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MTN Plans Significant Sale of its Jumia Stake as Citron Research Crashes Jumia Share Price
South Africa’s MTN Group has finally reduced its stake in Jumia from 29.7% to just 18.9%. The telecom…
AFF Disrupt 2019, Leveraging Technology for Business Growth and other Tech Events this Week
Hi everyone. With new weeks comes new opportunities and this week is not different as it is loaded…
EFCC Arrests Naira Marley, English Clubs Dominate Europe and other Stories that Hit Social Media Last Week
A lot happened in Nigeria’s social media space last week. Because taking stock of these happenings can be…
NCC to Assist the Fight Against Insecurity with 2nd Phase of SIM Registration and Compliance Audit
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed plans to kick of the second phase of its SIM registration…
Startups in Nigeria and Ghana can now Apply for FbStart Accelerator Programme
After about a month of graduating its first ever set of startups, Facebook in partnership with Co-Creation Hub…
Zimbabwe Fintech, Payitup Secures $13m Series-A Funding from Thawer Fund Management
Zimbabwe payment startup, Payitup is the latest African fintech to land major funding as it just raised a…
Lagos Chapter of Founder Institute Unveils 3 Fellowship Award Candidates in Lagos
In a bid to support the growth of the startup ecosystem, the Lagos chapter of Founder Institute has…
Facebook Partners Udacity to Provide AI Scholarships for 5,000 Interested Developers
Facebook has joined the train of tech companies actively supporting artificial intelligence education and development. The social media…
Microsoft ElectionGuard is an Open Source Election Tool Coming Too Late for Africa
After hackers allegedly compromised the US presidential election in 2016, three years later, Microsoft has launched a new…
Kenyan Healthcare Startup, MYDAWA Raises $3m Funding as it Eyes Nationwide Expansion
Kenyan healthtech company, MYDAWA, has just raised $3 million in its Series A round of funding. The round of funding…
