Category: Business

Tech giant Google LLC has reportedly announced the opening of its first product development center in the African continent in the city of Nairobi in Kenya to develop ‘transformative’ services and products for the local as well as overseas markets. The news come after the search engine

Nestlé S.A. has reportedly unveiled its first Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) to celebrate the launch of the TRIX® Breakfast Cereal brand. It is worth noting that the TRIX® Globe is a limited series of two NFTs that are available for bidding fr

Last week, a column of 25 Dutch firms reportedly visited South Africa as part of the Dutch trade mission to the continent to explore business opportunities in the sectors of cybersecurity, digital health, and agricultural innovation. Meetings were held in the cities of Western Cape, Limpopo, and Ga

Rwanda has recently announced the establishment of C4IR, Centre of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Through this initiative the government of Rwanda drafts an understanding that with the hasty inventions witnessed during the pandemic, there is an augmented need to develop technological and digital

Visa, the global digital payments giant, has reportedly launched a new innovation studio in Kenya. The firm already has five innovation hubs spread throughout the world, with locations in Dubai, San Francisco, London, Singapore, and Miami. The new Kenya studio would be the company’s sixth one,

Jumia, a leading e-commerce platform, has announced collaboration with UPS, a global premium package delivery firm, providing the company access to its last-mile logistics capabilities and infrastructure to expand its delivery services across Africa. Leveraging Jumia’s infrastructure in Afric

The social commerce platform plans for national expansion starting with the capital of Kenya, Nairobi Kenya-based social commerce platform, Tushop is all set for expanding operations across Nairobi with the recently raised $3 million in pre-seed funding round spearheaded by 4DX Ventures. The fundi

The International Trade Secretary of the UK, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, has reportedly announced the launch of a new program for supporting the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Under the program, called AfCFTA Support Program, £35 million ($46 million) will be pr

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected nations and economies throughout the world and many underdeveloped nations are suffering the aftermaths. Yoshimasa Hayashi, Foreign Minister of Japan, in cooperation with African nations, has reportedly pledged to boost the post COVID era development, where China&