Technology and internet penetration have revolutionised access to news and information. However, the amount of information emanating from various news sources and circulating on social media can get overwhelming. Angolan startup Manifexto has made it its mission to provide a go-to platform for accessing reliable news sources, and sieve out confusing “fake news”. Launched in …
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2020 was a record year for investment into the African tech startup ecosystem, with more startups raising more money, from more investors, than ever before. This is according to the sixth edition of the annual African Tech Startups Funding Report 2020 released by startup news and research portal Disrupt Africa, which is for the first time …
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Mauritian startup Panda & Wolf Holdings has rolled out Eco-Warriors, the first UNESCO-supported mobile game in Africa, to teach kids about waste sorting and recycling. Panda & Wolf has a couple of other brands, namely travel platform Discover Mauritius and real estate app Homepanda, but for now is pouring its energies into Eco-Warriors. The game, …
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In January 2016, the Nigerian Internet startup space was rocked with the news of Sim Shagaya’s resignation as CEO of eCommerce company, Konga. And as if that wasn’t enough, he appeared to make a complete exit from the company he founded in 2012, following a quiet removal as chairman of the board two years later. As …
Senegalese startup Bayseddo, which allows users to crowd invest in agriculture, has facilitated US$400,000 in investments in the last 18 months. Formed after founder Mamadou Sall visited France and saw that all land was put to good use producing crops for local consumption, something which was not happening back home in Senegal, Bayseddo links farmer …
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Egyptian fintech startup MerQ has received US$800,000 in seed funding to further develop its products, notably Sally, a Facebook-based chatbot that introduces users to all credit card systems within the country. Founded by Dr Waleed Ghalwash, MerQ aims to cover various topics in financial literacy in banking and non-banking services, delivering true financial inclusion by …
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Written by George Mathew | Mumbai | Published: August 25, 2020 3:19:59 am The Banks Board Bureau (BBB), the body tasked with the selection of chiefs of public sector banks and insurance companies, will interview the four managing directors (MDs) of State Bank India (SBI) to select the bank’s new Chairman on August 28. Ashwani …
The Interview book is really solid. I bought it a couple years ago and revisit it fairly often. Thanks, op. Today at 03:34 PM #7 Thanks OP, another reason to not have to buy any books from Kindle when I can download them for free; at least the cookbooks. This content was originally published here.
With Mats Andersson of Indigofera Forget Japan. Your New Favorite Denim Brand Comes from Sweden. Before starting Indigofera in 2007, Mats Andersson was already a denim-industry veteran. A native of southeast Sweden, he worked for Levi’s the late ‘90s, eventually holding a role as the Commerical Director of Image Account Managers. In Europe, he worked …
On this episode of Business Half-hour (BHH), Ugodre of Nairametrics interviews Olawale Adeyina, CEO of TechCity NG, a tech review platform. This content was originally published here.
