Founded by a Burundi-born web developer, @AfroChartsCom is a music streaming platform covering all 54 African countries. It, however, focuses on new and untapped markets instead of the few popular ones.
Oluwanifemi Kolawole
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Inside 2 decades of mobile telecommunications in Nigeria
In January 2001, two African telecom heavyweights contested for a share of Africa’s largest market. Twenty years later, @nifemeah and @eruskii look back on the spectacular milestones along the way.
Fintech startup, Okra, raises $3.5m seed to deepen operations in the Nigerian market
Nigerian fintech startup, Okra, has closed a $3.5 million seed round with cheques from Susa Ventures, Accenture Ventures, and TLcom Capital. Its focus remains on Nigeria despite fears of regulatory clampdowns.
Nigerian streaming platform, uduX, partners PiggyVest to help you invest in your favourite artistes
Nigerian streaming platform, @uduXmusic, in partnership with @PiggyBankNG and four others, launches PopRev to help artistes build equity from fans’ investments while fans also make profits.
Nigeria to launch web solution to help citizens keep track of all its projects
The Federal Government of Nigeria is looking to launch Eye-Mark — a web app where citizens can give situation reports on capital projects. Although laudable, the chances of this promoting transparency appear slim.
Twitter chooses Ghana to grow its African presence
Following Twitter’s visit to four African countries in November 2019, the company has opened its first African office in Ghana. However, it appears several of its job roles are focused on the Nigerian market.
African startups can now apply for Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) 2021
For the first time, African startups can apply for the global @ExTechChallenge (XTC) competition. This is made possible by a partnership with @EchoVC and Atlantica Ventures. Here’s how to apply.
African insurtech startup, Curacel, raises $450k pre-seed to expand to 10 new African countries
Nigerian-founded AI insurtech startup, @curacelai has raised $450k pre-seed led by Atlantica Ventures and Consonance for continental expansion and insurance inclusion in Africa.
MEST portfolio startup, Vesicash offers payment security to African businesses with escrow services
Founded by three @MESTAfrica graduates, @Vesicash, a Nigerian escrow startup, launched in 2019 and backed by @IngressiveCap, offers bespoke payment security services to users across every sector
Twitter may introduce ‘Undo Tweet’ feature soon
@Twitter may introduce a timed ‘Undo Tweet’ feature soon, which will only be available for paid subscribers. This is the third feature it will add after confirming its intention to monetise the platform in February.
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