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| May 2, 2025 | Navigating the Crypto Conundrum: Nigeria's Web3 Landscape in Flux | Nigeria stands at a crossroads in the digital currency revolution. With over 25 million citizens embracing cryptocurrencies, the nation is a beacon of hope in Africa's tech landscape. Yet, a paradox looms large: while adoption soars, fundin... |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Over 25 million Nigerians hold crypto assets, yet Web3 startups are underfunded. Why? | In Nigeria, digital currencies are more than a novelty. Over 25 million Nigerians are turning to crypto, with stablecoins, in particular, leading a shift in how people send, store, and spend money. From peer-to-peer remittances to cross-bor... |
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For 10 years, we’ve been telling stories that matter, pu... |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Innovative Early-Stage Startups to Win $10,000 Cash Prize & Japan Trip at Pitch2Win 4 | Lagos, Nigeria – 10 am GMT+1, 19th April 2024 – Nigeria’s tech scene is brimming with potential, but early-stage startups often face hurdles in securing funding and gaining recognition. Last year, after a very rigorous selection process, 15... |
| Oct 27, 2022 | What Clubhouse’s trajectory can teach African startups about frugality | 0
Throughout this year, numerous African startups have shut down due to a lack of funds to continue operating. Among these are Kenya-based Notify Logistics and Kune Foods, South Africa-based Snapt and most recently, Nigeria-based Kloud Comm... |
| Aug 16, 2022 | 20-minute delivery: Jumia launches a quick commerce platform in Nigeria | Quick commerce (q-commerce), the instant or rapid delivery of ordered products to customers, is gradually taking over standard delivery options offered by e-commerce businesses. Global names like Glovo, Delivery Hero, and Gorillas have expe... |
| Jul 13, 2022 | Egyptian startup Swvl acquires mobility startup Urbvan and expands to Mexico | Swvl Holdings Corp, a multinational mobility as a service provider, has announced an agreement to acquire Urbvan, a mobility platform that provides tech-enabled mobility services in Mexico. With this acquisition, the Egyptian-born startup w... |
| Jul 9, 2022 | This Week: Wave raises €90 million | Plus: Hackers want ShopRite to pay for its customers’data.
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Nigeria launched the eNaira last year; Ghana’s eCedi just entered pilot phase this week. There’s no jollof joke to be made here—jus... |
| Jun 18, 2022 | This Week: Amazon in Africa | Editor’s Notes
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This week, the African tech ecosystem was saddened by the death of Tefo Mohapi, the founder and publisher of iAfrikan.
Right until his death, Tefo dedicated his life to spotlighting the ... |
| Jun 11, 2022 | This week: South Africa fights locusts with AI | Editor’s Notes
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I know we’re not supposed to engage in animal cruelty, 🪲but🪲locusts are doing way to much in South Africa.
In this week’s edition of TC Weekender, one of the stories we’re highlighting e... |
| Jun 4, 2022 | TC Weekender – What you missed in Week 22 | Editor’s Notes
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From Swvl laying off 400 employees to Google TV’s entry into Africa and the iOS platform, this week has been…busy. Did you miss the other big moves in tech that happ... |
| Feb 8, 2022 | Ukrainian-founded Africa classifieds leader Jiji acquires its main competitor in Ghana | Jiji, a Ukrainian-founded company touting itself as “a combination of eBay and Craigslist for Africa,” has acquired Tonaton.com, its main competitor in Ghana. The terms of the deal, which was announced a few days ago, were not disclosed.
“J... |
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Both TikTok and Instagram are trying out paid-subscription features in the US.
With it, creators will be able to charge followers monthly fees for their exclusive content.
On Instagram, th... |
| Sep 30, 2021 | FinTech Can Help Fill Climate Resilience Gaps In Emerging Markets | An agricultural student during monitors vegetable growth using modern agricultural technology on his ... [+] device in Smart Green House in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, December 14, 2020. (Photo by: Adrian/INA Photo Agency/Universal Images ... |
| Aug 11, 2021 | Absa Bank Kenya launches WhatsApp banking as part of its digitisation agenda | Share this article:
Absa Bank Kenya, a subsidiary of South Africa’s Absa Group, has launched a WhatsApp banking solution called “Abby” to assist users in making basic transactions. According to the Bank, customers can use the service for bi... |
| May 3, 2021 | Social media supporting local media, MTN’s impressive Q1 2021 | Share this article:
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Social media support for local news media
MTN defying the odds once again in Q1 2021
Notable events from last week, such as CBN’s hammer
Social media supp... |
| Apr 26, 2021 | Low insurance penetration in Africa: Tech to the rescue? | Share this article:
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Last week, TechCabal reported Malian insuretech startup, OKO’s $1.2m seed round. With a presence in Mali and Uganda, OKO now looks to expand to other African countries, starting with Côte d’Ivoire.... |
| Nov 5, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily | Hi Guys,
We have a brand new edition of the Big 5 Daily gist for you.
