Tech in Africa
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Trends
Zipline begins US medical delivery with UAV program honed in Africa
Drones are being deployed in the fight to curb COVID-19 in the U.S. Novant Health and California based UAV delivery…
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STARTUPS
Nigeria’s Helium Health raises $10M Series A for Africa expansion
Nigerian startup Helium Health sits in a good position during a difficult period, according to its co-founder. The Lagos based…
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African fintech firm Flutterwave launches SME e-commerce portal
San Francisco and Lagos-based fintech startup Flutterwave has launched Flutterwave Store, a portal for African merchants to create digital shops to sell…
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Jumia adapts Pan-African e-commerce network in response to COVID-19
Pan-African e-commerce company Jumia is adapting its digital retail network to curb the spread of COVID-19. The Nigeria headquartered operation…
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Finance
Visa partners with Paga on payments and fintech for Africa and abroad
Visa has entered a partnership with Nigeria based startup Paga on payments and technology. Founded in Lagos, Paga scaled its…
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AWS partners with Kenya’s Safaricom on cloud and consulting services
Amazon Web Services has entered a partnership with Safaricom — Kenya’s largest telco, ISP and mobile payment provider — in…
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