Business

How Do We Solve South Africa's Loan Shark Crisis?
Business

How Do We Solve South Africa’s Loan Shark Crisis?

Loan sharks, in many countries, are spectres of times past. The majority of people have access...

Glovo Shuts Down Operations In Ghana After $3.7 Million Investment
Startups

Glovo Shuts Down Operations In Ghana After $3.7 Million Investment

The well-known delivery platform Glovo has declared its intention to cease operations in Ghana, citing the...

Nigerian Chowdeck Raises $2.5 Million To Scale Food Delivery Service
Startups

Chowdeck Raises $2.5 Million To Scale Food Delivery Service

Nigerian on-demand delivery service, Chowdeck, just closed a seed round of funding at $2.5 million. Hence, the...

Bokra team
Startups

Egyptian Fintech Bokra Secures $4.6 Million In Pre-Seed Funding

Bokra is a fintech platform that was launched in 2023 by Ayman El-Sawy to revolutionise wealth...

Meta Launches AI Chatbot For WhatsApp And Instagram In Africa
Tech

Meta Launches AI Chatbot For WhatsApp And Instagram In Africa

Meta, formerly Facebook, has unveiled its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot tailored for WhatsApp and Instagram users...

Nigerian Wema Bank Lost $595,000 To Fraud And Forgery In 2023
Business

Nigerian Wema Bank Lost $595,000 To Fraud And Forgery In 2023

Wema Bank Limited is a Nigerian retail bank rated as tier-2 and ranked the second largest...

Zimbabwe Gold
Business

Is Zimbabwe’s Gold-Backed Currency A Good Thing In 2024?

Ever Since Zimbabwe has been struggling with the economic crisis, the newly crafted currency called the...

Morocco Becomes North Africa's First Drone Manufacturer
Tech

Morocco Becomes North Africa’s First Drone Manufacturer

Morocco has become North Africa’s first drone manufacturer, a move that both indicates significant technological progress...

Uber in Lagos
Tech

Uber Boosts Driver Earnings By 10% In Lagos

In the wake of a heated data-sharing disagreement with the Lagos State Government, Uber takes decisive...

Thepeer founders
Startups

Nigerian Fintech Thepeer Shuts Down After 3 Years

Thepeer, a fintech firm based in Nigeria, has abruptly declared that it is going to shut...