SA-based health tech startup, Syked, has raised an undisclosed seed round from HaloCare. Syked's digital platform connects users to qualified...

KOKO Netoworks has begun the installation of automatic cooking gas vending machines. The venture-backed firm has partnered with Vivo Energy...

Google is set to provide small and medium Kenyan businesses with free website and online profile creation services. Google is...

South African IT security firm, Afri-ko, has got into a partnership with Korean firm, SecuLetter to supply the latter's products....

The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is planning to invest up to US$ 6 million in equity investment into...

Agnes Gathaiya will replace Charles Murito as Google's new Country Director for East Africa. Her main role will be to...

The first virtual class of Google for Startups Accelerator Africa is graduating this week. The 7-week program has seen 20 startups from...

Eva Ngigi has been appointed by Visa as the new country manager for Kenya effective 9 September 2020. She will...

Transaction Capital is set to acquire a non-controlling 49% stake in South African car buying firm, WeBuyCars for close to...

German investment group, GreenTec Capital Partners, has invested an undisclosed amount into Cameroonian agri-tech startup, Freshbag. Freshbag is a digital...

Interswitch Founder and CEO, Mitchell Elegbe, will be speaking at the virtual 2020 edition of TechCrunch Disrupt 2020 on September...

Andela is doing away with full-time developer jobs, as it transitions its workforce into gig workers. Current engineers/developers will be...

Telco giant, MTN Nigeria, has announced a partnership with US-based music and entertainment streaming service, Tidal. Following the partnership, MTN...

Spanish delivery startup, Glovo, has appointed Priscilla Muhiu as its new General Manager for Kenya. Priscilla is taking over the...

Ride-hailing service, Uber, will now allow riders to access its services 24 hours provided they are going to or from...

Kenyan telco giant, Safaricom, has announced the second edition of its Spark Venture Fund, which was established to support late-seed...

The Africa Fintech Foundry (AFF) has appointed Daniel Awe as its new head. The appointment was announced by the management...

E-commerce company, Jumia, revealed in its 2020 Q2 results, that it had come to an agreement that would bring the...

Mali-based off-grid solar startup, Energy+ has raised over a million US dollars funding from a number of financiers. The consortium...

Kenyan energy company, KenGen, has announced its plans to roll out facilities for electric car charging systems in Kenya. The...

Airtel Nigeria has announced its new partnership with Avaya in a bid to boost remote working and learning initiatives in...

Social media giant TikTok is planning to sue the Trump administration to counter the executive order issued by President Trump,...

Opera Limited (NASDAQ: OPRA), one of the world’s major browser providers and leader in AI-driven content delivery, is extending its...

South African telco giant, MTN has announced its exit from the Middle East. The firm is selling its 75% stake...

Binance Kenya would like to welcome you to our official Telegram group where you can get real-time updates on upcoming...

Liquid Telecom, headquartered in Zimbabwe, has rebranded to Liquid Intelligent Technologies in a bid to become Africa's leading digital services...

Tech giant Microsoft has confirmed ongoing talks with ByteDance to acquire its popular social media app TikTok's US operations. TikTok...

Kenyan telco, Safaricom, is set to continue providing monthly communication service to close to 5500 front-line healthcare workers. The service...

Kenyan telco Safaricom has appointed former CEO, Michael Joseph as the firm's Chair after the retirement of long-serving Chair, Nicholas...

Nairobi-based Payment Service Provider (PSP), DPO (Direct Pay Online) Group, is set for acquisition by Network International for US$ 288...