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Countries with Highest Mobile Penetration in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa may still be well short of the technological advancements of top western nations, but the region has experienced a fair

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022

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This Week in African Tech: Autochek Secures $13.1 Million Seed Funding, Emerging Africa Group Acquires Majority Stake in Fundall, MFS Africa Acquires Baxi & More

In This Week in African Tech, we share the latest tech stories from the continent, including Autochek raising $13.1 million in its

October 27, 2021October 27, 2021

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This Week in African Tech: Bitmama Secures a $350K Pre-Seed Funding Round, Google Set to Invest $50 Million in African Startups & More

In This Week in African Tech, we share the latest tech stories from the continent, including Bitmama raising a pre-seed funding round

October 7, 2021October 7, 2021

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This Week in African Tech: Cartona Raises $4.5 Million in Pre-Series A Funding, Call for South African Fintech Startups to Apply for AlphaCode Incubator & More

In This Week in African Tech, we share the latest tech stories from the continent, including Egyptian retail tech startup Cartona raising

September 23, 2021September 23, 2021

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This Week in African Tech: Alerzo Raises $10.5 Million to Digitise Nigeria’s Informal Retail Sector, Egypt’s MaxAB Acquires WaystoCap and Raises an Additional $15 Million & More

In This Week in African Tech, we share the latest tech stories from the continent, including Ibadan-based startup, Alerzo, raising $10.5 million

August 26, 2021August 26, 2021

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This Week in African Tech: Africa-based Pngme Raises $15 Million in its Series A Funding Round, Call for Application for the Wazo Challenge East Africa & More

In This Week in African Tech, we share the latest tech stories from the continent, including Pngme raising $15 million in its

August 19, 2021August 19, 2021

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This Week in African Tech: 25 Female-Founded African Tech Startups Selected for PR Mentorship Programme, Applications for V8 Growth Labs Accelerator Open for African Founders & More

In This Week in African Tech, we share the latest tech stories from the continent, including 25 African tech startups founded by

August 5, 2021August 5, 2021

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This Week in African Tech: 6 Ugandan ESOs Granted Funding and Training From Village Capital, AfriLabs Adds 24 New Members to its African Hub Network & More

In This Week in African Tech, we share the latest tech stories from the continent, including six locally-led Ugandan ESOs receiving training

July 29, 2021August 19, 2021

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This Week in African Tech: Nigerian Fintech Chaka Raises $1.5M in Pre-Seed Funding, DFS Lab Partners With Stellar Development Foundation to Launch Blockchain Bootcamp for Africa & More

In This Week in African Tech, we share the latest tech stories from the continent, including Chaka raising $1.5M in a pre-seed

July 22, 2021July 22, 2021

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African Gods: 10 Mythological Figures You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

There are many gods across the African continent that it is almost impossible to enumerate them all. This is hardly surprising given

July 11, 2021July 12, 2021