MEST Africa and Mastercard Foundation Announce 2025 EdTech Fellowship Cohort in Ghana
April 23, 2025
MEST Africa in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, has announced its second cohort of 12 innovative companies for the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship in Ghana. This six-month entrepreneurship acceleration program is dedicated to supporting Africa’s most promising…
Google Hustle Academy 2025 Opens Applications
April 23, 2025
Back for 2025, the Google Hustle Academy once again offers free, high-impact business training to entrepreneurs in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. This year’s program is more focused than ever on helping founders tap into…
DPI Launches New Venture Capital Arm to Back Africa’s Early-Stage Tech Startups
April 22, 2025
Development Partners International (DPI) is announcing the launch of DPI Venture Capital which will target investments in early stage, growth-orientated technology businesses across Africa. DPI has identified a unique opportunity to support early-stage companies and…
Former Oracle Executive Rahul Misra Joins IFS as SVP and MEA Managing Director
April 22, 2025
IFS, the leader in cloud enterprise software and Industrial AI applications, has appointed Rahul Misra as Senior Vice President and Managing Director for the Middle East and Africa (MEA). In his new role, Rahul will…
Moniepoint Launches MonieWorld, Expands to UK with Remittance Service to Nigeria
April 22, 2025
Nigerian fintech, Moniepoint, has officially launched MonieWorld, a new remittance platform designed to serve the Nigerian diaspora in the United Kingdom. This is the company’s first foray outside Africa. MonieWorld has been developed by Moniepoint…
Xiaomi Unveils the Redmi A5 in Kenya starting at Ksh 9,499
April 22, 2025
Xiaomi Kenya has today announced the availability of the Redmi A5 in Kenya. The company says this phone is designed to empower users with an immersive display, long-lasting battery, and impressive camera capabilities, all for…
Visa Invests in Konnect and PayTic Following Africa Accelerator Demo Day
April 22, 2025
Visa has announced investments in two fintechs that took part in the Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator program. Visa’s investments include Konnect, a Tunisian fintech that enables seamless, accessible, and instant payments by provisioning links that…
Vertiv Launches SmartRun to Revolutionize High-Density Data Centre Deployments
April 18, 2025
Vertiv has announced the launch of Vertiv SmartRun, a modular prefabricated overhead infrastructure system designed to integrate high-density power distribution busbar, liquid cooling piping network, hot-aisle containment, and network infrastructure into a single, scalable solution, supporting an accelerated…
Beautiful Destinations Academy Opens Applications for Aspiring Travel Creators
April 18, 2025
Beautiful Destinations, the company behind highly engaging content on Instagram since 2012 is on the hunt for everyday people with a flair for filming to become its next travel creators and embark on an incredible…