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Investor interest in Africa’s innovative pharma business is growing

Abubakar Idris

16th March 2020
Business, Healthcare, News, Startups

Nigerian healthtech startup, Field Intelligence raises $3.6m funding

Abubakar Idris

11th March 2020
Business, News, Startups

Nigerian startup, Youverify raises $1.5 million and is looking to solve Africa’s identity verification problem

Abubakar Idris

10th March 2020
Ecosystem, Startups

Is Africa the next frontier for emerging technologies?

Kosisochukwu Ugwuede

21st February 2020
Business, Ecosystem, FinTech, News, Startups

How Paystack and Flutterwave crashed the Racksterly ponzi scheme in Nigeria

Abubakar Idris

19th February 2020
Logistics & Transport, Startups

The multifaceted implications of a ban on Okada and tricycles in Lagos

Abubakar Idris

14th February 2020
Startups

Gokada partners with Jumia on food deliveries

Abubakar Idris

13th February 2020
Business, FinTech, Internet, News, Startups

Nigerian fintech, Aella Credit is pivoting after raising $10 million

Abubakar Idris

10th February 2020
Business, News, Startups

Farmcrowdy acquires Best Foods as it formally enters the meat market

Abubakar Idris

5th February 2020
Logistics & Transport, Startups

Gokada is pivoting to delivery and boat services, here is what this means for them

Victor Ekwealor

5th February 2020
Business, Startups

Egyptian ecommerce startup, Homzmart raises $1.3 million seed funding

Abubakar Idris

3rd February 2020
Startups

Godaddy acquires South African startup, Over as it looks to expand beyond domain registration

Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

30th January 2020
Features, FinTech, Startups

Why this fintech company is helping African SMEs finance Facebook and Google ads

Kosisochukwu Ugwuede

30th January 2020
Companies, FinTech, Mobile, News, Startups

Jumia shares soar as it plots new paths to growth and sustainability

Abubakar Idris

24th January 2020
Business, Funding, Startups, Venture Capital

The CDC Group invests $15 million in TLcom’s Africa Fund

Abubakar Idris

21st January 2020
Features, Startups

Muster is becoming Nigeria’s Airbnb

Abubakar Idris

20th January 2020
Business, FinTech, Government, Internet, Mobile, News, Policy, Startups

Inside the Finance Bill: Nigeria is planning to introduce digital taxes

Abubakar Idris

15th January 2020
Business, Funding, News, Startups

Jiji raises $21 million as competition with OList grows stiffer

Abubakar Idris

10th December 2019
Startups

OCar is enticing customers with big discounts. Who should be worried?

Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

9th December 2019
Business, Ecosystem, FinTech, Government, Long Reads, News, Policy, Startups

Two weeks after Cameroon exit, Jumia closes shop in Tanzania in pursuit of profits

Abubakar Idris

28th November 2019
Business, Ecosystem, Government, Long Reads, Mobile, News, Policy, Politics, Startups

Bike-hailing companies must be taxed because they are foreign-owned, says NURTW official

Abubakar Idris

27th November 2019
Blog, Business, Ecosystem, Government, News, Ridesharing, Startups

Transport unions reach N500 agreement with bike-hailing startups in Lagos

Abubakar Idris

25th November 2019
Business, FinTech, News, Startups

OKash provided $250m worth of loans in 3 months, Opera says in Q3 report

Abubakar Idris

18th November 2019
Business, Ecosystem, FinTech, News, Startups

JumiaPay is Jumia’s fastest growing business, Q3 Report shows, as losses mount

Abubakar Idris

12th November 2019
Blog, Business, Internet, News, Startups, Venture Capital

Cars45 parent company Frontier Car Group raises $400 million from OLX

Abubakar Idris

12th November 2019
Battlefield, Events, Startups

Agriculture startup Crop2Cash wins Seedstars Lagos 2019

Abubakar Idris

11th November 2019
Business, Ecosystem, FinTech, Government, Mobile, News, Policy, Startups

The battle between banks and fintechs is just getting started

Abubakar Idris

7th November 2019
Business, Startups

Meet Cowtribe, the startup aiming to solve Africa’s animal vaccination problem

Abubakar Idris

21st October 2019
Startups

Lifestores wants to change Nigeria’s pharma business using technology

Abubakar Idris

7th October 2019
AfCFTA, Business, Ecosystem, Government, Internet, Mobile, News, Policy, Startups

Rwanda not ideal as testbed for African innovation

Abubakar Idris

3rd October 2019
Business, FinTech, Internet, Long Reads, Mobile, News, Opinion, Policy, Reviews, Ridesharing, Startups

OEverything: Can OPay dominate Nigeria’s fintech market?

Abubakar Idris

2nd October 2019
Business, Entrepreneurship, FinTech, Opinion, Startups

Opinion: A South African startup steps in to bridge the gap of financial inclusion

Marcello Schermer

30th September 2019
AfCFTA, Apps, Business, Funding, Startups

Lori Systems officially announces Nigeria expansion

Abubakar Idris

30th September 2019
Business, Ecosystem, FinTech, Government, Internet, Mobile, News, Policy, Startups

MAX will introduce its electric motorbikes in 2020

Abubakar Idris

27th September 2019
FinTech, Startups

From loans to digital banking: FairMoney eyes growth in Nigeria

Kosisochukwu Ugwuede

20th September 2019
Business, Startups

Nigerian digital bank, Kuda, raises $1.6 Million pre-seed funding in readiness to exit beta

Kosisochukwu Ugwuede

12th September 2019
Startups, Venture Capital

Pitchdrive Diary: Pitchdrive Asia Tour Comes to an End

Kosisochukwu Ugwuede

11th September 2019
Events, People, Startups

What does the future hold for Africa’s transport and logistics tech sector?

Aanu Adeoye

10th September 2019
Startups

Kobo360 officially launches in Kenya amidst an increasingly competitive landscape

Olanrewaju Odunowo

3rd September 2019
African Tech Roundup, Business, Digest, Ecosystem, Long Reads, News, Startups

Facing multiple lawsuits and $120 million losses, Jumia unearths fraud in earnings report

Abubakar Idris

22nd August 2019