Uganda in partnership with the Inter-African Coffee Organization (IACO), is hosting the 2nd G25 African Coffee Summit (ACS). The Summit which kicked off on August… Read More »Uganda Hosts the Second African Coffee Summit
India’s Indigo Air has launched its first flight from Mumbai to Nairobi, aiming to expand its presence in the East African air travel market. The… Read More »Indigo Air Launches Mumbai-Nairobi Flights
Harvard Innovation Labs and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have picked 25 startups for the first-ever NextGen Accelerator program, 11 of which are from Africa. The… Read More »Harvard and AWS Pick 11 African Student-Led Startups for NextGen Accelerator Program
“We are thrilled to assist the over 160 million African diaspora members in their quest for a seamless and secure connection with home through speedy money transfers via the Send App,” Agboola stated.
Remedial Health, a Nigerian eHealth startup, on Tuesday, August 1, announced the closure of its Series A funding round comprising $8 million in equity and… Read More »Nigeria’s Remedial Health Secures $12M Funding to Boost Scale up Plans
UK’s development finance institution, the British International Investment (BII) has announced the launch of the Growth Investment Partners (GIP) Ghana, a first-of-its-kind company aimed at… Read More »UK Ventures in Ghana to Provide Funding for SMEs
Kasha Global, a B2B and e-commerce startup in East Africa has raised $21 million in a Series B round led by South Africa-based venture capital,… Read More »Rwanda’s Kasha Global Secures $21M in Series B Fundraiser
Mining in DRC presents immense economic development opportunities especially in the Democratic Republic of Cong, one of the richest countries in terms of mineral deposits.… Read More »How Mining in DRC Holds Key to Energy and Economic Development
Basigo, a Nairobi-based manufacturer of electric buses, has announced its entry into Rwanda’s market. The E-mobility Startup in a statement noted that it had entered… Read More »Kenya’s E-mobility Startup Basigo Enters Rwanda
US Under Secretary in the Department of Treasury (Terrorism and Financial Intelligence), Brian Nelson, is on a three-day tour of Africa where he will visit… Read More »US Treasury Official Embarks on 3-Day African Tour to Address Fintech Cash Flow Challenges