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20/05/2020 at 19h08, by Africa Business+

Africa50 and Kigali are on the hunt for a pilot to help Africa’s ‘Silicon Valley’ take off

Led by a world-class recruitment consultancy, the hunt is on to name the future chief executive of one...

New technologies

06/05/2020 at 23h31, by Quentin Velluet

Meet the three sub-Saharan Africans chosen by Heidrick & Struggles to serve on Facebook’s new oversight board

Ghanaian human rights advocate Afia Asantewaa Asare-Kyei, Kenyan lawyer Maina Kiai and Cameroonian journalist...

New technologies

17/04/2020 at 15h48, by Africa Business+

Jumia launches in South Africa with the help of Covid-19

The e-commerce group is taking advantage of its online shopping presence to offer delivery of basic...

New technologies

07/04/2020 at 16h40, by Africa Business+

The men and women behind the growing number of ‘Start-up Acts’ in African countries

Since 2018, many sub-Saharan African countries have followed in the footsteps of Tunisia, the first...

New technologies

06/04/2020 at 16h10, by Africa Business+

How Jumia is facing Covid-19

 The current progression of the Covid-19 pandemic poses an additional risk to the future of Jumia, the...

New technologies

26/03/2020 at 17h46, by Africa Business+

Heetch reschedules its two Francophone Africa launches to May 

According to Jeune Afrique Business+ sources, ride-hailing service Heetch had to revise its plans and...

Logistics

20/03/2020 at 17h24, by Africa Business+

Jumia makes available its logistics and platform capabilities in the fight against Covid-19

The Wall Street-listed e-commerce platform will help ministries in seven African countries to facilitate...

New technologies

18/03/2020 at 15h46, by Africa Business+

Franck Kié’s Cyber Africa Forum facing postponement because of the coronavirus

Organised by the son of banker Charles Kié, the event which is expected to attract 300 cybersecurity...

Logistics

16/03/2020 at 14h32, by Valentin Grille

Newtown Partners backs Imperial Logistics with a $20 million fund

The South African logistics giant is looking to invest in start-ups that are likely to revolutionise...

New technologies

16/03/2020 at 13h12, by Aurelie Benoit

Canon’s multi-front offensive on the continent

After 15 years of doing business on African markets, the emblematic group is preparing an ambitious...

New technologies

06/03/2020 at 16h49, by Africa Business+

 “TerraPay aims to cover the entire continent and up to 200 countries in total” (Cyril Collon, Partech)

Indian mobile services giant Comviva is selling its majority stake in its payment platform TerraPay....

New technologies

28/02/2020 at 15h34, by Africa Business+

Germany’s GreenTec Capital Partners invests in the “Uber of HR” in Morocco

The venture building company is close to corporations like AFD and GIZ and bolsters start-ups’ potential...

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