorcycle-taxi-hailing company, SafeBoda, is set to resume operations in byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJanuary 23, 2024 Kenyan Tech Gets A Boost With Spark Accelerator. Safaricom, M-PESA Africa, and Sumitomo Corporation are currently accepting byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsJanuary 22, 2024 Egypt’s Paymob Leads the Way: Pioneers Int’l Fintech Licensure in Oman. Paymob, the leading financial services enabler in the Middle East, North Africa, byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJanuary 19, 2024 Rivia, An Asset-light Healthcare Model, Launches In Ghana. Rivia, a startup dedicated to improving service quality in the healthcare sector byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJanuary 18, 2024 Amazon Prime is Resizing its Footprint In Africa. Amazon Prime Video, an American streaming service, is reportedly streamlining byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJanuary 18, 2024 UNDP Launches Timbuktoo, A $1 billion Innovation Fund For African Startups. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has unveiled the Timbuktoo byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsJanuary 17, 2024 Canza Finance Raises $2.3 Million to Scale Its FX Platform. Canza Finance, a Web3 neobank dedicated to facilitating cross-border payments byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJanuary 17, 2024 Coinbase Partners with Yellow Card as On-/Off-Ramp Provider in Africa. Coinbase, the U byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsJanuary 17, 2024 Launchpad to Success: MEST Opens Doors for Aspiring Tech Entrepreneurs. The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) has commenced the byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsJanuary 17, 2024 RMB Fuels Change: Kenyan Startup KOKO Gets Boost for Bioethanol Expansion. Kenyan climate-tech startup KOKO has secured an undisclosed amount of funding byFatima Oladunni
