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Nigerian govt probes Temu over suspected data protection violations

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Nigeria’s data protection regulator has launched a formal investigation into Chinese-owned e-commerce platform Temu...
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Nigerian govt, Ericsson launch tech hackathon for youth, startups

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Telecom giant Ericsson has partnered with the Nigerian government to launch the Connect NextGen...
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Afrinvest rebrands digital arm as PlutusNeo in fintech pivot

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Afrinvest (West Africa) Ltd. has rebranded its digital investment platform to PlutusNeo, signaling an...
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Afreximbank unit FEDA invests $75 million in electric bike startup Spiro

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The Fund for Export Development in Africa, or FEDA, the investment arm of the...
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Africa not getting above 2% of global venture capital

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Africa currently receives only 1% to 2% of global venture capital while representing 18%...
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PayRetailers expands into Nigeria, 11 other African countries

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PayRetailers, a leading payment processor in Latin America, has announced further expansion into Africa,...
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Eko Health raises $41 million to scale AI-driven heart, lung disease detection

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Eko Health, a pioneer in applying artificial intelligence for early detection of heart and...
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E-commerce firm Copia is latest major African startup to be troubled

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Copia Global, the Kenya-based online retailer, announced Friday it was entering administration after failing...
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Pluboard Interview: Tipsy Lady “open to Africa partnerships”

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Tipsy Lady, a fast-growing brand in the ready-to-drink (RTD) spirits market, is setting its...
Environment

How Nigerian startup Ecobarter turns waste to wealth

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For years, inadequate waste management has plagued Nigeria, posing a severe threat to both...
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Flutterwave customers get last chance to remove funds as Barter shuts

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Nigerian payment company Flutterwave says it is close to a final shutdown of its...
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UNDP launches $1 billion Timbuktoo Africa fund for tech startups

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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched a $1 billion fund for tech...
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Top 100 business opportunities to watch in Africa in 2024

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Despite rising food and fuel costs, weakening currencies, climate change effects, security threats, political...
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inDrive launches $100 million fund for startups

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Ride hailing company, inDrive, has announced the launch of a new venture arm with...
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Burkina Faso’s Yikri wins €100,000 European microfinance award

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Yikri, a microfinance institution from Burkina Faso, has emerged winner of this year’s €100...
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Nigerian startup closes after $45m raise, founder launches new venture

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54gene, a Nigerian biotech startup with an ambitious goal of advancing African genomics, has...