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    World Bank awards 10 Fintech Challenge winners. Source: Supplied
    African startups score big in World Bank fintech challenge
    Edmund Wessels, Anatoli Kirigwajjo win 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
    Edmund Wessels, Anatoli Kirigwajjo win 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

    7 Jul 2023

    Source: Reuters.
    Flutterwave's accounts frozen in Kenya over money laundering claims

    8 Jul 2022

    French President Emmanuel Macron.
    French President Macron announces $76m Africa startup fund

      31 May 2018

    Top 3 takeouts from Zuckerberg's fireside chat at Viva Tech
    Top 3 takeouts from Zuckerberg's fireside chat at Viva Tech

    29 May 2018

    Mozambique's Izyshop secures funding round
    Mozambique's Izyshop secures funding round

      24 May 2018

    Facebook hub, Lagos, Nigeria.
    Facebook launches Africa's first hub space in Nigeria

    23 May 2018

    Ten African startups selected for Disrupt Africa Live Pitch Competition
    Ten African startups selected for Disrupt Africa Live Pitch Competition

      10 May 2018

    Kharom Klamphian © –
    #AfricaMonth: Pitching for Africa

      8 May 2018

    Tim Harris, CEO of Wesgro; Rudi Visser, head of innovation acceleration for RCS; Victoria Jackson of Mest; Kerry Petrie of Silicon Cape; Xabiso Lombo, founder of Guardian Gabriel; Alexander Fraser of VC4A; and Christophe Viarnaud, founder of AfricArena.
    #AfricaMonth: "We're not the United States of Africa"

      4 May 2018

    Christophe Viarnaud, founder of AfricArena and CEO of French-South African tech company, Methys.
    #AfricaMonth: Feed our startup gazelles and unicorns with funding

      3 May 2018

    AfricArena World Tour to select startups in top African tech cities
    AfricArena World Tour to select startups in top African tech cities

    30 Apr 2018

    12 top young African tech leaders of tomorrow
    12 top young African tech leaders of tomorrow

      24 Apr 2018

    Barclays Accelerator.
    Why African banks must work with fintech startups

      13 Apr 2018

    Four African startups make Seedstars final
    Four African startups make Seedstars final

      12 Apr 2018

    Kenya's MoBar Delivery brings alcohol to your door
    Kenya's MoBar Delivery brings alcohol to your door

      12 Apr 2018

    Nominations for Southern Africa Startup Awards now open
    Nominations for Southern Africa Startup Awards now open

    6 Apr 2018

    Africa CEO Forum.
    Showcasing African startups and leadership

    22 Mar 2018

    Why my startup scene is better than yours: Ghana
    Why my startup scene is better than yours: Ghana

      20 Mar 2018

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    12 startups selected for first African Google Launchpad Accelerator

      20 Mar 2018

    "Sofitel Tour Casablanca" by TarikossMazti - Own work.
    Casablanca to host Afrikonnect event later this month

      14 Mar 2018

    New book launches with stories of African female entrepreneurs
    New book launches with stories of African female entrepreneurs

    9 Mar 2018

    Kenya's A24Media launches $1m media tech investment fund
    Kenya's A24Media launches $1m media tech investment fund

      8 Mar 2018

    Tech startups invited to apply for Injini's second cohort
    Tech startups invited to apply for Injini's second cohort

    7 Mar 2018

    Ten African startups finalists of Harvard competition
    Ten African startups finalists of Harvard competition

      28 Feb 2018

    Oradian co-founder Julian Oehrlein on stage at the European FinTech event in Brussels accepting the award for Europe's Most Innovative Banking Software.
    The missing links in the digital ecosystem in Africa

    8 Feb 2018

    McKay Savage via
    The rise and rise of African agri-tech

      7 Feb 2018

    Social Media Week Lagos announced
    Social Media Week Lagos announced

    2 Feb 2018

    Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion
    Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

      21 Dec 2017

    Vera Songwe.
    Women and Girls Startup Challenge launched

    12 Dec 2017

    Less than 30% of Africa's e-commerce startups profitable
    Less than 30% of Africa's e-commerce startups profitable

      8 Dec 2017

    MEST expands in key African markets
    MEST expands in key African markets

    21 Nov 2017

    Meet Africa's startup stars
    Meet Africa's startup stars

    20 Nov 2017

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    French President Emmanuel Macron.
    French President Macron announces $76m Africa startup fund

     31 May 2018

    Top 3 takeouts from Zuckerberg's fireside chat at Viva Tech
    Top 3 takeouts from Zuckerberg's fireside chat at Viva Tech