In what is recorded as the biggest acquisitions in Nigeria this year, Stripe acquired Paystack for over $200 million. The last time we heard such good news was when World... |
| Nov 5, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily | Hey Guys,
Welcome to yet another edition of your favourite Big 5 Daily gists.
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The Lesotho Communications Authority is urging social media influencers with up to 100 followers to comply with the Internet Broadcasting Rules. It seek... |
| Nov 5, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily | Hey guys, the Big 5 Daily has some exciting gists for you.
Do you remember when Fawry listed on the Egypt Stock Exchange? Good news! The fintech startup has become Africa’s third unicorn to reach a billion-dollar valuation.
Also, Greenlight... |
| Nov 5, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily | Hey Techies,
It’s time for another edition of the Big 5 Daily gists. Enjoy a good read.
By January 2021, Ecobodaa will launch the first electronic motorbikes in Nairobi, Kenya. The drivers will be able to enrol in a “lease-to-own credit mod... |
| Sep 23, 2020 | How Gozem transitioned from a motorcycle-hailing platform into a super app in two years | Share this article:
Sometime in 2018, Ifeanyi Ndiomewese, a Techpoint Africa Reporter at the time, was returning to Nigeria from Ghana.
Having made a few stops at Lome, Togo and Cotonou, Benin, he couldn’t help but notice how difficult it w... |
| Sep 17, 2020 | China is pushing its currency into Africa through fintech partnerships | On September 9, UnionPay International announced a partnership with Interswitch East Africa, the regional business of the Nigerian-based Interswitch Group. Under the partnership, Interswitch became a Third-Party Service Provider (TPSP) for ... |
| Sep 9, 2020 | Zimbabwe is building a local video conferencing app due to cybersecurity concerns | Share this article:
The government of Zimbabwe is in the process of installing and testing an indigenous video conferencing and messaging app, TrueConf. This became imperative due to a recent unpleasant experience of hijacking during an eve... |
| Sep 7, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 31st August 2020 | Hey Guys,
This is the last Big 5 Daily gist for August. Hope you are gearing up for an amazing new month.
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Upstream, an anti-fraud firm has found pre-installed malware on 53,000 Tecno W2 smartphones sold in Africa. Tecno deb... |
| Aug 30, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 27th August 2020 | Hey Guys,
It’s time for the Big 5 Daily gists.
Did you know that global smartphone sales declined year-on-year by 20.4%? Amongst the top five global smartphone vendors, Samsung had a 27.1% decline year-on-year, Xiaomi had 21.5%, OPPO had 15... |
| Aug 7, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 4th August 2020 | It’s time for another edition of the Big 5 Daily.
In South Africa, citizens are signing petitions against a new policy that is offering up public and private lands for the installation of 5G towers and other communication infrastructures by... |
| Jul 29, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 23rd July 2020 | Hey Guys,
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Orange has partnered with NSIA Group to launch its mobile money service for Africa. Dubbed Orange Bank Africa, the new service will allow subscribers to borrow and... |
| Jul 29, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 28th July 2020 | Hey Techies,
It’s time for the Big 5 Daily gists of the day.
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Jack Ma’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative has shortlisted 50 startups out of over 22000 applications submitted from all over Africa. The first 50 will be accessed via... |
| Jul 16, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 14th July 2020 | Hello Techies,
We have ready the Big 5 Daily gists of the day.
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First, TradeDepot, a Nigeria-based e-commerce startup has raised $10 million in a funding round led by Partech. The funds will be used to provide a range of fin... |
| Jul 10, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 10th July 2020 | Hey Guys,
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First, Kenya’s Tourism and Wildlife Ministry has partnered with Facebook to revive the tourism sector in the country. The program, dubb... |
| Jul 10, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 9th July 2020 | Hey Guys.
