WE4A funds 30 female-led companies

Women Entrepreneurship for Africa (WE4A) has selected 30 female-led entrepreneurs to receive up to €50,000 in...

Digital drives Africa’s brand value

Brand Finance has ranked Africa’s top 150 brands in its latest report, and MTN retained the...

VC flows into blockchain across the African continent

Nigeria leads fundraising for new blockchain ventures on the continent, according to a new report

Oracle opens research lab in Morocco

The new facility in Casablanca will tap into African talent to create cloud solutions for Oracle...

Africa’s AI and startup scene prepares to change the world

Global perceptions of Africa’s tech landscape does not do justice to the many bright minds who...

Mineworkers fund invests in tech

Mineworkers Investment Company (MIC) launched MIC Khulisani Ventures, a R150 million early-stage investment vehicle targeting black-owned...

4G set to rule in Africa

According to Strategy Analytics, half of all mobile subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa will be on 4G...

Africa’s rare earth element opportunity

Africa has the opportunity to emerge as a major rare earth elements (REE) production region, especially...

Solar Community Hubs Coming to Africa

Dell, Computer Aid, Intel and Microsoft will launch 25 solar-powered community hubs across three continents –...

Project chooses 12 screenwriters to tell African stories

Realness Institute, in partnership with Netflix, has announced the selectees for the 2022 Episodic Lab and...

Smart cities can answer Africa’s urbanisation needs

Rapid urban growth places Africa in a prime position to leapfrog redundant technologiesused by developed nations,...

Savage Beauty – new Netflix Africa Original announced

Netflix’s newest African series, Savage Beauty, draws viewers into a world of beauty, secrets, and revenge.

US data centre giant buys MainOne

MainOne's Nigerian data centre business and an undersea cable that runs along the west coast of...

Frontline support startup raises $2m

A South African startup aiming to give frontline employees digital access has received funding from a...

Tech firms in overdrive for African skills

A series of initiatives is building momentum for tech skills development across the continent, writes ARTHUR...

Netflix commits R900m to South African movies

The 4th Annual South African Investment Conference saw a surprise pledge from the world’s leading streaming...

 $40m fund to modernise cooking tech in Africa

The Spark+ Africa Fund raised $40-million in its first round of funding for pioneering companies that...

Flapmax and Microsoft name 12 African startups for new program

The first cohort of African startups selected for the Fast Digital Transformation Program will join a...

Land sales begin in SA’s first metaverse

MTN and M&C Saatchi Abel have become the first African companies to purchase a plot in...

New funding gives Flutterwave $3bn value

The payment technology company, one of Africa's first "unicorns", has secured another $250-million in funding, making...