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SMEs across sub-Saharan Africa invited to enter inaugural DHL Exporters of the Year Awards

30 Sep 2025

Call to apply: Fashionomics Africa incubator and accelerator programmes

Call to apply: Fashionomics Africa incubator and accelerator programmes

13 Feb 2023

Pre-loved fashion platform Yaga raises €2.2m to fuel growth

Pre-loved fashion platform Yaga raises €2.2m to fuel growth

1 Dec 2022

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Africa's Cassava Technologies secures $50m to fund growth

22 Jul 2022

$3m investment to power expansion of African spirits maker Spearhead

$3m investment to power expansion of African spirits maker Spearhead

13 Jul 2022

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Constant Ventures launches $100m venture capital fund for tech startups across West Africa

1 Jun 2022

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L'Oréal launches fund to invest in female-founded startups

1 Jun 2022

Birame Sock, Kwely founder and CEO. Source: Kwely

African B2B marketplace Kwely raises nearly $1m in seed funding

29 Apr 2022

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IFC invests $50m in the first gender bond issued by Banco Pichincha

5 Apr 2022

ThriveAgric secures $56.4m funding, accelerates expansion plans

ThriveAgric secures $56.4m funding, accelerates expansion plans

23 Mar 2022

Visa expands She's Next initiative in Africa

Visa expands She's Next initiative in Africa

28 Sep 2021

Moove launches in Cape Town, eyeing pan-African growth

Moove launches in Cape Town, eyeing pan-African growth

27 Sep 2021

Access Bank's Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton Africa welcomes South Africa

Access Bank's Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton Africa welcomes South Africa

The Publicity Workshop 12 Jul 2021

Tana Africa Capital acquires stake in African drinks business KDV Holdings

Tana Africa Capital acquires stake in African drinks business KDV Holdings

2 Jul 2021

#StartupFunding101: Raising capital in Africa and crossing the bridge to the US

#StartupFunding101: Raising capital in Africa and crossing the bridge to the US

Evan-Lee Courie 18 May 2021

#StartupFunding101: Raising capital to grow in the African payment space

#StartupFunding101: Raising capital to grow in the African payment space

Evan-Lee Courie 28 Apr 2021

West African solar startup secures $8.5m

West African solar startup secures $8.5m

Ishani Chetty 24 Dec 2020

RSA-EU strategic partnership encourages and supports green economic recovery

RSA-EU strategic partnership encourages and supports green economic recovery

GreenCape 14 Dec 2020

Why global investors should invest in Africa's tech startups

Why global investors should invest in Africa's tech startups

Kashira Naidoo & Zach George 26 Jun 2020

The scenario of young entrepreneurs in Africa

The scenario of young entrepreneurs in Africa

Evan-Lee Courie 24 Jun 2020

#LockdownLessons: 5 minutes with Sandras Phiri, founder of StartupCircles

#LockdownLessons: 5 minutes with Sandras Phiri, founder of StartupCircles

Evan-Lee Courie 6 May 2020

2020 MEST Africa Challenge expands target, extends deadline

2020 MEST Africa Challenge expands target, extends deadline

3 May 2020

MEST Africa Challenge now open

MEST Africa Challenge now open

3 Apr 2020

HP empowers women and entrepreneurs in Africa

HP empowers women and entrepreneurs in Africa

Imran Salie 18 Feb 2020

Google Developers Space opens in Lagos

Google Developers Space opens in Lagos

30 Jan 2020

Global initiative aims to support female entrepreneurs

Global initiative aims to support female entrepreneurs

16 Jan 2020

#GlobalGenderSummit: 'Financial sector has a responsibility to women of Africa' - AfDB president

#GlobalGenderSummit: 'Financial sector has a responsibility to women of Africa' - AfDB president

29 Nov 2019

SheInvest to mobilise €1bn for female economic empowerment in Africa

SheInvest to mobilise €1bn for female economic empowerment in Africa

14 Nov 2019

Kenya's Twiga Foods raises $30m in Series B round

Kenya's Twiga Foods raises $30m in Series B round

28 Oct 2019

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