Visa has announced its intention to launch dedicated Kenya editions of both its Visa Everywhere Initiative and She’s Next global…
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Standard Chartered announces winners of its Women in Tech Incubator 5th cohort
The Standard Chartered Bank Women in Tech program has announced winners of the 5th cohort of Women in Tech Incubator…
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Nigerian online furniture e-commerce startup Taeillo raises $2.5 million to scale its operations
Nigerian -based Taeillo, an online furniture e-commerce platform , has raised $2.5 million funding from Aruwa Capital, a Nigeria-based early-stage growth equity…
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Miss.Africa Digital a.k.a Fempower Initiative led by DCA Academy has announced its fifth rounded Seed-Fund Winners in Africa. The program…
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African Development Bank, First City Monument Bank sign deal to bolster access to finance for small, medium businesses
The African Development Bank has signed an agreement with First City Monument Bank (FCMB) for a $50 million line of credit…
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Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa advocates for financial inclusion for women-led businesses
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African Women Impact Fund Launches With USD$60 Million Commitment To Drive An Inclusive Investment Environment
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Techstars Global to launch $120,000 equity funding startup programme in Lagos & Nairobi
by James Musobaby James MusobaTechstars, the global accelerator for early-stage startup entrepreneurs, is bullish on expanding to key cities in Africa in a move…
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Visa announces grant to help African women fund managers grow their businesses
by Val Lukhanyuby Val LukhanyuVisa has today announced a grant towards the African Women Impact Fund (AWIF), a collaboration between Standard Bank and the…
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Absa Bank Kenya hosts women entrepreneurs for the PanAfrican InspireME Conference
by Val Lukhanyuby Val LukhanyuAbsa Bank Kenya yesterday hosted over 3,000 businesswomen from across Africa for a one-day mentorship conference aimed at empowering women…
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African Women In Tech Spotlight: Hilda Moraa
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African Women In Tech Spotlight: Dorcas Owino
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African Women In Tech Spotlight: Ruth Kaveke
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African Women in Tech Spotlight: Nanjira Sambuli
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Discovering African Women In Tech
by Contributorby ContributorKenya, also referred to as the Silicon Savannah, is praised for its application of technology to solve global issues. Nairobi,…
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The World Bank has appointed Victoria Kwakwa a Ghanaian national, as the new World Bank Vice President for Eastern and Southern Africa, effective…
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How Women Can Break Into The Tech Industry
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Norah Magero, a Kenyan female engineer based in the UK has made history in the United Kingdom after she became…
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Women being left further behind in the expansion of mobile internet access-GSMA
by James Musobaby James MusobaThe expansion of mobile internet access in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is continuing at pace, but risks leaving women…
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Podcasting studio SemaBox launches initiative targeting women and non-gendered people
by Val Lukhanyuby Val LukhanyuSemaBox, Kenya’s podcasting studio and first specialist podcasting studio, has announced the launch of the second edition of the Dada…
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Here are the 30 female entrepreneurs receiving up to €50,000 in grant funding from Women Entrepreneurship for Africa
by James Musobaby James MusobaThe Women Entrepreneurship for Africa (WE4A) has selected 30 female entrepreneurs to receive up to an additional €50,000 in grant…
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Catherine Muraga succeeds Jack Ngare as new MD Microsoft African Development Centre
by James Musobaby James MusobaThe African Development Centre (ADC), Microsoft’s engineering hub, has appointed Catherine Muraga as its Managing Director effective 01 June 2022…
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For Africa to achieve its energy access, decarbonization, affordability, independence and security goals, women’s participation across the entire oil and…
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develoPPP Ventures to grant up to 100,000 euros to startups in Ghana & East Africa for suitable growth
by James Musobaby James MusobadeveloPPP Ventures is looking for Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania-based startups to apply for a grant of up to 100,000 euros…
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Solar Sister & LivelyHoods Kenya merge to bring clean energy to millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa
by James Musobaby James MusobaSolar Sister, Inc. and LivelyHoods Kenya have merged in a move expected to bring economic opportunity and clean energy to…
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GSMA improves Women’s Digital Safety with Mobile Tokenisation
by Contributorby ContributorBy Ashley Olson Onyango, Head of Financial Inclusion and AgriTech The start of the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the shift…
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VeelPay wants to be Africa’s PayPal, with affordable instant money transfers & payments to almost anyone globally
by James Musobaby James MusobaVeelPay, a new fintech platform is set to launch to enable instant money transfers from anywhere to anywhere around the…
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African Development Bank launches digital skills training centres to boost women’s participation in ICT
The African Development Bank’s , Coding for Employment program has announced it will set aside half of their initial training slots to…
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The ECOWAS Commission has combined efforts with the International Trade Centre (ITC) SheTrades Initiative to launch the ECOWAS – ITC…
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MTN Group has partnered with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and…
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