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Nedbank has launched the first-ever contactless payment card in Africa. The card utilizes a “Tap and Pay” method to process transaction without the need of a PIN. Cool, right? But I am bothered about thef... |
| Jul 3, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 2nd July 2020 | Hey Techies,
Good morning and welcome to another edition of the Big 5 Daily gists.
First, we bring you the fillers to prepare you for the main gists.
Tech Hub Harare is taking in submission for its newly launched incubation programme. Zimba... |
| Jun 29, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 26th June, 2020 | It’s the weekend!
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Big news! Visa has partnered TerraPay. The partnership will see that the two companies drive real-time digital remittances, financial inclusions and cashless payments.
Stil... |
| Jun 29, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 10th June, 2020 | Hello!
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Big news! South Africa’s Esus Farm and Injini and Ghana’s Satelligence have been selected to pitch at World Bank’s Agricultural Innovation Challenge. The three star... |
| Jun 25, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [25/06/2020] | Presenting his special adjustment budget yesterday, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said he expects the SA economy to contract by 7.2% in 2020, the country’s largest contraction in 90 years.
This, while US software talent company Andela is l... |
| Jun 25, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [25/06/2020] | Presenting his special adjustment budget yesterday, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said he expects the SA economy to contract by 7.2% in 2020, the country’s largest contraction in 90 years.
This, while US software talent company Andela is lo... |
| Jun 17, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 8th June, 2020 | Hello,
Welcome to another Monday edition of the Big 5 Daily!
Your innovative dose is served!
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Remember Sparkle from 2019? Well, the fintech innovation of Uzoma Dozie, the last Group Director of the then Diamond Bank Nigeria, has offi... |
| Jun 15, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [15/06/2020] | Investments in East African based tech firms have plummeted as the Covid-19 pandemic has taken hold, a new report has revealed.
This, as Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront has announced that it is partnering with SA logistics startup Pargo to a... |
| Jun 15, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [15/06/2020] | Investments in East African based tech firms have plummeted as the Covid-19 pandemic has taken hold, a new report has revealed.
This, as Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront has announced that it is partnering with SA logistics startup Pargo to ... |
| Jun 4, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [04/06/2020] | Droppa, a Johannesburg based on-demand platform for trucks and bakkies, announced yesterday that it had expanded its recently launched Droppa Express service beyond a 25km delivery radius.
This as Joburg-based fintech startup uKheshe has l... |
| Jun 4, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [04/06/2020] | Droppa, a Johannesburg based on-demand platform for trucks and bakkies, announced yesterday that it had expanded its recently launched Droppa Express service beyond a 25km delivery radius.
This as Joburg-based fintech startup uKheshe has la... |
| Jun 3, 2020 | Nigerian startup, Jamborow raises $400k for blockchain-based fintech platform | This article is brought to you as part of a new partnership between two of Africa's foremost news and information platforms for African tech startups, Techpoint Africa and Ventureburn
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| Jun 2, 2020 | Nigerian startup Jamborow raises $400k for blockchain-based fintech platform | Nigerian startup Jamborow has reportedly raised $400 000 from its shareholders to expand its blockchain-based B2B fintech platform.
Tech publication Techmoran reported in an article today that the investment will help the startup to launch... |
| Jun 2, 2020 | Nigerian startup Jamborow raises $400k for blockchain-based fintech platform | Nigerian startup Jamborow has reportedly raised $400 000 from its shareholders to expand its blockchain-based B2B fintech platform.
Tech publication Techmoran reported in an article today that the investment will help the startup to launch ... |
| May 27, 2020 | Sanofi announce names of 11 startups to pitch in AfricaTech Challenge | Global pharmaceutical company Sanofi has announced the names of 11 startups that will take part in an online pitch next month as part of its AfricaTech Challenge.
The pitch, which will take place on 11 June and includes four challenges, wil... |
| May 27, 2020 | Sanofi announce names of 11 startups to pitch in AfricaTech Challenge | Global pharmaceutical company Sanofi has announced the names of 11 startups that will take part in an online pitch next month as part of its AfricaTech Challenge.
The pitch, which will take place on 11 June and includes four challenges, wi... |
| May 22, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 15th May, 2020 | Hello,
The weekend is here and so is the Big 5 Daily!
