Nigerian fintech and lending startup Lidya has closed an $8.3 million pre-Series B funding round to expand its lending operations...

While sound business acumen is a major quality that entrepreneurs must possess to run successful enterprises, they equally need to...

Trella, an Egyptian digital freight marketplace serving in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan (Menap), has raised a total...

“I can say WhatsApp has helped me since I can take photos of my vegetables on the farm and ask...

Applications are open for the Huawei HMS App Innovation Contest. If you are a talented developer across the Middle East...

Few stories are as touching as one that features a strong character who, despite all odds, comes out triumphantly. It...

Kune, a Kenyan food-tech startup has raised a $1 million pre-seed funding round to develop its on-demand food delivery service....

A Nairobi-based e-commerce platform, Sky.Garden has raised a US$4 million Series A funding in a round that saw participation from...

Egyptian B2B e-commerce startup Fatura announced that it has secured $3 million in a pre-series A round. Co-led by Sawari...

Information and Communication Technology plays an important role in our society. It has introduced methods of electronic communication previously unheard...

West Africa’s most exciting challenge, the WA-TTS Transport-Tech Pitch Competition, is now open to innovative, tech startups across West Africa....

Central banks across the globe are rethinking their position on digital currencies, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and a host of...

C. Moore Media (CMM), an international public relations and communications agency headquartered in New York, has announced the launch of...

The fintech space in Egypt and the rest of the MENA region has been described as one of the most...

Pawame, a UAE-based, but Africa-focused solar energy startup has closed $2.5 million in grants. Grants were secured from the Netherlands...

When a woman climbs the top rung of the typical all-male corporate ladder in Africa, it makes the news. Why?...

Ghanaian fintech startup AppsNmobile has closed a US$1 million investment from Oasis Capital, a US$50 million fund investing equity capital in growing...

In recent years, artificial intelligence has had a significant impact on many industries and will continue to benefit even more...

Chipper Cash, an African cross-border payment startup, has secured $100 million in a Series C funding round. Led by SVB...

Are you an entrepreneur solving social problems facing the South-Western region of Nigeria? If yes, the International Breweries PLC Foundation...

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) donated four 3D printers to some tertiary institutions in Lagos State to...

PwC’s MSME Survey 2020 shows that Nigeria has 41.5 million MSME businesses which have contributed 48% - on average -...

From the 90s and onward, movies that depicted robots taking over the world were all the rave. The likes of...

Nigeria-based API fintech startup, Mono, has raised $2 million in seed investment from Entrée Capital and Gbenga Oyebode's fund (TCVP)...

Five female founders have each received KES1 million (US$10,000) in grant funding at the conclusion of the Women in Tech...

Egypt-based logistics startup Bosta has secured $6.7 million in a Series A round led by Amman-based global VC Silicon Badia....

Lagos-based ethical credit management startup, BFREE has secured US$800,000 in seed funding for product expansion in a round led by...

There's an adage that says a happy employee is a productive employee. One of the ways organizations ensure this is...

According to a World Health Organization study, counterfeit drugs comprise almost 10% of the global medicine market of nearly $40...

Applications for the United Nations Food Systems Summit competition are open to high-impact food tech startups and small and medium-sized...