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Rensource has raised $3 million from Proparco, with the support of the European Union under the Africa Renewable Energy Scale-Up facility (ARE Scale-Up). Rensource, the first beneficiary in the program, will use the funding to contribute to facilitating energy access in the context of a...

Malawi has opened the first African Drone and Data Academy(ADDA). The project is in partnership with UNICEF, The Global Fund, the German Government as well as partners from Scotland and Sweden. The program has been under testing in the country since 2017. The drone testing and application work...

I’m sure we’ve all heard the same horror stories about the dangers of short-term financing. High interest rates, short repayment periods, and sky-high hidden fees are supposed to go hand-in-hand with nearly every type of loan..... Read more via TechMoran – https://ift.tt/2Mr4Dm9 Get more...

Kenyan e-Logistics company, Lori, has officially announced its expansion to Nigeria in a bid to cement its footprint across Africa. The company, which is the largest e-Logistics service provider in East Africa, launched in Kenya in 2016 to seamlessly connect cargo owners to transport in...

Airtel Africa, a telecommunications services provider with operations in 14 countries across Africa, has announced the appointment of Ian Ferrao as Regional Director of its East Africa business. Ian Ferrao has more than 12 years of experience in senior management telecommunications roles in...

Facebook may soon start hiding like counts on News Feed posts to help improve the mental health of its users by protecting them from envy and dissuade them from self-censorship. The company’s idea is to prevent users from destructively comparing themselves to their friends and possibly...

Gokada, Nigeria’s foremost motorcycle hailing startup has shut down its operations and app in a move to revamp its product and retrain its drivers in to remain competitive in the hot Lagos motorcycle hailing market.... Read more via TechMoran – https://ift.tt/2NedWGP Get more: Nigeria...

Samsung Electronics unveiled the Galaxy Note10 at the eagerly awaited Samsung Unpacked Event in New York just a few hours ago. This is a new line of premium smartphones that combines elegant design with powerful performance and productivity tools to help users make the most of every moment...

isabiDeliver, an online on-demand delivery service based in Abuja and Ibadan is ramping up its operations to expand to more cities in Nigeria. The on-demand delivery platform doing food delivery, parcels, items or errands for both individuals and companies allows users to book a pickup or...

After careful assessment from over 200 applications across 20 African countries, 10 startups have been selected to take part in Co-Creation Hub’s PitchDrive II, a deep tech tour of five Asian cities over the course of 14 days in partnership with Google for Startups. The first edition of the …...

Gozem, a motocycle taxi-hailing firm which launched operations in Lome, Togo in November 2018 has launched in Cotonou, Benin in its pan-African expansion move.... Read more via TechMoran – https://ift.tt/32exCiV Get more World News

The Vodacom Durban July took place over the weekend and while the event is usually about glitz and glamour, Vodacom, LG, and Nokia took the chance to make it a bit geeky.... Read more via TechMoran – https://ift.tt/2Jv4JGJ Get more: Nigeria Business News

Facebook already has its digital currency to pay online. Libra is the name of the new digital currency based on Blockchain that will be supported by more than 100 large financial companies, including MasterCard, Visa or Paypal. But Libra is the base, the digital currency on which the rest …...

Visa has seen the light, Africa’s motorcycle transport and logistics business just started and it’s going to be huge. Kenya alone has Sendy, Glovo, GoBEBA,GetBoda, SafeBoda, Savvy Riders, Busy Boda, Bolt Boda, UberBoda among others. To make sure its not left out of the disruption, Visa has...

The impact Huawei’s blacklisting by the U.S. government will have on its smartphone business has been quite a hot topic for weeks. According to reports, the impact will be.... Read more via TechMoran – http://bit.ly/2RnpRlH Get more World News

Huawei confirms it has built its own operating system just in case US tensions disrupt use of Google’s Android Unfortunately or fortunately, being put on a U.S. Department of Commerce blacklist has a way of forcing a company’s hands. Huawei could reportedly introduce a new operating system...

Slourish.com, a crowd-investing platform that bridges the gap between business fundraising and micro-investments for users has launched in Nigeria. According to Latii Brayllot, Slourish’s founder & CEO, the site aims to be a place where people go to support … Read more via TechMoran –...

Mr. Ravi Mehra, President of Auctions at CarTrade.com, India’s top auto site to head car sales at ROAM.africa in a move to strengthen the Group’s executive team. Mr. Ravi Mehra has been appointed “Head of Cars”, responsible for the growth and operations for the company’s car classifieds… Read...

Paylater, the Nigerian fintech company specializing in consumer lending, today confirmed its much-anticipated name change in light of its growing banking services. Re-launching as “Carbon”, the rebrand reflects the company’s deliberate transition to a fully-fledged digital financial services...