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Morocco’s WafR gets $1.075 million in new funding round led by Launch Africa Ventures 

June 7, 2022 admin 0

WafR, an application that allows retail brands to broadcast smart promotions to grocers to increase their market share on the traditional channel, has announced that it has raised $455,000 in addition to the $620,000 previously [c]

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Autochek acquires KIFAL Auto in Morocco to drive North Africa expansion

May 19, 2022 admin 0

Autochek, the automotive technology company making car ownership more accessible and affordable across Africa, has announced the acquisition of KIFAL Auto, Morocco’s leading automotive technology startup, to drive its expansion into North Africa. The acquisition represents [c]

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Joint INTERPOL operation leads to shutdown of webtoon site, arrest of Moroccan suspect

April 29, 2022 admin 0

A joint collaboration between INTERPOL, Korean and Moroccan law enforcement resulted in the shutdown of an illegal webtoon site and detention of a suspect. Moroccan authorities facilitated the action, thereby dismantling the criminal enterprise and [c]

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WafR raises $372,000 to grow number of active grocers on platform, better support Morocco’s FMCG brands

April 6, 2022 admin 1

After the successful conclusion of the first round of funding of $372,000, WafR, an application that allows retail brands to broadcast smart promotions to grocers to increase their market share on the traditional channel, has [c]

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Teams state before the start of the Africa Cup of Nations – AFCON

January 10, 2022 admin 0

The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is less than a couple of weeks away, and the organisers have denied all news of the postponement. The continent’s best teams will meet in Cameroon to decide who [c]

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Africa Data Centres earmarks $500 million to build 10 hyperscale facilities in 10 countries

September 4, 2021 admin 0

Africa’s carrier-neutral co-location data centre provider, Africa Data Centres (ADC), has announced plans to build large hyperscale data centres throughout Africa, including the North African countries of Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt. The project will involve [c]

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Egypt’s MaxAB buys Morocco’s WaystoCap to enhance expansion into Maghreb region

August 25, 2021 admin 0

MaxAB, the largest Egyptian B2B e-commerce platform that serves food and grocery retailers, has acquired WaystoCap, the Morocco-based B2B e-commerce and distribution platform that connects retailers with suppliers across Africa. The acquisition will see MaxAB [c]

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DR Hex, the suspect behind global phishing attacks, arrested in Morocco

July 14, 2021 admin 0

An alleged prolific cybercriminal has been apprehended in Morocco following a joint two-year investigation by INTERPOL, the Moroccan police and Group-IB. Acting under the signature name of ‘Dr Hex’, the suspect is believed to have [c]

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Orange Middle East and Africa, AXA Assurance to buy majority stake in Morocco’s DabaDoc

June 7, 2021 admin 0

Orange Middle East and Africa and AXA Assurance Maroc have signed an agreement to acquire majority stake in DabaDoc, the Moroccan health-tech that digitalizes access to healthcare in Africa. DabaDoc, founded by Zineb Drissi-Kaitouni and [c]

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Judging panel to name 5 winning startups in EMERGING Mediterranean 2020 contest

November 25, 2020 admin 0

Last month, EMERGING Mediterranean launched its call for applications to allow Mediterranean startups from Tech4Good – Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Mauritania – to compete and win one of the 30 places available for the [c]

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Africa Code Week trained 3.85 million youth in basic coding skills in 2019

June 29, 2020 admin 0

Africa Code Week (ACW) 2019 has once again exceeded expectations by empowering 3.85 million youth across 37 African countries. More notably, the progressive adoption of digital skills into the school curriculum of several African countries [c]

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Orange unveils money transfer service in Morocco

March 11, 2020 admin 0

After being granted an approval last summer by financial services industry regulator Bank Al Maghrib, Orange Morocco has announced the launch of Orange Money in Morocco. The service will enable Moroccans to make mobile payments [c]

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Orange opens new Africa and Middle East headquarters in Casablanca, Morocco

January 10, 2020 admin 0

Orange has officially inaugurated its Middle East and Africa operational head office in Morocco. Present at the event were Stéphane Richard, Chairman and CEO of Orange; Alioune Ndiaye, CEO Orange Middle East and Africa; and [c]

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Vantage Capital gives $9 million loan facility to Equity Invest, a Morocco-based tech company

November 1, 2019 admin 1

Vantage Capital, Africa’s largest mezzanine fund manager, has announced that it has provided €8.0 million (about US $9 million) of mezzanine funding to Equity Invest, the holding company for six Moroccan technology companies. The six [c]

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Women-led digital payments and e-learning projects feted at Marrakech summit

July 11, 2019 admin 0

At the 3rd Women in Africa Annual Summit held in Marrakech, Morocco from June 27 to 28, 2019, the delegates drawn from more than 80 countries agreed that African women need to take the leading [c]

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Morocco’s start-up support players partner to promote competitive innovation ecosystem

