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John Mahama Officially Declared Winner of Ghana’s 2024 Elections
Ghana’s Electoral Commission has officially declared and certified former President John Mahama as the winner of the 2024…
Seedstars Africa Ventures secures $42 Million for Early-Stage Startups
Seedstars Africa Ventures I, an Africa-focused venture capital fund, announced a first close of $42 million, with contributions…
Triggerfish Partners with UNESCO to Empower African Women in Animation
Triggerfish, a leading African animation studio, has partnered with UNESCO to launch The Creator Labs, a transformative initiative…
Ventures Platform ClimateTech White Paper Calls For Climate-resilient Business Models in the African Tech Sector
Ventures Platform, a leading early-stage venture capital fund in Africa, has launched a white paper titled Innovating for…
South Africa To Issue Five Year Visas to Nigerians to Boost Trade and Investments
South Africa is doubling down on its commitment to stronger economic ties with Nigeria, with a focus on…
HUB2 Raises $8.5 Million in Series A Funding To Expand Across Francophone Africa
Ivory Coast-based fintech HUB2 has raised $8.5 million in Series A funding to expand its payment infrastructure across…
Former Member of Parliament Sues MTN Ghana for $5 Million Over Roaming Service Failure
Former Kumbungu Member of Parliament (MP) Ras Mubarak has filed a $5 million lawsuit against MTN Ghana (Scancom…
Kenya’s Startup Ecosystem Gets a Boost with New Data Platform
Dealroom.co, in partnership with GrowthAfrica and Systemic Innovation, has launched the Kenya Startup Ecosystem Platform—an open-access database designed…
Insurance Penetration Is Around 1% in Ghana – Deloitte Report
Deloitte’s Africa Insurance Outlook 2024 projects Ghana’s insurance penetration rate to remain at just 1.0%—a reflection of the…
Hacker Group Steals $17 Million from Uganda’s Central Bank
Update: We updated our story with a quote from the Uganda Minister of Finance that the amount stolen…