Digital Square, a PATH-led initiative funded by the United States Agency for International Development, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and a consortium of other partners, has announced its first call for digital entrepreneurs based in Africa interested in working...

Four African startups are among the initial 156 announced as participating in the S22 batch of the renowned Silicon Valley-based Y Combinator accelerator.

On Wednesday, July 20, 2022, the Senate passed the Nigerian Startup Bill. This occurred after the consideration of a report by the Committee on ICT and Cyber Security.

Bloom, a Sudanese fintech startup, has raised $6.5 million in seed funding from Visa, Y Combinator, Global Founders Capital (GFC), Goodwater Capital, and VentureSouq.

Black-owned tech startups in South Africa face a funding gap not experienced by their white-owned counterparts, according to a provisional report by the country’s competition regulator the Competition Commission.

Pan-African blockchain platform Mara has opened applications for its “Hack The Mara” competition, calling on innovators to create decentralised applications that provide sustainable solutions for last mile payment tracking to Maasai communities.

South African startup BusyMed is connecting consumers to local independent pharmacies from the comfort of their homes, enabling secure consultation and order placement.

Imagine you have developed a groundbreaking product that is going to revolutionize your industry. You do not want your competitors to copy the product. At the very least, you want them to pay you compensation for making a competing product.