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News NigeriaJune 11, 2024 Adia Sowho departs from her position as CMO of MTN Nigeria. Adia Sowho, a prominent figure in the telecommunications industry, has announced byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJune 11, 2024 Access Bank expands in East Africa with Tanzanian bank acquisition. Access Bank’s recent acquisition of African Banking Corporation of byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaJune 10, 2024 MultiChoice Nigeria disputes regulator’s ruling, appeals ₦150 million fine. MultiChoice Nigeria has announced its intention to appeal the recent ruling by byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJune 9, 2024 Mal Bazaar bolsters insurtech platform with brokerage acquisition. Egyptian insurtech startup Mal Bazaar has recently achieved a significant byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJune 7, 2024 LAfricaMobile raises $4.6M series A to scale across francophone Africa. Ivory Coast-based cloud communication startup LAfricaMobile has successfully byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJune 6, 2024 Rwanda Announces Plans for Digital Currency by 2026. In a significant stride towards financial innovation, the East African nation of byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJune 5, 2024 Egyptian startup Birdnest takes flight with pre-Series A funding. Egypt-based proptech startup Birdnest has closed an undisclosed pre-Series A byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsJune 5, 2024 Ghanaian clean-tech startup Kofa swaps its way to Kenya and Togo. Ghanaian startup Kofa, a pioneer in battery network solutions currently rolling byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsJune 5, 2024 Meet TikTok’s $1 million Change Makers Program African creators winners. Nigerian TikToker Charity Ekezie, popularly known as @charityekezie on TikTok, byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsJune 5, 2024 Disruptions hit Copia as service suspension affects Central and Eastern Kenya. Copia Global, a Kenyan B2C e-commerce platform, has halted orders from Central byMuhammed Mustapha