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Big news! Facebook is set to connect 23 African countries, Europe and the Middle East with a 37,000-kilometer undersea cable. Dubbed the 2Africa Project, the project aims to offer... |
| May 22, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 11th May, 2020 | Hello Monday, please to meet you!
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Big news! East Africa Fruits, a social enterprise based in Tanzania has secured $2.05 million series A round and $950,000 debt funding. The fund will be used to buil... |
| May 14, 2020 | Novastar Ventures closes capital raise for $108m fund two | Novastar Ventures has closed the capital raise of a $108-million Novastar Ventures Africa Fund II.
The fund will target businesses in East and West Africa from its offices in Nairobi and Lagos.
Tech publication Techmoran reported in an arti... |
| May 14, 2020 | Novastar Ventures closes capital raise for $108m fund two | Novastar Ventures has closed the capital raise of a $108-million Novastar Ventures Africa Fund II.
The fund will target businesses in East and West Africa from its offices in Nairobi and Lagos.
Tech publication Techmoran reported in an ar... |
| May 12, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 4th May, 2020 | Welcome back from the Weekend!
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Big news! Ghana has launched the Ghcovid19 symptom tracker app. The app will be a means for Ghanaians to check for COVID-19 symptoms.
Similarly, Flutterwave a B2B fintech company based... |
| May 4, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [04/05/2020] | SA startup Trixta has launched a free web app that enables hospitals to get a leading indicator of how many Covid-19 cases they will have in the near future.
This, while logistics startup Sendy has launched a home delivery solution dubbed ... |
| May 4, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [04/05/2020] | SA startup Trixta has launched a free web app that enables hospitals to get a leading indicator of how many Covid-19 cases they will have in the near future.
This, while logistics startup Sendy has launched a home delivery solution dubbed “... |
| May 1, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 27th April, 2020 | Hello Monday,
Your Favorite Big Fiver is here!
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Big news! GSMA (The GSM Association) has opened applications for Innovation Fund for Mobile Internet Adoption and Digital Inclusion. The fund aims to support Sub-Shar... |
| May 1, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 23rd April, 2020 | Hello,
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Big news! PalmPay, an Africa-focused fintech startup has launched a ₦100 million COVID-19 payout fund. The startup will waiver transfer fees for Nigerians and also offer an individu... |
| May 1, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 28th April, 2020 | Hello,
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Drum roll! Okra, an API fintech startup based in Nigeria, has secured a $1 million pre-seed investment. The startup secured the investment from TLCom Capital. This is TLCom’s first investment in ... |
| Apr 22, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 20th April, 2020 | Hello there,
Welcome to a fresh edition of the Big 5 Daily!
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Big news! The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is investing $20 million in private equity (PE) fund manager. The fund will support North African companies li... |
| Apr 22, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 21st April, 2020 | Hello, there!
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Drum roll! In a bid to show respect to global health workers fighting the pandemic, Google is honoring them with doodles. The doodle celebration will run for two weeks, cutting across a range of wo... |
| Apr 21, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 15th April, 2020 | Hi, There!
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Drum roll! 54gene has secured $15 million round from Adjuvant Capital. The fund will be used to scale its genome data bank.
Next, the Central Bank of Kenya is terminating access to credit re... |
| Apr 14, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 7th April, 2020 | Hello,
Your Big 5 Daily cruise is here!
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Drum roll! The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) has revealed its plans to release $250 million in relief funds. The funds will be disbursed to emerging countries to help them contain the ... |
| Apr 13, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [13/04/2020] | A team of Cape Town innovators are looking to design and produce ventilators to help those who fall ill from Covid-19. They’ve raised R50 000 so far in a crowdfunding campaign.
This, while six African innovators are getting support from th... |
| Apr 13, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [13/04/2020] | A team of Cape Town innovators are looking to design and produce ventilators to help those who fall ill from Covid-19. They’ve raised R50 000 so far in a crowdfunding campaign.
This, while six African innovators are getting support from the... |
| Apr 6, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 6th April, 2020 | Hi Guys,
Welcome to the new edition of the Big 5 Daily!
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Big news! A report by the GSMA has revealed that Sub-Saharan Africa gained 50 million new mobile money accounts in 2019. This development retained the region’s status... |
| Apr 6, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [06/04/2020] | Correction (6 April 2020): We incorrectly had it that Kuda had raised $1-million for its Covid-19 fund. The amount is actually in naira. Sorry. We got ahead ourselves.
