CASANA, A MUNICH-BASED NETWORK OF IT TALENT, NOW OWNED BY ANDELA

Andela, a global network for remote technical talent and a forerunner in the early rise of software developers in Africa, has purchased Casana. Casana...

FINGO APP TO FILL NEOBANKING VOID LEFT BY NCBA LOOP IN KENYA

Fingo App, a new neobank service, has been introduced by Ecobank Kenya. Ecobank and Fingo Africa, a Kenyan fintech company founded in 2020, worked...

NIGERIA TELECOM GROUP WANTS TECH SECTOR SUSTAINABILITY

The Telecommunication and Technology Sustainability Working Group (TTSWG) seeks to strengthen collaboration towards sustainability in Nigeria’s tech sector. The TTSWG held its quarterly board meeting...

SMILE IDENTITY ACQUIRES INCLUSIVE INNOVATIONS, APPRUVE’S PARENT COMPANY, TO BROADENS ITS ID VERIFICATION SERVICES IN AFRICA

The lack of universal identification inspires the 2017 launch of Smile Identity. According to the World Bank, about half of the one billion people...

TWITTER REMOVES ” STATE AFFILIATED” AND “GOVERNMENT FUNDED” TAGS FOR MEDIA ACCOUNTS

Government-funded and state-affilliated labels of the social media platform, Twitter, has been removed. This removal was necessary because it suggests the involvement of government...

72 AFRICAN EDTECH STARTUPS TO ENJOY CCHUB’S $15 MILLION INVESTMENT

Only 0.72% of Africa’s total venture capital was raised by African edtech entrepreneurs in 2022. Under its Edtech Fellowship Program, Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) hope...

NIGERIAN HEALTH-TECH STARTUP, FAMASI, SECURES PRE-SEED TO BUILD AFRICAN DIGITAL PHARMACY INFRASTRUCTURE

In a round headed by Microtraction, the Nigerian health-tech company, Famasi Africa, has secured an undisclosed pre-seed investment to create the pharmacy infrastructure for...

YODAWY GETS $16 MILLION SERIES B TO BOOST E-PHARMACY IN AFRICA

Yodawy, in conjunction with Global Ventures and Delivery Hero, has secured an estimated $16 million in its Series B fund. In 2018, Yodawy was co-founded...

PARTECH CLOSES AFRICA II FUND, THE LARGEST AFRICA-FOCUSED FUND

The famous global venture capital (VC) firm, Partech, which focuses on startup businesses worldwide, has closed its Africa II fund. The fund closes at...

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