‘Skills, a challenge for African start-ups’
Technology start-ups across the continent are still finding it hard to acquire the right type of skills set to push their business further, according to Manuel Koser, founding partner and...
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Jumia, BCG expecting huge e-commerce growth in Egypt
In a recent report conducted by Jumia Egypt and the Boston Consulting Group, huge growth in e-commerce is expected to occur in Middle East and Northern Africa. Currently, e-commerce currently generates...
Ebola, Boko Haram and E-commerce; An Unlikely Partnership
VENTURES AFRICA – That the Boko Haram insurgency and Ebola outbreak in Nigeria should be associated with whatsoever positive benefit will be considered preposterous in many quarters, including mine. But...
August in Africa: All the tech news you shouldn’t miss from the past month
August was an exciting month for a number of African companies, with a batch of funding rounds, acquisitions and new product offerings. Funding and acquisitions International voice messaging company Kirusa acquired...
Nigeria conducts $600m transactions via mobile money in two years
BEWTEEN 2012 and now, about $600 million transactions have been carried out through the mobile money platform in Nigeria. This figure, according to the Minister of Communications Technology,...
Jumia launches in Cameroon
E-commerce site Jumia has launched in Cameroon, making the number of countries it is active in to nine. Recently , the company launched in Ghana and Uganda while also expanding...
Jumia Egypt seals partnership with Sony
Jumia has officially inked and sealed its partnership with Sony on its Egyptian website. Launched two months ago, Sony’s online store on Jumia has increased as well as boosted its...
10 African tech startups that are driving valuable innovations
Africa is a rising global competitor in the technology industry. It was already a leader in mobile to mobile payment systems with its m-Pesa system, but now startups are being launched all over...