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Nigerian alternative power company, Mobile Power Limited, raises £1 million from All On to scale its services

Muktar Oladunmade

31st August 2022
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Nigerian fintech, Duplo, raises $4.3 million in seed funding to digitise B2B payments

Muktar Oladunmade

31st August 2022
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Flutterwave responds to fresh money laundering allegations

Sultan Quadri

30th August 2022
10 years of TechCabal, Companies

Risevest CEO asked to step aside due to allegations of sexual and non-sexual misconduct

Sultan Quadri

29th August 2022
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International PR agency, Allison+Partners, acquires African-tech-focused PR agency, C. Moore Media

Muktar Oladunmade

26th August 2022
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Liquid Intelligent Technologies opens office in Mkushi, expanding Zambia footprint

Ephraim Modise

22nd August 2022
Companies, People, Policy

South Africa’s Uber and Bolt Drivers go on a city-wide strike in Cape Town

Caleb Nnamani

18th August 2022
Companies, Startups

Women’s only ride-hailing platform, HerRyde, launches in Abuja

Muktar Oladunmade

18th August 2022
Companies, Funding, Logistics & Transport, Startups

African logistics company, Lori Systems, raises pre-Series B funding from Google

Muktar Oladunmade

16th August 2022
Companies, FinTech

Interswitch has integrated all its APIs in one platform

Damilare Dosunmu

12th August 2022
Companies

Nigerian Bluechip Technologies expands to Europe to target banks and telcos

Muktar Oladunmade

9th August 2022
Companies, FinTech

How Wave is navigating the economic downturn with its radical business model

Damilare Dosunmu

5th August 2022
Companies, Logistics & Transport

Kenyan logistics startup Sendy lays off 10% of its staff

Sultan Quadri

2nd August 2022
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Kenya’s central bank orders banks to cease their partnerships with Flutterwave and Chipper Cash

Sultan Quadri

29th July 2022
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Flutterwave responds to statement by Central Bank of Kenya’s Governor

Sultan Quadri

28th July 2022
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MAX partners with Yamaha to expand operations across the continent

Muktar Oladunmade

25th July 2022
Companies

Egypt’s Stllr closes 6-figure funding to boost tech marketing and expansion into the Middle East

Caleb Nnamani

22nd July 2022
Business, Companies, FinTech

What will it take to digitise B2B payments in Africa?

Abraham Augustine

22nd July 2022
Business, Companies, Internet

South African mobile network operator Vodacom loses almost 400,000 subscribers in 3 months

Ephraim Modise

22nd July 2022
Companies, Startups

Two Nigerian companies deny $51 million money laundering allegations in Kenya

Sultan Quadri

14th July 2022
Companies, Startups

Senegalese unicorn Wave lays off 15% of staff

Sultan Quadri

13th July 2022
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Hyperclear acquires South African data analytics and software platform Principa

Ephraim Modise

8th July 2022
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Autochek acquires CoinAfrique to accelerate expansion across francophone Africa

Damilare Dosunmu

6th July 2022
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After scaling to millions of users, Abeg’s future lies in its rebrand to a social commerce platform

Sultan Quadri

28th June 2022
Business, Companies, FinTech, News

From B2C to B2B and back: how one of Africa’s oldest fintechs evolved

Abraham Augustine

24th June 2022
Companies

Nigeria’s Access Bank acquires Kenya’s Sidian Bank for $36.7m

Damilare Dosunmu

9th June 2022
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Andela expands its talent pool to include designers, product managers, and data analysts

Michael Ajifowoke

30th March 2022
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Telecom giant Orange to offer smartphone financing in Côte d’Ivoire

Michael Ajifowoke

10th March 2022
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AfricaWorks’ ambition transcends being a coworking space

Damilare Dosunmu

22nd February 2022
Companies

Inside Bolt’s plans for Africa after raising mega funding

Damilare Dosunmu

10th February 2022
Companies, FinTech

Inside TeamApt: How an upstart overturned competition to dominate agency banking

Adegoke Oyeniyi

17th December 2021
Companies

Nigeria’s GIGM makes super-app play with new e-wallet and bills payment service

Michael Ajifowoke

9th December 2021
Companies

Funke Opeke’s MainOne set to be acquired for $320m by US giant Equinix

Michael Ajifowoke

7th December 2021
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MTN Nigeria issues 575m shares through digital public offer

Daniel Adeyemi

2nd December 2021
Companies

MTN Group to sell $245m-worth shares of Nigerian subsidiary

Adegoke Oyeniyi

5th November 2021
Companies

Google launches $50m equity-based investment fund for African startups

Adegoke Oyeniyi

6th October 2021
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Lagos Angel Network appoints new board of governors with Kola Aina as chair

Michael Ajifowoke

1st October 2021
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Airtel Money users in Kenya to receive funds from 129 countries, free of charge

Damilare Dosunmu

22nd September 2021
Companies

Netflix launches free mobile plan in Kenya market

Damilare Dosunmu

21st September 2021
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Ventures Park unveils new campus in Abuja for tech enthusiasts

Michael Ajifowoke

21st September 2021