Some one hundred years ago, a traveler sailed away from the shores of Gujarat, India, and after several weeks of
It was a warm afternoon in Dar es Salaam, the Tanzanian capital, and even though it was yet early days
The Kingdom of Morocco is quite the destination for both work and tourism – you could think of it as
Before Fahad Awadh returned to his roots, he was something of a perennial journeyman and serial businessman. He had his
Faustino Quissimo spent most of his early childhood at his maternal grandparents’. He was born to working parents who lived
Waste disposal and management remain a major challenge in many parts of the developing world. And Africa, for one, continues
Iddris Sandu was only 16 years of age and still juggling high school classes with other extra-curricular activities when he
There are no workarounds or shortcuts on this one: the decisions of today largely determine the results of tomorrow –
There is a lot of fuss around the subject of raising funding and its importance to a startup’s chances of
A life of huge success; marked by great wealth and true happiness, is the dream of many but the accomplishment
Here’s the thing about humble beginnings; they are not some sort of wriggle room for the justification of mediocrity, or
It’s kind of the norm for women-focused savings group to mobilise efforts towards promoting the small-scale ventures of its members,
Last year, the Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) was rocked by a major heist which resulted in the carting away of
Netwookie; a Kenyan and French startup that is in the business of helping users find professionals and service providers in
The Mastercard Foundation has announced a new fund that is aimed at enabling young innovators and entrepreneurs to seed and
It is quite a welcome development that Africa is seeing a new breed of empowered women breaking free from the
With the support of existing investors, Kenya-based VC fund manager, Novastar Ventures, has announced the closure of its second fund
MFS Africa; a South African fintech startup, has announced the closure of a series B funding round led by Chinese
MasterCard, through its initiative MasterCard Foundation Fund for Rural Prosperity (FRP), has named three African startups in its roster of nine
A total of twelve African startups drawn out from countries like Uganda, Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and
Namibian enterprise, PEBL, which prides itself as a “producer of high-tech central processing units (CPUs) to support Africa’s growing needs in
When Maria Zileni Zaloumis called time on her medical career which put her in the same theater as some of
WideBot; an Egyptian startup that is making significant strides as an AI-based bot building platform, has bagged a USD 10
A total of eight fintech startups have won a cumulative sum of USD 1.1 Mn in funding, as well as
African startups in both Uganda and Ghana whose products are built around fostering connectivity in rural communities have cause to
Click2Sure; a South African insurtech startup that was the creation of two former Naspers executives, has secured investment of an
Khula!; a South African app that serves to link up farmers in emerging markets with the formal marketplace, has clinched
Around a total of USD 875 K in cash rewards have been doled out by the SAB Foundation to a
A total of six African countries were named in TIME Magazine’s 50 Most Genius Companies of 2018 in a list
This past week saw the North African startup ecosystem play host to some events that can be thought to be
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