Here are this week’s top news headlines about startups, entrepreneurship, innovation and tech around Africa.
Econet had a great 2017
According to Econet’s recently released financial results, the telecommunications company more than tripled its profit after tax in 2017 (Techzim).
Econet More Than Tripled Profits To $132 million Last Year!!
MTN Ghana
While we still await MTN Nigeria’s IPO, its counterpart in Ghana has set the ball rolling (TechCentral).
No more YouTube in Egypt
No thanks to an offensive video that was uploaded six years ago, YouTube is now banned in Egypt (Quartz Africa).
An Egyptian court has ordered a YouTube ban over the “Innocence of Muslims” video
France loves Africa
President Macron of France has big plans for African startups (Techpoint).
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Nigerian startups raised $377m in 2019, more than twice what they did in 2018. Find out more when you download the full report.
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