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Nigerian equities trip New 12 months wave as early bets on 2024 drive file highs

Nigerian equities trip New 12 months wave as early bets on 2024 drive file highs

Nigerian equities have opened the new year a third consecutive time driving high returns. For the third consecutive year, the Nigerian stock market started the year strong, as investors who may have missed out on…

NASDAQ-listed Swvl engineers a reversal of fortune because it lastly achieves profitability

NASDAQ-listed Swvl engineers a reversal of fortune because it lastly achieves profitability

Swvl, the mobility startup that once operated on four continents, has posted a net profit for the first time, according to its financial report for the first half of 2023. The company achieved profitability by…

Unique: Cellulant quietly laid off employees in December, one month earlier than CEO’s departure

Unique: Cellulant quietly laid off employees in December, one month earlier than CEO’s departure

Cellulant, one of Africa’s oldest fintech startups, quietly completed a third round of layoffs in December 2023, one month before the abrupt departure of CEO Akshay Grover, two employees with knowledge of the matter told…

Twiga Meals CEO resigns from firm’s board one month after asserting a half-year sabbatical

Twiga Meals CEO resigns from firm’s board one month after asserting a half-year sabbatical

Peter Njonjo, the CEO and co-founder of Twiga, has resigned from the company board, arguing that he can only add “very little value” to the company in the future, seemingly confirming earlier reports that he…

How you can create JAMB profile for 2024 UTME

How you can create JAMB profile for 2024 UTME

There are several updates for the JAMB 2024 you need to be aware of. Creating a JAMB profile is one of them. Creating a Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) profile is the initial step…

Shock exit at Cellulant as CEO Akshay Grover departs after lower than three years

Shock exit at Cellulant as CEO Akshay Grover departs after lower than three years

Akshay Grover, who was named Group CEO of Cellulant, one of Africa’s most prominent payment companies, in July 2021, is stepping down this month to focus on personal matters.   Cellulant confirmed his departure in an…

The world’s first AI movie on local weather change exhibits its affect on Africa

The world’s first AI movie on local weather change exhibits its affect on Africa

Created by Zain Verjee, a former CNN correspondent, and Matthew Cullen, a Grammy-winning director, Ndoto uses artificial intelligence to depict the effect of climate change in Africa.   Floods in Nigeria and Mali. The Sahara’s descent…

Ecobank-backed Cameroonian fintech, Koree, closes $200k pre-seed spherical

Ecobank-backed Cameroonian fintech, Koree, closes $200k pre-seed spherical

Cameroonian fintech Koree has closed a pre-seed round of $200,000 which it plans to use to grow its merchant base.  Koree, a Cameroonian fintech that allows customers to save spare cash (change) on their cards,…

How grants have an effect on the African economic system

How grants have an effect on the African economic system

Article contributed by Uzochukwu Mbamalu, Founder and CEO Palremit Grants play a crucial role in shaping economies and supporting academic pursuits worldwide. In the context of Africa, the impact of grants goes beyond individual aspirations,…

Funding reaches two-year decline as African startups increase $3.2 billion in 2023

Funding reaches two-year decline as African startups increase $3.2 billion in 2023

In 2023, African startups secured $3.191 million in funding. This marks a sharp decline compared to the previous years. Per our friends at Africa: The Big Deal, a curated funding database, African startups raised $3.4…

Tingo Founder Dozy Mmobuosi charged with securities fraud within the U.S

Tingo Founder Dozy Mmobuosi charged with securities fraud within the U.S

U.S. prosecutors have shared details of criminal charges brought against Odogwu Dozy Mmobuosi, the founder and CEO of Tingo Group, a Nasdaq-listed “agri-fintech” startup. Mmobuosi is accused of reporting hundreds of millions of dollars in…

5 traits to be careful for in African tech in 2024

5 traits to be careful for in African tech in 2024

With 2023 now behind us, we look back on a year marked by strong economic headwinds and market upheavals. A cursory look at funding numbers shows that 2023 was a mixed bag. Venture capital (VC)…