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Google is planning a global rollout of TaskMate following the successful launch in Kenya
TaskMate, a crowdsourcing tool developed by Google, is now available in Kenya, allowing users to use their smartphones to complete...
Read moreAsante, an Africa-focused fintech company, has raised $7.5 million in Series A funding
Asante Financial Services, an African fintech, has raised a $7.5 million Series A round of funding to expand its credit...
Read moreSanergy, a Kenyan waste management company, has raised $2.5 million in funding
Sanergy, a waste management company based in Kenya, has received a $2.5 million funding from the Japan International Cooperation Agency...
Read moreTala, a Kenyan fintech company, has raised $145 million in a Series E round of funding
Tala, a fintech company, announced that it has raised USD 145 million in a Series E funding round led by...
Read moreGoogle has announced a five-year, $1 billion investment in Africa
Google has announced that it will invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years to ensure that the...
Read moreO-Farms accelerator invites Kenyan agritech start-ups to apply
Applications for the O-Farms accelerator program, which focuses on circular agribusiness with the goal of making circularity a mainstream solution...
Read moreMTN Uganda is planning a $1.2 billion initial public offering
According to Keith Kalyegira, Chief Executive Officer of the Capital Markets Authority, the initial public offering (IPO) of telecommunications company...
Read moreSafaricom has set a date for the commercial launch of its 5G network
Safaricom has announced that it will add 200 5G sites by the end of 2021 and that it will launch...
Read moreNetflix is offering a free subscription plan in Kenya to attract new potential subscribers
Netflix, the world's largest streaming video service, has begun offering a free mobile package in Kenya that includes nearly a...
Read moreYellow, a Malawian off-grid solar provider, has received $4 million in debt financing from SunFunder
Yellow, a Malawian off-grid solar company, has received a $4 million loan from SunFunder, a company that finances solar energy...
Read moreEstonia’s president announces a partnership with Kenya to digitally transform education
Kenya Literature Bureau (KLB), StarCloud LLC Estonia, Risk Africa Innovatis, UNICEF, and Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid. Tech) partnered to digitize...
Read moreThe University of Rwanda and the Mastercard Foundation have announced a $55 million partnership to develop Africa’s future leaders
As part of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program, the Mastercard Foundation and the University of Rwanda today announced a 10-year,...
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