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The Central African Republic is the predominant African nation to undertake bitcoin

The Central African Republic is the predominant African nation to undertake bitcoin

The Central African Republic (CAR) has just become the first African country to adopt bitcoin as a legal tender.  The Parliament of the Central African Republic (CAR) today voted unanimously to sign a bill that…

By draw of its $40 million fund, Ventures Platform provides 10 startups to its portfolio

By draw of its $40 million fund, Ventures Platform provides 10 startups to its portfolio

Ventures Platform, an early-stage pan-African VC firm, has announced the addition of 10 new African startups to its portfolio. In a statement released on its blog this afternoon, the firm shared that it had invested…

Techstars accelerator solidifies Lagos as Africa’s most pleasing tech hub

Techstars accelerator solidifies Lagos as Africa’s most pleasing tech hub

Techstars, one of the most influential accelerators in Africa, announced on Tuesday the ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator for early-stage fintech and proptech startups across the continent.  The programme came about through a partnership between…

Bboxx reportedly acquires Ghana’s PEG Africa for $200 million

Bboxx reportedly acquires Ghana’s PEG Africa for $200 million

Bboxx, a London-headquartered cleantech startup that provides clean energy in Africa, has reportedly acquired PEG Africa, another cleantech startup based in Accra, in a deal worth $200 million, according to 2 insiders close to the…

👨🏿‍🚀 TechCabal Day-to-day – Ethiopia prepares for M-Pesa

👨🏿‍🚀 TechCabal Day-to-day – Ethiopia prepares for M-Pesa

27 APRIL, 2022 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Good morning 👋🏿 Google is taking steps to insure users’ privacy.  Last year, Google announced a new requirement for app developers who want to host their apps on Playstore.…

With Stitch’s ‘LinkPay’, one-click on checkout by procedure of monetary institution switch involves South Africa and Nigeria

With Stitch’s ‘LinkPay’, one-click on checkout by procedure of monetary institution switch involves South Africa and Nigeria

Stitch, a South African-based payments and data API fintech, has announced the launch of LinkPay, a product that will simplify bank transfer payments for merchants in South Africa and Nigeria. LinkPay, which utilises variable recurring…

TechCabal Each day – Elon won

TechCabal Each day – Elon won

26 APRIL, 2022 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 30 days till Payday 😔 Before we get into why you really opened this edition—Elon’s take over, here’s some other interesting news about Twitter.  Creators might soon be able…

Twitter accepts Elon Musk’s $44 billion supply to expend the firm. Customers are bracing for changes

Twitter accepts Elon Musk’s $44 billion supply to expend the firm. Customers are bracing for changes

Twitter has accepted Elon Musk’s offer to purchase the company for roughly $44 billion. The social media platform disclosed in a press release today that Musk purchased the company at $54.20 a share, the same…

The Subsequent Wave: Can healthtech prepare Africa for one other global well being disaster?

The Subsequent Wave: Can healthtech prepare Africa for one other global well being disaster?

April 24, 2022The Next Wave provides a futuristic analysis of BizTech and innovation in Africa. Subscribe here to get it directly in your inbox on Sundays at 3 PM (WAT). Earlier this week, health tech startup mPharma’s…

👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Each day – Raising $5.3 million for bugs

👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Each day – Raising $5.3 million for bugs

25 APRIL, 2022 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Happy salary week 🤑 Our State of Tech Report (Q1 2022) is live! Africa’s tech ecosystem is growing so fast that it’s becoming almost impossible to stay up to…

👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Day-to-day – Egypt is imprisoning TikTokers

👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Day-to-day – Egypt is imprisoning TikTokers

22 APRIL, 2022 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TGIF 🌅 Amapiano Equiano has landed in Nigeria.  No, Equiano is not the name of an music genre or an overpriced bottled water brand. It’s the name of Google’s…

Google’s Africa internet cable arrives in Lagos, Nigeria

Google’s Africa internet cable arrives in Lagos, Nigeria

Google has announced that earlier today, Equiano, a subsea internet cable running through Portugal to South Africa landed in Lagos, Nigeria. This announcement is coming a month after Equiano first landed on the African continent…