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Ghanaian Startup Oyster Agribusiness Raises $310,000 To Help Empower Smallholder Farmers
Ghana’s Oyster Agribusiness, an agricultural enterprise that employs significant levels of tech and works closely with smallholder farmers,…
Treepz Appoints Ex-Meta Senior Exec And Former Nigerian MD of Bank of Industry To Its Board
Treepz, the car-sharing marketplace startup has appointed four new members to its board The board is poised to…
Jumia Struggles In First Half of 2023 Due To Economic Constraints
Jumia, an African e-commerce company, said the value of its sales between April and June dropped by 25%…
d.light Raises $125 Million In Funding To Meet Growing Demand For Off-Grid Solar Products in Tanzania
d.light, the global provider of transformational household products and affordable finance for low-income households, today announced a $30 million securitization…
Uganda Government To Roll Out Its Controversial Digital Number Plates In October
The Ugandan government has announced plans for a mass rollout of digital number plates in October. The government…
Zeepay Reports Profit of GHC 43.9 Million In 2022
Zeepay, a Ghanaian startup in cross-border payments grew its pre-tax profit to GHC 43.9 million at the close…
Founders Factory Africa Secures $114 Million to Scale Across Africa
South Africa-based venture builder, Founders Factory Africa has secured an additional $114 million in funding to scale its hybrid…
Farm Central Intelligence Emerges Winner at AFEX Code Cash Crop 4.0 Ag-hackathon
AFEX, Africa’s leading commodities market player, hosted its fourth annual ag-hackathon, Code Cash Crop 4.0, aimed at harnessing…
Mastercard Invests In MTN’s Fintech Unit Valued at $5.2 Billion
Mastercard has announced that it has acquired a minority stake in the fintech unit of MTN Group. The…
Airtel Africa and Mastercard Launch Cross-Border Remittance Service
Airtel Africa and Mastercard announced the launch of a new cross-border remittance service that will enable Airtel subscribers…