Nigeria
Nigeria: 54gene closes $25 million Series B round
54gene, the health technology company advancing African genomics research for improved global health outcomes, has secured $25 million in a Series B round. The ...
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Nigeria: CBN projects three per cent GDP growth
The Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has said that the country’s Gross Domestic Product can rise to three per cent by the end ...
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NIGERIANS SPENDS $13BN ON E-COMMERCE YEARLY — FG
The federal government had said that e-commerce spending in Nigeria is estimated at $13 billion annually. The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry ...
Africa
Lesotho: Econet Simplifies Ecocash Payments
Econet Telecom Lesotho (ETL) has simplified Ecocash payments by integrating them with different businesses’ point-of-sale (POS) devices. The innovation is meant to enhance ...
Africa
Africa: Kaspersky Records Over 2 Million Phishing Attacks in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria in Six Months
Phishing attacks across the continent have baited unsuspecting victims into handing over bank information, ID numbers, and more. There was a reduction in ...
Ethopia
Ethiopia: Govt Announces Proposal for Partial Privatization of Ethio-Telecom
The Government of Ethiopia has released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Partial Privatization of Ethio-Telecom to invite proposals from interested parties ...
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Tanzania: BoT Upbeat to Support Private Sector Credit Expansion
The Tanzanian Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has agreed with the Central Bank on the proposal to sustain liquidity easing monetary policy in September ...
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Uganda: Bou Explains Why Money Can’t Be Printed Locally
Bank of Uganda officials yesterday told Parliament that Uganda can’t afford to print its own currency because the “process is sophisticated and therefore ...
Africa
Wiseeasy and UnionPay launch digital products in Nigeria and Ghana
Digital banking and payments firm Wiseasy Group partners UnionPay International (UPI) to accelerate digital banking and QR payments in Ghana and Nigeria. Wiseasy ...
Egypt
Egypt B2B ecommerce platform Capiter raises $33M Serie A
Capiter, a Cairo-based B2B e-commerce startup has completed a $33 million Serie A in a round co-led by Quona Capital and MSA Capital ...