Kenya and the UK on Thursday witnessed the groundbreaking of a new geothermal power plant in Kenya’s Rift Valley region. According to a statement from… Read More »Kenya, UK Ink New Geothermal Power Plant Deal
The Global Start-up Awards (GSA) Africa this year recognised 71 startups from across Africa as regional winners. The list of regional winners includes 23 winners… Read More »23 African Firms Named Regional Winners at Global Start-ups Awards
A South African digital healthcare start-up, EMGuidance has launched a new digital prescription tool designed to transform the way prescriptions are managed and shared. According… Read More »South Africa Start-up EMGuidance Launches Digital Prescription Tool
Tushop, a Kenyan social-commerce platform that enables communities in Nairobi to buy groceries more cheaply with free delivery, has secured $3 million in a pre-seed… Read More »Kenyan Social-Commerce Platform Tushop Raises $3M Funding
Mastercard and Morocco’s fintech firm NAPS have partnered to develop innovative payment solutions for individuals and businesses. Mastercard’s Country General Manager Mohamed Benomar and NAPS… Read More »Morocco’s Fintech Firm NAPS partners with Mastercard to Develop Innovative Payment Solutions
The Financial Remittances Sector is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the world. In Africa, this sector accounts for hundreds of thousands of direct jobs… Read More »African Tech firm Multigate gets SWIFT green light
Patricia, one of Nigeria’s leading cryptocurrency platforms suspended user withdrawals, citing a breach in an email sent to customers. This was after the tech firm… Read More »Nigeria’s Crypto Patricia Hit by Security Breach, Suspends Withdrawals
Youverify, a Lagos based identity verification firm helping African banks and startups automate know-your-customer has launched operations in Kenya. The regulatory technology firm said the… Read More »Nigerian Start-up YouVerify Launches in Kenya as it Expands Across Africa
Flutterwave CEO Gbenga Agboola has been appointed to join the Wall Street Journal’s Chief Executive Officer Council. This recognition positions Agboola as a global thought… Read More »Flutterwave CEO Agboola Joins Wall Street Journal CEO council
26 April, 2023. Nairobi, Kenya. The Global Wind Energy Council and EnergyNet, the organisers of the Africa Energy Forum, have entered into a partnership that… Read More »GWEC and EnergyNet enter into Partnership in Anticipation of Wind Energy Growth Across Africa