African fintech startup, Flutterwave, has reportedly raised $250 million in its latest Series D funding round, tripling its valuation to over $3 billi
CGEM & BusinessEurope to revive Morocco-EU trade & investment agreement
With growth and development steaming across the world, nations are establishing new partnerships and reviving the old ones to incorporate new strategi
Stitch raises $21 Mn for API expansion and integrated financial platform
In a recent development in the fintech space, Stitch, one of the leading players developing and operating the APIs across Africa, has confirmed raisin
REDU inaugurates first interactive retail store in Manhattan
As climate change initiatives take a high road, organizations and brands are contributing to do their bit. To this end, REDU, a zero-waste luxury furn
WHO declares Africa’s withdrawal from the COVID-19 pandemic phase
The COVID-19 pandemic has been lingering in the global economy since the last two years and has transformed the conventional ways of living life compl
BasiGo raises $4.3M in seed funding to provide electric buses in Kenya
Kenyan electric vehicle (EV) startup, BasiGo, has reportedly secured more than $4.3 million in its latest seed funding round to accelerate the launch
African startups raise around $5.2Bn in funding last year, says reports
Startups in Africa have supposedly raised record-breaking funding in 2021, ranging between $4.3 billion to $5.2 billion, as per data-tracking publicat
WFP aims for $327Mn funding to tackle severe droughts in Horn of Africa
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has reportedly called for a funding of 37.15 billion shillings (approx. USD 327 million), as its response
Meta terminates low-cost Express Wi-Fi in sub-Saharan Africa
The sub-Saharan countries in Africa face a connectivity crunch as Meta announces discontinuation of its affordable Express Wi-Fi internet services, in
IAEA launches initiative to curb global disparity in cancer treatment
With the cancer fatalities predicted to rise by 60% in the upcoming two decades, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has announced launching
Africa publicizes its plan for ramping up the vaccination rate six-fold
The supply of vaccines to Africa has significantly risen in order to ramp up the vaccination process in the continent. Although, the continent struggl
Oracle commits US$1 million to support tech startups across Africa
Oracle Corporation, the American multinational computer technology enterprise based in Texas, has reportedly announced a US$1 million investment to su