Africa
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Tech
BuuPass, A Kenyan Startup Making Transportation More Accessible Across Africa, Secures New Funding
New funding has been raised to improve intercity travel across Africa. BuuPass Founded in 2017, BuuPass markets itself as a…
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Tech
Liquify, A Woman-Owned Trade Financing Platform, Raises $1.5M To Scale Across Africa
A woman-owned trading finance platform is now positioned to scale its footprint in Africa. Liquify Established in 2023 by Nadya…
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Crypto
Crypto is becoming a ‘practical payment method’ in South Africa
South Africans are spending R2-million/month in cryptocurrency at a range of retail outlets, including Pick n Pay, crypto exchange Luno…
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Tech
Nigerian Startup Secures $1.3M To Bring Affordable Solar Power To Millions In Africa
Nigerian clean energy startup Salpha Energy has secured $1.3 million in funding from All On, an impact investment firm supported…
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Black Business
Transcending Borders at the Africa Business Conference
In February, I was proud to attend Harvard Business School’s Africa Business Conference as co-president of the Yale SOM Black…
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Tech
Carrot Credit Raises $4.2M To Scale Digital Asset-Backed Lending Across Africa
Carrot Credit, a Nigerian fintech company, recently announced via LinkedIn that it has raised $4.2 million in seed funding to…
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Tech
Ghana’s Kofa Raises $8.1M To Supercharge Battery Swapping And Clean Energy Across Africa
Kofa, a Ghana-based energy tech startup, secured $8.1 million in a pre-Series A funding round to expand its AI-powered battery-swapping…
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Politics
Customer lending in Africa revolutionized by Fintech Advances
The fintech industry has revolutionized consumer lending in Africa. It has improved the efficiency and accessibility of financial services. Fintech…
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Politics
Tech Funding Avenues in Africa for Startups and SMEs
No matter where you start your business it’s essential to secure some sort of funding to get it up and…
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Black Breaking News
Why Trump is singling out South Africa and accusing it of being anti-white and anti-American
The Trump administration’s decision to expel the South African ambassador is its latest move against a country it has singled out for…
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