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Orange Digital Ventures has opened applications for its MEA Seed challenge to support entrepreneurs and tech-driven startups during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
The COVID-19 pandemic has made access to financing
Mobile Communications Company, Vodacom is supporting the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS), Johannesburg with a data package to allow students to continue with their online studies.
This follows the COVID-19
Sparkle, a Nigerian digital platform has been launched to provide financial, lifestyle, and business support services to Nigerians around the world.
It can be accessed via an Android and iOS
Payfort, an Amazon subsidiary of Amazon has rolled out a $272k initiative dubbed, #StartUpStayUp which aims to support start-ups and small-to-medium sized businesses SMEs in Egypt.
PayFort is a United
South African cashless payments startup, Sticitt has secured an investment worth $176,000 from Crucis, a local Venture Capital (VC) firm.
Sticitt Ltd is a registered cashless payments provider that
Shamsina has been recognized in Havard president’s innovation challenge for affordable solar heaters which was named as one of the top five finalists in the challenge’s Social Impact
Ghanaian based remittance provider, Bitsika is rolling out a handful of new features in its new update.
BitSika is a remittance platform that leverages blockchain technology to help Africans receive
Facebook has introduced a new feature called “Manage Activity” to help its users delete and archive old posts altogether at once, instead of having to go through a hard time
South African e-health startup BusyMed has secured investment from a local venture capital firm, LionPride Investment Holdings through its agility fund.
The startup connects consumers directly to pharmacies through a
Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music together support “Blackout Tuesday” with some playlists, moments of silence, and social media blackouts.
According to The Verge, The campaign is aimed
In the face of the pandemic, many companies have closed up shop, but that is not all some companies have done. Several tech companies in Nigeria have stepped up to
Kenya has planned to introduce a digital tax on all online platforms and services provided in the East African Market.
Tech companies such as Uber Technologies Inc, Google parent Alphabet
