IBM has announced a US$70 million initiative to provide free digital skills training for 25 million African youth over five…
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The government of the Gambia, the European Union (EU), and the International Trade Centre (ITC) have launched a EUR11 million…
East Africa-focused investment platform LelapaFund has pivoted its business model, moving away from equity crowdfunding towards a new closed syndication-style…
Nigerian financial services comparison platform TopCheck has been acquired by South Africa’s Silvertree Internet Holdings, for an undisclosed amount. Launched…
VC firm LoftyInc Capital Management has announced the close of its Afropreneur Fund 1 and the launch of a new…
Pan-African private equity investment firm EXEO Capital has announced the first close of the second Agri-Vie Fund, which will make…
Africa-focused investment club NewGenAngels has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by UK-based advisory firm CAMSCORP, which aims to expand…
Investment firms Norfund, FMO and Rabobank, which hold stakes in a number of financial service providers (FSPs) across Sub-Saharan Africa,…
Nigerian company CompexAfrica has launched a free online business valuation tool for startup owners looking to get an idea of…
Co-founder and seed investor of African digital entertainment company Iroko, Bastian Gotter, has announced he is leaving the company, in…