Kuda, a digital bank that operates in Nigeria, has raised almost 1-mill... |
| Apr 6, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [06/04/2020] | Correction (6 April 2020): We incorrectly had it that Kuda had raised $1-million for its Covid-19 fund. The amount is actually in naira. Sorry. We got ahead ourselves.
Kuda, a digital bank that operates in Nigeria, has raised almost 1-milli... |
| Apr 2, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 1st April, 2020 | Hello!
The Big Daily is here!
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Big news! SMS marketing platform, Mobiz has secured $1 million pre-series round. The South Africa-based platform secured the funding from Kalon Venture Partners.
Next, Uber has halted its servi... |
| Mar 27, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 26th March, 2020 | Hello,
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Big news! WHO is partnering Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, WeChat, TikTok, etc. for the #BuildforCOVID-19 hackathon. The hackathon will be a means for startups and techies to develop software ... |
| Mar 27, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 25th March, 2020 | Hello,
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Drum roll! The South African Department of Small Business Development is planning to set up a Debt Relief Fund. The fund will be a means to assist SMEs from existing debts and rep... |
| Mar 26, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [26/03/2020] | As South Africa prepares for a 21-day lockdown set to commence at midnight today, food delivery startups say they will continue operating, while an SA alcohol app yesterday saw a 300% increase in sales, ahead of a ban on alcohol sales from ... |
| Mar 26, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [26/03/2020] | As South Africa prepares for a 21-day lockdown set to commence at midnight today, food delivery startups say they will continue operating, while an SA alcohol app yesterday saw a 300% increase in sales, ahead of a ban on alcohol sales from ... |
| Mar 24, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [24/03/2020] | With the coronavirus (Covid-19) headlining news all over the world, Ventureburn has launched the first edition of a daily roundup on the virus and how it is affecting Africa’s tech startup sector.
Last night South African President Cyril Ra... |
| Mar 24, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 24th March, 2020 | Hello,
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Big news! Jack Ma has sent important kits that will help African countries combat the Covid-19 virus. The entrepreneur giant sent 1.1 million test kits, 6 million face masks and 60,000 protective suits to... |
| Mar 24, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [24/03/2020] | With the coronavirus (Covid-19) headlining news all over the world, Ventureburn has launched the first edition of a daily roundup on the virus and how it is affecting Africa’s tech startup sector.
Last night South African President Cyril R... |
| Mar 17, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 17th March, 2020 | Hello!
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Drum roll! Safaricom has introduced a fee-waiver on M-Pesa. The waiver will see that all P2P (person to person) transactions below 1000 KSH will be free for the next three months. This waiver wil... |
| Mar 13, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 12th March, 2020 | Hello,
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Big news! Google has instructed its employees across the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa to work from home. This instruction will commence from Thursday the 12th of March 2020 till further notice. T... |
| Mar 11, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 11th March, 2020 | Hello,
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Big news! Nigeria’s Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters have held the public hearing for its Social Media Bill. The public hearing which had 62 representatives across civil so... |
| Mar 9, 2020 | Africa Tech Roundup | Hello Guys,
Welcome to the first Africa Tech Roundup for March 2020. The following are some of the biggest stories that made it to our Big 5 Daily for the week.
Following the ban of Okadas (commercial motorcycles) in Lagos State, the govern... |
| Mar 9, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 9th March, 2020 | Hello Monday!
The Big 5 Daily is here!
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Drum roll! Visa is in a partnership with Paga! Yes, the Nigerian fintech platform partnered Paga in a deal that will all them deepen their payment volumes and grant Paga agents and cus... |
| Mar 6, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 6th March, 2020 | Hello Friday!
The weekend edition of the Big 5 Daily is here.
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Drum roll! VFD Group has launched V, a virtual banking platform. The group will leverage the platform to provide a personalized banking experience for its users.... |
| Mar 5, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 5th March, 2020 | Hello,
It’s time for the Big 5 Daily!
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Big news! Scientists monitoring the locust outbreak in Kenya are planning to leverage a tracking program towards preventing a second attack. This is important, considering that ... |
| Mar 4, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 4th March 2020 | Hello,
It’s the Big 5 Daily!
Heard about WhatsApp Dark mode? Well, its now available for android and IOS users.
