Content moderators under Sama, Meta’s content review sub-contractor in Africa, earlier today picketed at the company’s headquarters in Kenya demanding April salary, while urging it to observe the court orders […]
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Back to news homeAfrican climate startups set to gain ground as VC funding shifts their way
A slew of new funds indicate potential for dedicated pools for climate startups Annie Njanja 8 hours Venture capital activity around climate tech has been heating up in Africa despite […]
Palm.hr raises $5M, embarks on MENA growth
A few years ago, Richard Schrems was working as a human resources consultant in Riyadh, and at one point sought to implement a tech-solution for his clients to help them […]
Gameball raises $3.5M to scale its CRM platform for consumer brands
The uptake of customer relationship management (CRM) tools has grown immensely over the last few years such that the market size is expected to experience a 12.5% compound annual growth […]
More job cuts loom as Sendy changes course in Nigeria
In October last year, Sendy, a Kenyan logistics scale-up, wound up its supplies service, which enabled retailers to purchase FMCGs directly from manufacturers, saying it was directing all its focus […]
Jumia’s investors rethink their stakes — for better and worse
Baillie Gifford, the Edinburgh-based asset management firm long known to have a penchant for pre-IPO tech companies, has reduced its shares in African e-commerce giant Jumia, per the latest 13G/A filing […]
Dubai-based accounting and financial compliance startup, Wafeq, raises $3M
In 2016, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states signed the Value Added Tax (VAT) agreement paving way for the introduction of the general levy on consumption across the region. […]
Questions linger over Facebook, Twitter, TikTok’s commitment to uphold election integrity in Africa, as countries head to polls
A dozen countries in Africa including Nigeria, the continent’s biggest economy and democracy, are expected to hold their presidential elections next year, and questions linger on how well social media […]
Egypt’s SideUp raises $1.2M to grow its e-commerce support platform
After four years operating primarily as a logistics marketplace, Egypt’s Voo has rebranded to SideUp and transformed its strategy to offer a complete spectrum of e-commerce support services, including payment […]
Africa’s tech talent accelerators attract students, VC funding as Big Tech comes calling
Tech giants are increasingly looking for tech talent in Africa, where the number of developers reached 716,000 last year, up 3.8% from 2020, according to Google. In the last six […]