Africa Tech Summit 2025 Announces Finalists for Inaugural Awards
January 30, 2025
The Africa Tech Summit Awards has announced the 2025 finalists, celebrating individuals and companiesimpacting the technology sector across the continent. The winners will be revealed at the awards gathering on February 13th during the seventh edition of Africa Tech Summit…
TikTok Expands Kenyan Presence with Aleph for Ads and Wowzi for Creator Management
January 30, 2025
TikTok has announced new partnerships with Aleph Holdings and Wowzi in Kenya. Through this partnership, Aleph Holdings will see TikTok’s sales and support operations seamlessly transition to Aleph’s dedicated Kenyan team. Wowzi on the other…
Egypt's Fincart Raises Undisclosed Amount in Pre-Seed Funding Round
January 30, 2025
Fincart.io has announced that it has successfully closed its pre-seed funding round for an undisclosed amount. The round was led by Plus VC, the most active VC in the MENA, with participation from leading regional…
Finance Apps in Sub-Saharan Africa See 34% Growth
January 30, 2025
AppsFlyer and Google have launched their 2024 “The State of App Marketing in Sub-Saharan Africa” report, analyzing overall performance of finance apps in Sub-Saharan Africa. Drawing on a sample of 1.1 billion app downloads and 20,000…
Building trust: Foundations of security, safety and transparency in AI
January 30, 2025
As publicly available artificial intelligence (AI) models rapidly evolve, so do the potential security and safety implications, which calls for a greater understanding of their risks and vulnerabilities. To develop a foundation for standardised security,…
Red Hat announces latest updates to global partner engagement experience
January 29, 2025
By Stefanie Chiras, Senior Vice President of Partner Ecosystem Success at Red Hat Last year, the technology industry experienced a boom of new possibilities and remarkable advancements – from emerging opportunities around artificial intelligence (AI)…
South Africa’s NjiaPay Secures $1M Pre-Seed Funding to Expand Payments Platform
January 29, 2025
NjiaPay, a South African payments-as-a-service provider, has announced it has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding. The investment was led by HAVAÍC, with participation of angel investors including founders of Anyfin, Banxware, and Maxidrive. In a…
Guinea-Bissau's President Tours Konza Technopolis
January 29, 2025
The President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, recently visited the Konza Technopolis and highlighted its international significance as a key component of Kenya’s Vision 2030. A statement from Konza reads, “Konza Technopolis team presented the overview…
Insight Terra, a South African Climate-Tech Firm, Secures $5.7M Series A Extension
January 29, 2025
Insight Terra is proud to announce the successful close of its series A extension funding round of $5.7 million to rapidly scale its AI-driven greenhouse gas (GHG) and environmental risk platform. Alastair Bovim, Co-Founder and…