Articles by
Charity Mbaka
Entrepreneurship
Ugandan entrepreneur to join 2020 cohort of prestigious Pursuit Incubator Programme
Ugandan entrepreneur, Muhammed Dimma, has been selected to join the 2020 cohort of the prestigious Pursuit Incubator...
Funding
OFID lends KES 2 Billion to banks to facilitate loans for SMEs in East Africa
The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) has loaned KES 2 Billion (US$ 20 Million) to the...
Tech
Africa Teen Geeks’ digital STEM school launches in SA
Africa Teen Geeks, founded in 2014, has launched the first fully online STEM school to teach computer...
Leadership
Soumobroto Ganguly appointed CEO of Cars45
Cars45 has appointed Soumobroto Ganguly as its new Chief Executive. He takes over from co-founder and former...
Tech
Nigeria’s Indicina raises US$ 150,000 seed round from Itanna
Indicina Technologies has raised a US$ 150,000 seed round from the Honeywell Group's venture capital arm, Itanna.
The...
Ecommerce
Jumia, Airtel partner to enable mobile payments
Jumia and Airtel Kenya have partnered to allow Airtel Money users to pay for their Jumia purchases...
Startups
Kenya proposes Startup Bill to support local entrepreneurs
Kenya joins several other African countries, (such as Rwanda and Ethiopia) in creating legislation aimed at boosting...
Tech
US-based Aptive Capital invests US$ 10,000 in 3 African startups
US-based Venture Capital firm, Aptive Capital, has invested into three early-stage African startups.
In June 2020, the firm...