Mobile payments platform, Zoto has been off the radar for quite a while now. We have reliable confirmation that the startup has shut down operations in Nigeria.…
Mines secures $13m to expand its digital credit platform within and outside Africa
Mines, a credit-as-a-service digital platform focused on emerging markets has announced closing a Series A funding round of $13 million led by The Rise Fund, a global fund managed by TPG Growth.…
Uber could be launching a bike-sharing service in Lagos soon
Uber Bike, an electric bike sharing service by Uber, is currently only available in 6 US cities — San Francisco, Sacramento, Santa Cruz, Washington DC, Chicago, and Austin — but it could b…
How I processed my Nigerian Driver’s License renewal in less than 30 minutes
Every three to five years, the average driver in Nigeria experiences the all too familiar anxiety that is associated with renewing their driver’s license. This was my state of mind a few weeks b…
The Nigerian government wants to spend ₦100m on a ‘National Broadband Penetration’ hub
We took a closer look at the 2018 Budget and Nigeria’s ICT Minister, Adebayo Shittu has some explaining to do, especially about a ‘National Broadband Penetration’ hub, that has been …
Africa News Roundup: Beads for science
Here are last weekend’s top headlines on startups, entrepreneurship, innovation and tech from around Africa. Battling pneumonia According to iAfrikan, Ghanaian scientists — at the Kwame Nkrumah …
Africa News Roundup: Smartphone shipments on the decline
Here are this week’s top news headlines about startups, entrepreneurship, innovation and tech around Africa. Flatline Africa According to recent reports by the International Data Corporation, smartpho…
Africa News Roundup — June 11, 2018
Here are last weekend’s top headlines on startups, entrepreneurship, innovation and tech from around Africa. Social media regulations in Egypt It appear Egypt wants to follow in the footsteps of Ugand…
Africa News Roundup — June 7, 2018
Here are this week’s top news headlines about startups, entrepreneurship, innovation and tech around Africa. Little raises $10m Nairobi, Kenya-based indigenous ride-hailing service, Little recently ra…
Africa News Roundup — June 4, 2018
Here are last weekend’s top headlines on startups, entrepreneurship, innovation and tech from around Africa. RE: Social media tax in Uganda Just 6 weeks ago, we told you about the Ugandan government&#…
Africa News Roundup — May 31, 2018
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, th…
Africa News Roundup — May 28, 2018
Here are last weekend’s top news headlines about startups, entrepreneurship, innovation and tech around Africa. Cyber-tokens. The South African Reserve Bank has taken an official stance on digit…
Africa News Roundup — May 24, 2018
Here are this week’s top news headlines about startups, entrepreneurship, innovation and tech around Africa. What’s new with Naspers? South African media group and former Konga investor, Naspers…
Nigerian fintech startup, Lidya raises $6.9m Series A to expand across Africa
Lidya, a financial services platform focused on improving access to credit for small businesses, has just announced raising $6.9m in Series A funding. This is coming only 14 months after it raised a $…
Google commits $6m in grants to non-profits in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa
In the next 6 months, the Google Impact Challenge for Africa will reward 36 non-profits with community impact in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa a total of $6m in grants.…
Africa News Roundup — May 21, 2018
Here are last weekend’s top news headlines about startups, entrepreneurship, innovation and tech around Africa. Before you hit ‘publish’. It is now a criminal offence to publish fake news …
Interswitch launches innovation lab to help Makoko kids learn STEM skills
Digital payments giant, Interswitch has partnered with Slum2School, a Lagos-based NGO focused on providing educational opportunities for kids in disadvantaged communities, to build a STEM and innovati…
Africa News Roundup — May 17, 2018
Here are this week’s top news headlines about startups, entrepreneurship, innovation and tech around Africa. Africa’s first nationwide LTE network? Leading South Korean telecoms company, Korea T…
Africa News Roundup — May 14, 2018
Here are last weekend’s top news headlines about startups, entrepreneurship, innovation and tech around Africa. Naspers rakes in $1.6 billion. MultiChoice parent company and former Konga investor, Nas…
Africa News Roundup — May 10, 2018
Here are this week’s top news headlines about startups, entrepreneurship, innovation and tech around Africa. Blame it on Trump. MTN Group claims that President Trump’s recent decision to w…