Standard Chartered Kenya, in collaboration with @iBizAfrica – Strathmore University, on October 8, 2024, awarded Kshs 8.75 million to seven women-led startups in the sustainability sector as part of the seventh cohort of the Women [c]
In a major boost to South Africa’s startup technology sector, the SA SME Fund, the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), along with its entity, the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), and impact investor E Squared [c]
Mastercard and Women Choice have expanded their partnership to launch two programs – ImpactHer and EmpowerHer – to support women entrepreneurs grow their business and create jobs across the Middle East and Africa. Women Choice [c]
Over 70% of businesses pay more than $100,000 for additional training annually to keep skills of their cybersecurity employees up to date, a recent global Kaspersky study has revealed. However, the surveyed companies also highlighted [c]
Innovative businesses and start-ups across Africa will benefit from better access to risk capital thanks to a $30 million equity investment by EIB Global in the Seedstars Africa Ventures I venture capital fund. Increased access [c]
LG Electronics (LG) targets to have over 300 million devices across the globe powered by webOS within the next three years. This even as it extends webOS to more third-party TV companies and expands the [c]
Safaricom shareholders have approved two new subsidiaries, one dedicated to investing in seed-stage and another on growth-stage start-ups. The significant developments, approved at Safaricom’s 15th Annual General Meeting (AGM), represent a momentous step towards supporting tech [c]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the government of Cabo Verde have signed a €14 million loan agreement to enhance the Cape Verde Technology Park by making it more climate resilient and supportive of enterprise [c]
Safaricom Foundation has set aside Kshs 170 million to fund community investments set to benefit over 1.6 million Kenyans countrywide. The fund will be channeled through programs in areas of health, education, and economic empowerment [c]
A cyber attack is when hackers use computers to steal information or cause damage. Cyberattacks can be done by criminal organizations, professional hackers, and state actors. Some hackers want to steal intellectual property or other [c]
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Mozilla’s Africa Mradi programme, in collaboration with Nairobi City County Government (NCCG), have entered into a partnership to support tech-startups in Nairobi County. This is part of a new Mozilla grant making mechanism dubbed Mozilla [c]
Marigat residents to access specialist care through Daktari Smart, with Children with Disabilities at Marigat Special School set to benefit from education infrastructure. [c]
NALA receives a major license from Bank of Tanzania, resulting from close collaboration between NALA and Tanzania’s financial regulators. The fintech company will invest $1m to pursue the opportunities newly available to them. [c]
Norfund, the Norwegian government’s investment fund, with a mission to support sustainably driven business operations in developing countries, has signed a $14 million financing agreement with Hela Apparel Holdings to bolster the development of its [c]
Norfund (the Norwegian development finance institution) and Ethos Mezzanine Partners 3 (a closed-ended specialist credit fund), aim to support the creation of 6,000 new direct jobs and 6,000 indirect jobs, through investing in the Balaji [c]
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