Africa
European Union Supports Africa’s COVID-19 Continental Response with €10Million
The European Union (EU) has provided EUR 10 million towards the implementation of the Africa Joint Continental Strategy for COVID-19...
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African Development Fund approves COVID-19 response grants for six Southern African countries and São Tomé & Príncipe
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund on Tuesday approved nearly $8.9 million in grant funding to bolster...
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Africa Food Manufacturing Webinar on Packaging Safety to hold June 29
African Food Manufacturing will hold a webinar with the theme F&B Packaging Safety Measures in Times of COVID-19 on June...
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Africa-focused payment company, Chipper Cash raises $13.8 million Series A funding
Chipper Cash, a company that offers payment services across African countries, has raised $13.8 million Series A funding as it plans to...
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Three Nigerian entrepreneurs get £5,000 UK funding each for COVID-19 inventions
Three Nigerian entrepreneurs have been awarded £5,000 in funding each by the Royal Academy of Engineering project CARE (COVID Africa...
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VC4A Venture Showcase Serie A calls for applications from African startups seeking to raise between $500k and $10M
VC4A Venture Showcase Serie A seeks for 10 innovative, high-growth scale-ups to showcase their solutions to the world. They should...
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Facebook Economic Impact Programs to be offered virtually to Small Businesses
Facebook announced that all its Economic Impact Programs will be offered virtually as the platform seeks to equip small businesses with...
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Access Bank announces 2nd edition of Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton, offers N5m in grant and Mini MBA from IFC to female SMEs across Africa
As part of its promise to continuously provide financial and business skills to female entrepreneurs, leading retail bank in Nigeria,...
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8 Nigerian Startups Selected For Google Startup Accelerator Africa
8 startups from Nigeria made the list of 20 unveiled by Google. The startups were selected from across Africa, as...
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Temie Giwa-Tubosun emerges Cartier Women’s Initiative’s 2020 Laureate for Sub-Saharan Africa : Wins $100,000 in grant
Cartier Women’s Initiative has announced Temie Giwa-Tubosun of Lifebank as the 2020 Laureate for Sub-Saharan Africa and has won the...
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