Month: <span>February 2020</span>

Kamari, ZeU to deploy blockchain-based medical system across Africa

Kamari, an infrastructure project building a network of payments across the African continent, and ZeU Crypto Networks, a Canadian blockchain technology innovation and development company, have announced a plan to roll out a new blockchain-based identity and medical record system across the African continent. This technology combined with the mobile blockchain wallet and incentive programs […]
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Andela, Australian Government hosts Women in Tech Event

Andela, the technology company that builds distributed engineering teams with Africa’s top software engineers recently hosted a Women in Tech event in Nairobi. The event was hosted in partnership with the Australian Government. The event was graced by Her Excellency Alison Chartres – the Australian High Commissioner to Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda; Ambassador to Burundi; designate to Somalia, as well […]
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TLcom closes US$ 71M Africa investment fund

Africa-focused Venture Capital firm, TLCom, today announced it has secured an additional $31M for its TIDE Africa Fund, bringing its Sub Saharan Africa (SSA)-focused fund to $71mn. The latest investment round has attracted international interest, with TLcom confirming participation from the UK based CDC, IFC as well as South Africa’s Sango Capital and Belgium’s BIO. […]
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Creditsafe expands its database to African Countries

Creditsafe USA, the global business intelligence experts, announced today that it has extended its global database to include business intelligence with the addition of 47 African countries. This means that Creditsafe customers can now pull real-time credit reports on companies from 160 countries. “For some time we have been aware of the challenge companies face […]
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