July 10, 2019 admin 0

In the last three years, start-ups have been generating a growing interest in Morocco among public institutions, international organizations and corporates. At the African level, startups have managed to attract more than $1 billion in [c]

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Kenyan Premier League initiative wins continental advertising awards

June 29, 2019 admin 0

An initiative by the Kenyan Premier League aimed at finding lost children has scooped four awards at the recently concluded African Media & Advertising Summit held in Marrakesh, Morocco under the theme, “Positive Brands”. The [c]

Analysis & Features

Exotic casinos to discover in Africa

May 28, 2019 admin 1

When we think of amazing casino resorts, our mind usually goes to the ones found in Las Vegas or Macau. However, there are other places in the world which are home to some of the [c]

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Kenya’s Sokowatch and 4 other startups, get funding from Outlierz Ventures

March 26, 2019 admin 0

Outlierz Ventures, a venture capital firm based in Morocco, is one of the pioneer early-stage VC funds from Francophone Africa dedicated to early stage tech-enabled companies across the continent, and backed by private investors from [c]

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Bidaya, the green-tech incubator from Casablanca, adds TIBU Morocco to its partner network

February 27, 2019 admin 0

Bidaya, the social green-tech incubator from Casablanca, Morocco, has added the TIBU Morocco Association in its partner network. This partnership responds to the ambition of the two structures to promote access to social entrepreneurship and [c]

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Morocco’s FIMME, France’s Arts et Métiers ParisTech sign MoU for technical cooperation

April 17, 2018 admin 0

As part of the Industrial Acceleration Plan (PIA), which aims to establish more efficient industrial ecosystems by consolidating local relations between large companies and SMEs, the Federation of Industries, Metallurgical and Electromechanical (FIMME) which coordinates [c]

Analysis & Features

Lori Systems, Jamii showcase innovations at Afrikonnect in Morocco

April 3, 2018 admin 0

The first edition of Afrikonnect took place from March 22 to 23, 2018 at LaFactory, located at Technopark Casablanca in Morocco. The event was organized by StartupYourLife and LaFactory in partnership with Outlierz Ventures with support from the US [c]

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2018 Afrikonnect Summit set for Morocco, targets Africa-based startups

March 9, 2018 admin 0

StartupYourLife and LaFactory, two key ecosystem players in the Moroccan tech scene, are building a platform to connect leading corporations with top African startups to foster open innovation, unlock regional markets and connect North and [c]

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Startup of the Year Africa 2018 awards to recognise 5 top firms

December 28, 2017 admin 0

The Startup of the Year award, a contest format created by Bonjour Idée with the support of more than 70 partners consisting of large groups, incubators, Chambers of Commerce, media, competitiveness clusters and bloggers, is [c]

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Datacloud Africa summit set for Marrakech, Morocco next year

December 20, 2017 admin 0

BroadGroup, an international IT infrastructure events organisor, has announce the launch of the leadership summit for Africa’s data centre, cloud, fiber and edge infrastructure leadership, on September 28, 2018 in Marrakech, Morocco.  Recognizing the challenges for Africa’s [c]

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Samsung gives 1,000 tablets pre-loaded with content to schools in Morocco

December 7, 2017 admin 0

More than 20 employees of Samsung Electronics Maghreb gathered in a room full of black trolleys and Samsung mobile devices on November 22, 2017. Their mission: to install Samsung Smart School and Ministry of Education-approved educational [c]

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Marrakech, Morocco, to host ICANN’s 2019 Policy Forum

November 5, 2017 admin 0

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced today that Marrakech, Morocco, has been selected as the location in the African region to host ICANN’s 65th Public Meeting, to be held in June 24 [c]

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Fabien Garcia to lead Cambium Networks’ sales efforts in Morocco and France

September 4, 2017 admin 0

Cambium Networks, a provider of wireless broadband networking solutions, has announced the appointment of a new Regional Sales Director for France and Morocco as it looks to further expand its Connecting the Unconnected strategy. Fabien [c]

Analysis & Features

Algeria, Morocco and Vietnam top three countries with attacked industrial computers – Kaspersky

May 27, 2017 admin 0

The percentage of industrial computers under attack grew from over 17% in July 2016 to more than 24% in December 2016, with the top three sources of infection being the internet, removable storage devices, and [c]

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Ogilvy named best advertising agency in Africa at Cristal Festival 2017

May 16, 2017 admin 0

Ogilvy Africa was named the continents’ Agency and Network of the Year after winning 39 awards in the African Cristal Festival 2017, held in Marrakech, Morocco over the weekend. The Nairobi-headquartered agency won seven out [c]

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Hospitals in Morocco, Cameroon and South Africa adopt SOPHiA artificial intelligence solution to advance patient care

March 24, 2017 admin 0

Sophia Genetics, a global provider of data-driven solutions for the medicare industry, has unveiled the list of African hospitals that have started integrating SOPHiA, the company’s artificial intelligence, into their clinical workflow to advance patients’ [c]

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