west africa

2 min read 2022-05-23 22:00:47

Ruling Class: Monkeypox Should “Concern” Everybody

Joe Biden said that the monkeypox should “concern” everybody because it’s “baffling” experts around the world. So far, the United States

1 min read 2022-05-20 16:00:45

Kenyan e-health startup Zuri Health has raised a US$1.3 million pre-seed round of funding to grow its product offerings and expand into new

1 min read 2022-05-20 14:00:06

Global non-profit organisation Habitat for Humanity has opened applications for the ShelterTech sub-Saharan Africa accelerator programme, aimed at

2 min read 2022-05-20 13:00:57

Nigerian auto-tech startup Autochek has acquired Moroccan counterpart KIFAL Auto to drive its expansion into the North Africa region. Autochek aims

1 min read 2022-05-18 14:00:03

Applications have opened for the second cohort of the Google for Startup Black Founders Fund for Africa, with 60 eligible black-founded startups set

1 min read 2022-05-16 20:00:00

Opportunity:Job announcement: Policy Officer (Displacement from Ukraine), ECRE [info]- No deadline indicated.Blog posts & press:Convinced to

1 min read 2022-05-16 14:00:27

Six African tech startups have been named by the World Economic Forum (WEF) among its selection of the 100 most promising Technology Pioneers of 2022

4 min read 2022-05-16 13:00:24

African startup founders becoming investors in their counterparts even while they are still building their own businesses is “fantastic” for the

6 min read 2022-05-12 17:46:46

Nigeria’s next elections are only a year away and as always, the conduct of the polls and who emerges as the victors will have a profound bearing

1 min read 2022-05-10 16:00:33

The newly-rebranded VC firm Rali_cap has reached a first close of US$20 million of a US$30 million fund that will invests in B2B and API-first

2 min read 2022-05-06 16:00:41

Nigerian trade technology startup Norebase, which is building a single platform for businesses to start, scale and operate in any African country,

1 min read 2022-05-04 14:00:06

The Baobab Network, a Nairobi-based accelerator that invests in early-stage tech companies across Africa, has announced its latest cohort of five

2 min read 2022-05-03 13:00:16

Not all venture capital firms are 100 per cent driven by the need to secure the largest possible returns, instead also placing emphasis on societal

1 min read 2022-05-02 16:00:34

Nigerian tractor-booking platform Hello Tractor has raised US$1 million in funding from Heifer International to provide loans for tractor purchases

2 min read 2022-04-29 23:27:50

Earlier today, a Finnish court found Gibril Massaquoi not guilty on all counts after a more than one-year trial. On March 10, 2020, Finnish police