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  • Nigerian Born Tope Awotona’s Calendly Raises $350M Series B

    Calendly had earlier raised around $200,000 from OpenView Venture Partners and Iconiq CapitalOpen to help users connect with their personal and business calendars to save time and simplify the tasks involved in meeting with people outside your company....
  • Nigeria’s Autochek Launches Office in Accra, Ghana.

    Autochek, the automotive technology company that aims to build solutions for the African market, has today announced that it has commenced operations in Accra, Ghana to support the delivery of technology solutions for one of Africa’s most advanced automotive markets....
  • EdTech: uLesson raises $7.5m Series A round for African expansion

    Nigeria’s edtech startup uLesson has raised $7.5 million Series A funding for Africa expansion. Th​​e new round was led by Owl Ventures, with inclusion from existing investors, TLcom Capital and Founder Collective and participation from new investor LocalGlobe....
  • BBC Launches Podcast Competition in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa.

    The BBC World Service has announced a brand new daily news podcast for Africa, more episodes of The Comb podcast, and launched a new podcast competition open to residents in Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa. Africa Daily will be a deep dive into the news stories shaping Africa, one question...
  • Ghanaian e-Commerce startup, Seven Inc to invest $10 Million into the Ecosystem

    An e-commerce startup based in Ghana, Seven Inc, is seeking to revolutionize Africa’s tech space, particularly in Ghana. Africa’s nascent tech space is fast attracting both foreign and local investment. Several African tech startups have successfully raised venture capital funding to expand their operations or improve upon the service...
  • Mastercard Foundation & InTouch to Support 10,000 Young Entrepreneurs in Senegal

    Mastercard Foundation has partnered with InTouch to support their 10,000 Jambaars project, which will deploy a network of 10,000 agents to provide digital services across the continent, most of whom will be young people and, particularly, young women....
  • BBC Africa Eye Documentary: The Baby Stealers

    A BBC Africa Eye investigation has revealed the existence of a secretive but  thriving illegal market for babies and young children in Kenya. For over a year, a team of undercover investigators infiltrated a series of child trafficking rings that extend from the slums of Nairobi to one of the...
  • Ghana’s Naa Sika digital micro-savings platform wins World Bank Award

    Ghana’s Naa Sika digital micro-savings platform emerged winner at the World Bank Group's WURI West Africa Prize. The scheme, which seeks to reward innovations in cross-border social protection for the informal sector, is supported by the West Africa Unique Identification for Regional Integration and Inclusion (WURI) program, which facilitates...
  • VAYA TROTRO partners Togo Government to drive the nation’s Agricultural Sector.

    The Togolese Government has adopted digital technology to boost agricultural production, has announced the launch of interest-free loans to farmers across the West African nation. The Togolese Government, which has been adopting digital technology to boost agricultural production, has announced the launch of interest-free loans to farmers across the...