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    Wednesday News Round Up: The New Pocketmoni, Eaton Tower Expanding in Africa, SweepSouth Closes Funding Round

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    Olumuyiwa Coker
    6th May, 2015
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    Wednesday News Round Up: The New Pocketmoni, Eaton Tower Expanding in Africa, SweepSouth Closes Funding Round

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    Pocketmoni Is About to Unveil A Rebranded Service
    Pocketmoni, the mobile payment arm of the Nigerian payment processing company, eTranzact is reworking its offering and they are unveiling it tomorrow.

    Eaton Tower Raises $350 Million Equity Funding For Expansion
    Eaton Tower, an independent telecom tower company in Egypt, has secured equity funds for expansion and acquisitions across Africa.

    SweepSouth Closes Fund Round to Scale Up Services in South Africa
    Johannesburg-based startup offering on-demand domestic cleaning service, SweepSouth has secured a round of funding to scale up its services in South Africa.

    Oppo Aims to Invest $13 million in Egyptian Smartphone Market
    Chinese OEM has earmarked the sum of $13 million dollars to boost the manufacturing of smartphones in Egypt and also create new jobs.

    Jokkolabs Opens CoWorking Space in Gambia
    A community of entrepreneurs in Ouagadougou Burkina Faso, Jokkolabs, have opened a new co-working space in the the West African country.

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