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The AfDB-funded Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation initiative (TAAT) is directing proven technologies across the African landscape. With tens of millions of smallholder farmers potentially benefiting from TAAT, the initiative is bringing a…

The COVID-19 pandemic has a major impact on startup development and venture capital investments in Africa as well as globally. At the same time, the “new normal” of social or…

The elephant in the corner for Jumia has always been the problem of logistics/delivery. Jumia has failed to achieve scalability across the 10 national markets it operates into due mainly to delivery…

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has declared MTN Ghana as ‘a significant market power’ and will begin to implement specific policies to ensure a level playing field for all telecom service providers…

Ugandan startup Eversend, a digital-only finance platform providing cross-border money transfers among other services, has secured $706,000 in investment through a Seedrs crowdfunding campaign. Founded in 2017, Eversend also provides…