For its 2024 cohort, the MEST Africa Training Program is currently accepting applications. This 12-month program, which will be held in Accra, Ghana, is designed to impart commercial technology and entrepreneurial skills to young people from all over the continent.

Mobility for Africa, a Zimbabwean mobility company, has acquired US$2 million in funding from Zimbabwean investment firm InfraCo Africa to deploy 400 electric vehicles in the country's rural areas.

Kwely, a Senegalese digital firm, has won the 2022 MEST Africa Challenge (MAC), a pan-African startup pitch competition. Birame Sock, a Senegalese entrepreneur, established the digital platform Kwely to distribute African-made products.

The Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund has established a $200 million funding facility for African SMEs. The Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund (MFAGF) was established to assist early-stage, growth-oriented SMEs across the continent.

In Africa's technological ecosystem, fintech continues to be the industry darling. In 2020, there were more than 200 fintech businesses in Nigeria, and fintech startups received 50% of the financing that flooded into Africa's digital sector overall.

Enterprise Bureau held the 4th edition of their EB CONNECT series on the topic " Market Access Strategies into Emerging Markets". In course of the discussions, Miss Ethel Anne who doubles as the Executive Director of the Bureau helped participants...

The African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Development Bank have signed a grant agreement to carry out Phase 1 of the Upstream Project for the Development of Digital Markets in Africa.

Autochek Financial Services, a new division of the Nigerian startup company that offers a variety of vehicle financing options to individuals and businesses all over the continent, has been launched. Autochek is an auto-tech platform that makes car ownership more...

Africa Goodnest is a Ghanaian firm that provides access to domestic and international markets, promotes smallholder agricultural enterprises, and distributes agricultural products with added value.