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Cellulant and Google Play introduce Telecel Cash As New Mode of Payment in Ghana
Cellulant, a leading payments technology company that enables global enterprise merchants to connect with billions of consumers in emerging markets, has announced the integration of Telecel Cash as an alternative payment method for Google Play users in Ghana. This integration…
Data Insights: Ease of Doing Business (Africa Region) – 2020
In 2020, the World Bank released a report on the "Ease of Doing Business" which ranked countries on how easy it was for businesses to set up and operate. In the African region of the report, Mauritius was ranked as…
Chowdeck Raises $2.5 Million Seed Funding to Optimize On-Demand Food Delivery in Nigeria
Lagos, 30 April 2024 - Chowdeck, Nigeria’s leading on-demand delivery service, has secured $2.5 million in seed funding to optimize its operations and support expansion into more cities across the country.The seed funding round included investment from YCombinator, Goodwater Capital,…
Google Opens Applications For Its 2024 Africa Accelerator Program
Google has officially opened applications for the 8th cohort of its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program. This cohort will focus on startups leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to address critical challenges and unlock new opportunities across…
Village Capital Partners with Norad to Strengthen Climate Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Africa
Village Capital (VilCap) and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), have partnered to launch Empowering Sustainable Entrepreneurship Africa, a transformative ecosystem-building Africa program aimed at strengthening the capacity and impact of Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESOs) and climate-focused early-stage startups…
Glovo To Shut Down Its Operations In Ghana On May 10
Glovo, a food delivery platform in Ghana, has sent emails to its restaurant partners that it will shut down its operations on May 10. Details In emails circulating on social media to some of its partners, Glovo stated that it…
Norrsken22 Plans To Invest In 20 African Tech Companies By 2025
According to Lexi Novitske, General Partner at Norrsken22, an Africa-focused fund, African startups on the continent are too attractive for international investors to overlook. Details According to Ms Novitske, Norskenn22 has invested in six companies so far, including South Africa’s…
UK Company PZ Cussons Considers Exiting The African Market
British consumer goods company PZ Cussons which makes products including Imperial Leather soap, is considering selling its Africa operations, citing adverse economic conditions on the continent. Details The company's revenue has been in decline for the past three months, falling…