Now for the Big 5 proper, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has acquired TerraPay in a co-joined deal. It acquired the... |
| Mar 3, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 3rd March 2020 | Hello,
Your Big 5 Daily Crooner is here again.
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Big news! IHS Towers has crossed its T’s and dotted its I’s towards listing its IPO this year. The IPO will happen in the New York Stock Exchange under the supervision of ... |
| Mar 2, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 2nd March, 2020 | Nice to meet you Monday,
A happy new month and welcome to the first Big 5 Daily edition for the month of March!
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Remember when we told you that the Lagos state government is clamping down ride-hailing taxi companies? Well, t... |
| Feb 28, 2020 | African Tech Roundup | Hello Guys!
Today is the last day of Social Media Week Lagos (SMW 2020). It has been an exciting week filled with so many activities, masterclasses, and networking opportunities. Representatives from the entire African tech community are in... |
| Feb 28, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 28th February, 2020 | It’s Friday!
Welcome to the weekend edition of the Big 5 Daily!
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Big news! MTN Ghana unveiled Economic Empowerment Project (EEP). The project aims to help persons with disabilities attain financial independence. It has provided 100 ph... |
| Feb 25, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 24th February, 2020 | Hello Monday,
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Big news, four South African startups have secured over R2.7 million seed grants. The startups; Vekta Innovations, Opencharge Wireless Power Technologies, Quickloc8 and Smartroo... |
| Feb 25, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 25th February, 2020 | Hello there!
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First off, the Mastercard Foundation has revealed plans to hike its investment amount in the Young Africa Works Program in Nigeria to $500 Million. The program will boost th... |
| Feb 21, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 21st February, 2020 | Hello!
As the weekend is here, let’s take you on a Big 5 Daily ride!
Did you hear? The Nigeria Communications Commission has approved 1492 Phone brands for Nigerians. The NCC released the list to ensure that only phones of quality standards... |
| Feb 20, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 20th February, 2020 | Hello!
The Big 5 Daily is here again with a bang!
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Multichoice Group has launched an innovation Fund. The African pay-TV service provider will leverage the fund to invest in startups rooted in technology and video entertainm... |
| Feb 19, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 19th February, 2020 | Hello there,
Welcome to today’s Big 5 Daily!
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Drum roll! Airtel Africa’s Initial Public Offering in Malawi Stock Exchange made over $30 million. The telco offered 2.2 billion ... |
| Feb 18, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 18th February, 2020 | Hello there,
Welcome to today’s Big 5 Daily!
Let’s not keep you waiting.
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Big News! Microsoft has launched a single Office app for its —Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps. Users can maximize the functionalities of all three... |
| Feb 12, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 12th February 2020 | Halo!
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Big news! Facebook and Google announced Safer Internet Programme for Africa. Facebook partnered with nine Sub-Saharan African NGOs and government agencies to drive awareness of tools and practices... |
| Feb 10, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 10th February, 2020 | Halo,
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The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has launched the 2nd cycle of its mentorship program. The announcement was made at the Afric... |
| Feb 6, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 6th February, 2020 | Hello,
Your Big 5 Daily Crooner is back with another mouthwatering gist from Africa’s tech ecosystem.
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Big news! 54gene, a medical startup based in Nigeria launched the African Centre for Translational Genomics (ACTG). Th... |
| Feb 4, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 4th February, 2020 | Hi Guys,
I’m here again with another edition of the Big 5 Daily!
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South Africa’s technology spending for 2020 is expected to reach $26 billion. The recent predictions are 2.5% higher than that of 2019.
Egypt-based onlin... |
| Jan 31, 2020 | Africa Tech News Roundup | Hi Guys,
January ends today! And today, we bring you the Africa Tech News Roundup for the week.
Have fun!
Google has launched his first Developer Space for Africa. The hub is at Ikoyi, an urban city in Lagos, Nigeria. Admission into the cen... |
| Jan 28, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 28th January, 2020 | Hello,
It’s your Big 5 Daily crooner again.
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Topping the Big 5 today is the news that Lagos state government has banned all commercial motorcycle activities in some local governments. Come Februar... |
| Jan 24, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 24th January, 2020 | It’s the weekend!
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UNICEF has launched the first African Drone and Data Academy in Lilongwe Malawi. The academy will be an avenue for UNICEF to promote its programmes and service... |