    29 May 2018

    Mozambique's Izyshop secures funding round
    Mozambique's Izyshop secures funding round

     24 May 2018

    Facebook hub, Lagos, Nigeria.
    Facebook launches Africa's first hub space in Nigeria

    23 May 2018

    Ten African startups selected for Disrupt Africa Live Pitch Competition
    Ten African startups selected for Disrupt Africa Live Pitch Competition

     10 May 2018

    Kharom Klamphian © –
    #AfricaMonth: Pitching for Africa

     8 May 2018

    Tim Harris, CEO of Wesgro; Rudi Visser, head of innovation acceleration for RCS; Victoria Jackson of Mest; Kerry Petrie of Silicon Cape; Xabiso Lombo, founder of Guardian Gabriel; Alexander Fraser of VC4A; and Christophe Viarnaud, founder of AfricArena.
    #AfricaMonth: "We're not the United States of Africa"

     4 May 2018

    Christophe Viarnaud, founder of AfricArena and CEO of French-South African tech company, Methys.
    #AfricaMonth: Feed our startup gazelles and unicorns with funding

     3 May 2018

    AfricArena World Tour to select startups in top African tech cities
    AfricArena World Tour to select startups in top African tech cities

    30 Apr 2018

    12 top young African tech leaders of tomorrow
    12 top young African tech leaders of tomorrow

     24 Apr 2018

    Barclays Accelerator.
    Why African banks must work with fintech startups

     13 Apr 2018

    Four African startups make Seedstars final
    Four African startups make Seedstars final

     12 Apr 2018

    Kenya's MoBar Delivery brings alcohol to your door
    Kenya's MoBar Delivery brings alcohol to your door

     12 Apr 2018

    Nominations for Southern Africa Startup Awards now open
    Nominations for Southern Africa Startup Awards now open

    6 Apr 2018

    Africa CEO Forum.
    Showcasing African startups and leadership

    22 Mar 2018

    Why my startup scene is better than yours: Ghana
    Why my startup scene is better than yours: Ghana

     20 Mar 2018

    Image via
    12 startups selected for first African Google Launchpad Accelerator

     20 Mar 2018

    "Sofitel Tour Casablanca" by TarikossMazti - Own work.
    Casablanca to host Afrikonnect event later this month

     14 Mar 2018

    New book launches with stories of African female entrepreneurs
    New book launches with stories of African female entrepreneurs

    9 Mar 2018

    Kenya's A24Media launches $1m media tech investment fund
    Kenya's A24Media launches $1m media tech investment fund

     8 Mar 2018

    Tech startups invited to apply for Injini's second cohort
    Tech startups invited to apply for Injini's second cohort

    7 Mar 2018

    Ten African startups finalists of Harvard competition
    Ten African startups finalists of Harvard competition

     28 Feb 2018

    Oradian co-founder Julian Oehrlein on stage at the European FinTech event in Brussels accepting the award for Europe's Most Innovative Banking Software.
    The missing links in the digital ecosystem in Africa

    8 Feb 2018

    McKay Savage via
    The rise and rise of African agri-tech

     7 Feb 2018

    Social Media Week Lagos announced
    Social Media Week Lagos announced

    2 Feb 2018

    Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion
    Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

     21 Dec 2017

    Vera Songwe.
    Women and Girls Startup Challenge launched

    12 Dec 2017

    Less than 30% of Africa's e-commerce startups profitable
    Less than 30% of Africa's e-commerce startups profitable

     8 Dec 2017

    MEST expands in key African markets
    MEST expands in key African markets

    21 Nov 2017

    Meet Africa's startup stars
    Meet Africa's startup stars

    20 Nov 2017

    Meet Angola's first crowdfunding startup
    Meet Angola's first crowdfunding startup

     15 Nov 2017

    Promoting Africa as a digital innovation hub
    Promoting Africa as a digital innovation hub

    27 Oct 2017

    Africa Code Week 2017.
    Africa Code Week launches in Tanzania

    22 Oct 2017

    Africa Innovation Prize 2018 call to entry
    Africa Innovation Prize 2018 call to entry

    13 Oct 2017

    Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa
    Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

    12 Oct 2017

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    A new distribution landscape: Bringing blockchain to the travel industry

    11 Oct 2017

    African female entrepreneurs can apply for Y-HER accelerator
    African female entrepreneurs can apply for Y-HER accelerator

     11 Oct 2017

    Facebook sponsors TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield Africa
    Facebook sponsors TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield Africa

    9 Oct 2017

    Aaron Fu.
    New MEST boss plots major expansion across Africa

     27 Sep 2017

    Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa kicks off this week
    Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa kicks off this week

    26 Sep 2017

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