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The founders of Africa Courier Express (ACE) are venturing into online financial services with Lidya

News

Tola Agunbiade

8th September 2016

Lidya will provide unsecured loans to SMEs in Africa

The Guys from A.C.E., Tunde and Ercin, are coming to the Radar; Bring your questions

Events, News, startups

Ibukun Taiwo

24th August 2015

On thursday 27th August, TechCabal hosts the A.C.E. founders, Tunde and Ercin in an AMA session which promises to be fun fun fun.

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My Life In Tech is putting human faces to some of the innovative startups, investments and policy formations driving the technology sector across Africa. Obi Ozor may or may not be a red cap chief but his company, Kobo360, in just under two years, has become one of the leading technology logistics service providers across […]

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My Life In Tech is putting human faces to some of the innovative startups, investments and policy formations driving the technology sector across Africa. From Bengaluru to Damascus, young people are swapping weekend fun activities with intensive classes under AI Saturdays’ community-driven Artificial Intelligence training programme. Now in more than 60 countries globally, the free-to-attend […]

Car auction company Cars45 launches in Kenya

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Alexander O. Onukwue

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Nigerian car auction company Cars45 has announced its expansion into Kenya. The company, whose core service involves technical inspection, valuation and sale of used vehicles within an hour, is positioning itself to tap into the increasingly attractive East African market. Kenya is its first foray beyond West Africa and this announcement comes as it looks […]

Here’s a glimpse into what MAX’s electric bikes will look like

Features

Kay Ugwuede

17th October 2019

Nigerian motorcycle-hailing company Metro Africa Express (MAX.ng) has built its first electric motorbike in Lagos, Nigeria. The company first announced plans to introduce electric bikes into the market in June after it closed a US$7 million funding round led by Kenyan Novastar Ventures and backed by Japanese manufacturing giant, Yamaha. “We’re piloting electric motorcycles in […]

Why CcHUB’s edtech centre could be pivotal for education in Nigeria

Education, Technology

Alexander O. Onukwue

17th October 2019

Co-creation Hub’s network of technology centres is shaping into an innovation galaxy. At their design lab in Kigali, product designers and engineers are applying emerging technologies across multiple disciplines, from healthcare to governance. In Kenya, the newly acquired iHUB bolsters the company’s support and strategy architecture. While they add to cumulative innovation capital on the […]

Promoting African integration through Jollof Road

AfCFTA, Business, Features, Government, Opinion, Policy, Politics

Aanu Adeoye

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The world is getting increasingly insular. Borders are getting shut and walls are being proposed. Migrant children are being locked in cages, denied such luxury as soaps and beds. Our former colonial overlords, the Brits as they’re affectionately known, are also at it again. Since 2016, they’ve contorted themselves into several unseemly shapes as they […]

In search of quick loans, Nigerians give up privacy

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Access to credit has evolved over the years. With digital lenders promising loans in minutes, just what is the trade off for the consumers?
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Opinion: Why founders should consider an early sale of their startups

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Opeyemi Odeyale

14th October 2019

Investor interest in African tech comes and goes in waves. In 2014, e-commerce received the lion’s share of investment, buoyed by Jumia and Konga, until the sector collapsed as African economies plummeted into recession. Investors then turned to the fintech sector, which still dominates the lion’s share of capital inflows into Africa’s tech sector. But, […]