Nigeria
Nigeria: Moove raises R335-million in funding
Moove, a Nigerian fintech start-up that also operates in South Africa and Ghana, has raised US$23-million (R335-million) in series-A funding to expand its tech-based ...
Regulatory
Zimbabwe: RBZ sets 2016 benchmark for bank notes
THE Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), a crack investigations arm under the purview of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), will move to take ...
Nigeria
Nigerian Renewable Energy Provider Has Closed a $20m Funding From IFC
A hybrid renewable energy solution provider, Daystar Power, has closed a $20m deal from International Finance Corporation (IFC). This is the company’s latest ...
Nigeria
NIGERIA: GLOBAL ACCELEREX WINS AWARDS, EYES OTHER COUNTRIES
Lagos based Pan-African focused financial technology company, Global Accelerex (Accelerex) has said its credo will remain prioritising the market needs of customers as ...
Egypt
EGYPT’S CENTRAL BANK TO KEEP INTEREST RATES UNCHANGED
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to keep the Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE) overnight deposit rate, overnight lending rate, and the ...
Ethopia
Ethiopia gig platform GoodayOn to train 5000 online workers
GoodayOn, an Addis Ababa-based digital marketing, and advertising agency has launched an Ethiopian platform for gig workers are recruiting 5,000 gig workers across ...
South Africa
SA fintech Callpay acquired at US$6.8M valuation
Callpay has been acquired by a global fintech provider in an undisclosed transactional investment aimed at accelerating the company’s growth. The disposal of the ...
Ethopia
Africa’s largest wireless carrier no longer interested in Ethiopian licence
As Ethiopia reopens bidding for the sale of a second telecom operator licence to international firms, the process seems to have received an ...
News
Telkom SA appoints new Group CEO
Telkom South Africa has announced the appointment of Serame Taukobong as Group CEO Designate with effect from 01 October 2021. Taukobong will assume the ...
Rwanda
Rwandan Startup Wins Rwf150 Million in a Global Tech Competition
Local startup, Kitech, has scooped an international accolade through a competition by Global Startup Ecosystem, which supports corporate innovations and helps tech companies ...