Ringier has entered into an agreement to acquire all shares in Ringier One Africa Media (ROAM) from its co-shareholder SEEK Ltd. as well as from the two other minority shareholders Jabavu Limited and Ceatonia Limited. The closing of the...
SEEK, the leading provider of online employment services in Australia and New Zealand is not giving up on Africa yet, even though its portfolio companies continue raking in losses in millions of dollars and are on no clear path to...
12 months ago today, Carey Eaton, co-founder and CEO of One Africa Media passed away in Nairobi in the early hours of that fateful morning.
At a prime age of 41, Carey was a dear to Nairobi's tech scene and...
Dude, it's now confirmed. One Africa Media (OAM) group has finally confirmed in a statement to us that it has acquired 100% stake in Jobberman and BrighterMonday.
This deal makes co-founders Ayodeji Adewunmi, Opeyemi Awoyemi and Olalekan Olude shareholders and...
Jobberman – Nigeria’s top recruitment site has been announced today that One Africa Media (OAM) group has acquired 100% stake in the company after SEEK provided $10m in additional funding for an additional 6 per cent equity ownership in...
Africa-focused One Africa Media has raised $10m in additional funding from Australian-based SEEK, the world’s largest online employment marketplace in cash for an additional 6 per cent equity ownership in One Africa Media. Seek first invested in OAM in...
One Africa Media (OAM) CEO Justin Clarke has scooped the emerging category award in the prestigious EY World Entrepreneur 2014 – a competition he initially dismissed entering on the misplaced belief he was under-qualified.
This shows that Clarke has made...
One Africa Media's BrighterMonday has launched in Rwanda in a move to help everyone in Rwanda get jobs or hire brilliant employees in the country, as internet penetration grows.
Founded in Kenya in 2006 and operating in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania,...
One Africa Media owned car classifieds site, Cheki has launched in Tanzania in a bid to connect car buyers and sellers easily online in the country; and as well aggregate car related service providers and insurers on one site...
Justin Clarke, Chief Executive Officer of One Africa Media (OAM) has been nominated as a finalist for the southern Africa chapter of the EY World Entrepreneur Award for 2014 in the emerging category, the nomination being a tribute to...
We are deeply sorry to announce that Carey Eaton, co-founder and CEO of One Africa Media has passed away. Carey was reportedly shot dead by thugs in Nairobi in the early hours of this morning. Eaton, 41, was shot...
Established in Cape Town in 1999, One Africa Media's SafariNow has rebranded to StayNow and launched in Kenya to make local travel awesome.
The Africa’s largest and most established online accommodation booking site with over 20,000 listed establishments and more...
In a move that will see it consolidate its grip on Kenya's real estate market, BuyRentKenya.com, the country's largest online property site by listings has raised an undisclosed investment from One Africa Media (OAM) for a minority stake.
Speaking to...
In an omnichannel world, marketing directors have to be aware of each of them, so that they are in position to answer any request that may come their way. But when it comes to choosing which platforms that they...
In a move set to transform East Africa’s digital landscape, Oracle, a hyper-growth Artificial Intelligence (AI) Infrastructure Provider has partnered with iXAfrica Data Centre Limited to host its first public cloud region in Kenya.
The collaboration, which follows an announcement...
The full restoration of social media platforms in Uganda has finally been confirmed, ending a period of digital isolation that cost the country’s leading mobile operators an estimated $7 million (UGX 24 billion) in lost data revenue.
Following a series...
The M-KOPA X30 is a successor of the M-KOPA X20, both budget-friendly Android smartphones designed for Africa's growing urban and rural consumer who want a smartphone experience via flexible payment options.
M-KOPA X30 is for everyday users who want big...
Ezeebit, the stablecoin and cryptocurrency payment infrastructure firm, has raised $2.05 million to accelerate product development and merchant adoption in South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria.
The firm, which enables merchants to accept cryptocurrency payments with instant stablecoin settlement and next-business-day...
Moni, a Y Combinator-backed fintech that leverages community and social trust to provide financial services for Africans, has acquired AjoMoney, a group savings solutions firm, and Zazzau MFB, a licensed microfinance bank and rebranded as rebranded as Rank, to deliver...
Ventures Platform, a Nigerian-based seed-stage fund, has announced the $64 million first close of its $75 million second fund, VP Pan-African fund II, aimed at deepening seed investments, catalysing Series A rounds.
New and returning investors include the first-of-its-kind participation...
Cercli, UAE's workforce platform for enterprises, has raised $12 million to create the single platform for enterprises to manage their people, data and agents in the AI era.
The round was led by Germany-headquartered Picus Capital with participation from Knollwood...
When Samuel Gikandi and his cofounders launched Africa’s Talking in 2010, the idea was to bridge a critical gap: helping developers build applications that could tap directly into telecom infrastructure. At a time when African businesses struggled to integrate...
French broadcaster Canal+ has taken control of MultiChoice Group Ltd., South Africa’s largest pay-TV provider, after its mandatory offer for remaining shares became unconditional on Sept. 19. The approval follows months of regulatory reviews and marks Canal+’s biggest acquisition...
For years, coupons were dismissed as an old-fashioned way to save a few cents on groceries. They were seen as scraps of paper clipped from newspapers and redeemed reluctantly at supermarket tills. But in today’s digital economy, coupons have...
Legit.ng, a top Nigerian digital media outlet, has partnered with fact checking platform Africa Check to launch a free, edutainment-style fact-checking course in celebration of the 2025 International Youth Day. The firm is also spotlighting the power of young people...
Ampersand, an EV firm operating in East Africa, has closed a funding round to scale its operations across East Africa.
The round was led by British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, Seedstars Africa...
ViFi Labs, a decentralized protocol focused on foreign currency and stablecoin trading, has acquired OneRamp, a stablecoin payments platform serving emerging markets in Africa.
Founded by Ugandans Elias Hezron Opio and Jovan Mwesigwa, OneRamp simplifies stablecoin use by connecting crypto payments...
Visa, a global leader in digital payments, announced that applications are open for the fifth cohort (Cohort 5) of its Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator.
The 12-week intensive program is designed to help startups fast-track their growth and impact, is inviting...
As Canal+ moves closer to completing its takeover of MultiChoice Group Ltd., industry analysts say the South African broadcaster is no longer just a regional media player—it is now poised to become a global entertainment brand with African content...
Meta Platforms Inc. has acquired PlayAI, a Cairo-founded artificial intelligence startup specializing in expressive voice generation, in a deal that underscores Silicon Valley’s growing interest in Africa’s emerging deep-tech talent.
While financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, Meta...