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Alan Purchases Tanel, Enters African Health Market
Alan, the European preventive health insurance company, has acquired Tanel. Tanel is a digital health startup based in…
Grey Lets African Businesses Pay Chinese Suppliers in Yuan
Grey has launched a new service for African businesses. It lets them pay Chinese suppliers directly in yuan.…
ChipMango Secures $1.9M to Grow Africa’s Chip Talent
ChipMango has closed a $1.9 million seed round. The funding will grow its chip-design business and its engineer…
The Nigerian Startup Making African Travel Faster and Simpler
Nigerian startup Timon is building a travel payments platform for Africans. The company serves people who increasingly live,…
UfarmX Hits $6.8m Agri Commerce, Set for Kenya Expansion
Nigerian agri-tech startup UfarmX has facilitated more than $6.8 million in agricultural commerce. The activity spans Nigeria, Senegal,…
Starlink Now Live in Equatorial Guinea, Marking 30th African Country
Starlink has switched on service in Equatorial Guinea. The move makes the oil rich Central African nation the…
How an Ex-Soldier Built a $1bn Lender in Kenya
Thirteen years ago, Wayne Hennessy-Barrett walked into Kenya’s informal markets. He had no bank, no loan book, and…
Ugandan Founders Build Irrigation Tech for Rain-Free Farming
Rodgers Mwijukye and Ronald Asiimwe met in high school in Uganda in 2015. They stayed close through university.…
New Twitter.now App Sparks Legal Clash With Musk’s X
A group of former Twitter insiders has brought the old bird back to life, at least in name.…
Ventures Platform Raises $84 Million Fund II
Ventures Platform has closed its second institutional fund at $84 million. The Nigerian venture capital firm is one…