Innovation
Rwanda: World Bank Avails Rwf100 Billion for Rwanda’s Broadband, Digital Services
Rwanda’s broadband and digital public services ambitions has received a boost as the World Bank Group approved $100 million financing for the purpose. ...
Egypt
Egypt Wins Best Digital Promotional Campaign On Social Media Platforms in Russia
Egypt won the best promotional campaign launched on social media platforms in Russia, according to the global ADCoLoNY platform, one of the leading ...
Africa
Togo: Francophone African Super App Gozem Grabs $5m to Expand and Offer More Services
Gozem, a super app that provides a host of services — including transport, e-commerce and financial services in Francophone Africa — has raised ...
Innovation
Zimbabwe: Unique Platform for Social Influencers Launched
Gateway Stream has launched a program which will see social influencers earn a commission from sales of products and services found on the ...
Africa
Namibia: Dunn Appointed As Second Deputy BoN Governor
President Hage Geingob has appointed the Financial Intelligence Centre head, Leonie Dunn, as the second deputy governor of the Bank of Namibia. He ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: 7 Million Active Mobile Line Owners Have No Bank Accounts – Etranzact
About 70 million active mobile line owners in Nigeria do not have bank accounts, the Chief Executive Officer of eTranzact International Plc., Niyi Toluwalope, has ...
Egypt
Egyptian fintech startup Raseedi raises $850k pre-Series A round
Egyptian fintech startup Raseedi, a mobile app that helps users make cheaper calls, pay less and get advance credit, has raised a US$850,000 ...
Africa
Africa No Filter and Meta announce a new fund to improve Virtual Reality in Africa’s storytelling
This is an opportunity for African content creators to push the boundaries of their creativity and innovation Africa No Filter, a narrative change ...
Kenya
Kenyan agri-tech startup Shamba Pride raises $1.1m funding round
Kenyan agri-tech startup Shamba Pride has raised a US$1.1 million funding round to support its expansion across the country and roll out its ...
News
Nigeria: CBN’s lending policies have injected N7 trillion into the economy in 3 years - Aishah Ahmad
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), under the leadership of Godwin Emefiele, has injected N7 trillion in loans in three years, with his ...