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Trump to halt immigration from Africas top tech hub, Nigeria

The Trump administration announced Friday it would halt immigration from Nigeria — Africa’s most populous nation with the continent’s largest economy and leading...

Kenyan logistics startup Sendy raises $20M round backed by Toyota

Africa’s logistics startup space has gained another multi-million-dollar round with global backing. Kenyan company Sendy — with an on-demand platform that connects...

AI is Good: Bringing Renewable Energy to Nigeria; AI is Bad: Replacing Human DJs with Automation

By AI Trends Staff Recent news stories have demonstrated examples of AI being both bad and good. Recently hundreds of on-air radio...

African fintech firm Flutterwave raises $35M, partners with Worldpay

San Francisco and Lagos-based fintech startup Flutterwave has raised a $35 million Series B round and announced a partnership with Worldpay FIS for payments in...

Nigerias Paga acquires Apposit, confirms Mexico and Ethiopia expansion

Nigerian digital payments startup Paga has acquired Apposit, a software development company based in Ethiopia, for an undisclosed amount. That’s just part of Paga’s...

Catalyst Fund gets $15M from JP Morgan, UK Aid to back 30 EM fintech startups

The Catalyst Fund has gained $15 million in new support from JP Morgan and UK Aid and will back 30 fintech startups in...

Expected growth in aerospace robots market by 2025

In the aerospace industry, aircraft are typically in use for decades, but the technology used to create them develops at...

2020: The Fall of the Neo-Bank?

Contributor: Meaghan Johnson, Founder, Digital Magss In 2017 I moved to Berlin and, in addition to the beautiful apartments, lively nightlife and cheap beer,...

Jumia, DHL and Alibaba will face off in African e-commerce 2.0

The business of selling consumer goods and services online is a relatively young endeavor across Africa, but e-commerce is set to boom. Over...

Payment startup Chipper Cash raises $6M for Southern Africa expansion

African cross-border fintech startup Chipper Cash has raised a $6 million seed round led by Deciens Capital. The San Francisco-based company offers mobile-based,...

Gratitude Network Announces 30 Fellows For 2020 Cohort Of Changemakers For Children

This post was originally produced for Forbes. The Gratitude Network, a Bay Area-based leadership development organization led by serial entrepreneur, angel investor and venture...

Jiji raises $21M for its Africa online classifieds business

Pan-African digital classifieds company Jiji has raised $21 million in Series C and C-1 financing from six investors, led by Knuru Capital. The...

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