With its recent exploits in Africa, OPay has more in common than meets the eye with Chinese super app, WeChat which once officially operated in the continent.
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Kenyan e-commerce company, Copia Global raises $26 million in Series B round
Copia Global, a Kenyan-based e-commerce company with a model that targets low income and unbanked users, just raised $26 million in a Series B round to strengthen its operation and expand across East Africa.
Ex-Konga boss, Sim Shagaya’s edtech startup, uLesson raises $3.1 million in seed funding
uLesson, an edtech startup founded by ex-Konga boss, Sim Shagaya has raised $3.1 million in seed funding from TLCom
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With mobile technology, Kenyan-based Bluewave Insurance wants to demystify insurance
Against the odds of traditionally held beliefs and biases in Africa, Kenyan-based Bluewave Insurance is leveraging mobile technology to demystify and make insurance more accessible in Africa
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Founder of Alibaba Group, Jack Ma is in Nigeria
Co-founder and former executive chairman of Alibaba Group, Jack Ma is in Nigeria to attend the Nigeria Digital Economy Summit (NDES) in the nation’s capital, Abuja.
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Following an initial announcement, Google has officially launched a ‘danfo’ and informal transit feature for its maps.
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