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Twitter to set up its first African presence in Ghana

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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, via a tweet today, announced that the company would be setting up a presence in Africa. “Twitter is now present

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African talent recruitment company TalentQL joins Techstars to further global ambition

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African-focused talent recruitment and outsourcing company TalentQL today announced that it has been accepted into Techstars Toronto. The company will join nine other startups in the

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Ghana’s mPharma partners with Ethiopian conglomerate to enter its eighth market

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mPharma, a Ghanaian health tech startup that manages prescription drug inventory for pharmacies and their suppliers, today announced its expansion to Ethiopia. The company

Former head of the World Resources Institute has a new role leading Bezos’ $10 billion Earth Fund

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The $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund has a new chief executive and it’s Andrew Steer, the former head of the World Resources Institute —

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December 21, 2020

Google, Cisco and VMware join Microsoft to oppose NSO Group in WhatsApp spyware case

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A coalition of companies have filed an amicus brief in support of a legal case brought by WhatsApp against Israeli intelligence firm NSO Group,

December 4, 2020

SunCulture wants to turn Africa into the world’s next bread basket, one solar water pump at a time

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The world’s food supply must double by the year 2050 to meet the demands of a growing population, according to a report from the

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December 3, 2020

Alibaba and Ethiopian Airlines to launch cold chain exporting China’s COVID vaccines

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China has pledged that it would be sharing its COVID-19 vaccines with other countries, especially those with which it has close ties. While the

Visa partners with Paga on payments and fintech for Africa and abroad

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Visa has entered a partnership with Nigeria based startup Paga on payments and technology. Founded in Lagos, Paga scaled its fintech business in West

Africa Roundup: TLcom closes $71M fund, Jumo raises $55M, AWS partners with Safaricom

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VC firm TLcom Capital closed its Tide Africa Fund at $71 million in February, and announced plans to invest in 12 startups over the

February 20, 2020

These specialized Africa VC funds are welcoming co-investors

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For global venture capitalists still on the fence about entering Africa, a first move could be co-investing with a proven fund that’s already working