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Social Media Roundup: Nigerian men don’t cheat
This week on social media; how Davido proved that Nigerian men are always faithful, Kenyans are dragging their Navy on Twitter and other stories.…
Founder of defunct OyaPay is now co-founder of a new startup, Voyance after leaving Paystack
Following a dispute with a family-tied investor, Abdulhamid Hassan shut down OyaPay earlier in the year and joined Paystack. But he is now making the journey back into entrepreneurship with Voyance. W…
Vodacom Tanzania partners WorldRemit to enable international mobile money remittance into Tanzania
Tanzanians abroad can now send money directly to recipients’ M-Pesa wallets as Vodacom Tanzania partners with WorldRemit in a mobile money transfer deal…
Rensource Energy secures $20 million series A led by CRE Venture Capital and Omidyar Network
Almost two years after raising $3.5 million in bridge financing, renewable energy startup, Rensource Energy, has raised $20 million in series A to expand and offer more services.…
Chipper Cash raises $6 million seed round to expand into southern African markets
After raising a seed round of $2.4 million back in May, Chipper Cash has raised an extended seed round of $6 million to expand into southern African markets.…
Google top search trends 2019: From ASUU strike to Naira Marley to Xenophobia to Big Brother Nigeria
Google released the trending searches in Nigeria for 2019. The publication shows what has caught the interest of Nigerians for the last 12 months: the most searched artiste, lyrics, people, songs, and…
Despite past issues with misappropriation, Kenya okays Airtel-Telkom merger
Issues with misappropriated public funds notwithstanding, the Kenyan government has finally approved the merger between Airtel Kenya and mostly state-owned Telkom Kenya.…
Social Media Roundup: Year of Kebab
This week on social media; Cardi B in Ghana, blackout in Nigeria and other stories.…
Microsoft wants to make genuine Windows PCs more affordable and accessible to Africans
About 66% of PCs shipped to Africa every year come with pirated software. Considering the risks to business and data privacy, Microsoft has lauched the Windows PC Affordability in Africa Initiative, i…
Kenya launches open contract portal, though all contracts expired months ago
Makueni county in Kenya recently launched its online open contract portal to allow stakeholders to bid to execute government contracts, though every contract currently expired since May 2019.…
WhatsApp to discontinue support for some mobile OS versions beginning from February 2020
You might not be able to use WhatsApp from February 1 2020 without upgrading your Android, iPhone, and Windows Phone operating systems.…
Cheki Nigeria appoints ex 9mobile executive, Chimezie Okonkwo as its new CEO
Three months after the exit of ex-CEO Gbenro Dara, Cheki, the online marketplace for new and used vehicles, appoints former 9mobile executive, Chimezie Okonkwo as Chief Executive Officer.…
Cars45 launches a consumer-to-consumer marketplace as it expands to Ghana and Kenya
Consumers in Ghana and Kenya can now buy, sell, and swap their cars as the automotive trading platform expands to their countries.…
Nigeria now has its first fintech industry innovation sandbox
Backed by the CBN and NIBSS, Financial Service Innovators has launched a fintech industry innovation sandbox to help innovators develop creative financial solutions and scale regulatory hurdles…
Online classifieds company, Jiji, secures $21 million in series C funding
Early this year, Jiji acquired a major competitor in OLX, now it has raised $21 million in an attempt to be Africa’s largest classifieds site…
FIRS gets a new chairman, what will be the fate of Fowler’s plan to charge VAT on online purchases?
Babatunde Fowler has been replaced by Muhammad Nami as FIRS Chairman. What will be the fate of the agency’s plan to begin charging VAT on online purchases in 2020? …
Jumia becomes smaller as Jumia Travel is said to be taken over by Travelstart
Just a few weeks after closing its eCommerce businesses in Tanzania and Cameroon, and laying off staff in Kenya, Jumia will stop handling the operations of one of its subsidiaries, Jumia Travel.…
Communications authority demands fines from MTN Ghana
After inaccurately billing subscribers and not having a functional customer care line, MTN Ghana is being fined by the National Communications Authority for not following its directives.…
Uber has launched in Côte d’Ivoire, its first francophone African country
As a part of its expansion into African markets with limited car ownership and public transport, Uber has officially launched its operations in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire’s capital city.…