Applications are open for the SEED Awards for Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Development, rewarding social and environment-oriented startups across Africa. The…
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Mobile operator MTN and e-commerce firm Jumia have partnered to launch what is described as a “first of its kind”…
Private equity continues to outperform listed equity over a ten-year period in South Africa, in spite of long-term returns retreating…
Juliana Rotich, iHub trustee and co-founder of Kenyan companies Ushahidi and BRCK, has joined Africa Technology Ventures as a venture…
South African venture capital (VC) firm Knife Capital has announced the launch of KNF Ventures, a ZAR100 million (US$6.4 million)…
UNICEF has launched a US$9 million Innovation Fund for startups in emerging markets developing solutions with the potential to improve…
Egyptian startup Instabug has been selected to participate in the Silicon Valley-based Y Combinator accelerator, and has also announced the…
The first seven recipients of the “African Genius” scholarship for Masters’ study at the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Graduate…
Kenyan startup Bamba Group has been selected to participate in the Techstars accelerator held in Austin, Texas, becoming the first…
Ethiopian startup AhadooTec has been awarded a tender by the country’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT) to develop…