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Yassir pulls in $150M for its super app, led by BOND

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The African startup, first launched in Algeria, has now raised $193.25 When CEO Noureddine Tayebi started Yassir, the plan was to build a super app that included services people — in the French-speaking Maghreb region consisting of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia — had little or no access to on one platform.

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Jumia reports 30% growth in value of goods sold on its platform during Black Friday season this year

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E-commerce in Africa is growing fast and its potential remains enormous as more people get connected to the internet. The e-commerce platform is available in 11 markets across Africa, including Algeria, Senegal, Tunisia, Ivory Coast, Uganda and Morocco.

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4 keys to international expansion

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Levin joined Heartcore Capital in 2019 from Global Founders Capital, the billion-dollar VC arm of Rocket Internet, where he was responsible for investments in Canva, Heyjobs, Instarem, Anyfin and others. For background, Rocket Internet has helped launch some very successful businesses internationally, including HelloFresh ($12.9

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Flutterwave and PayPal collaborate to allow African merchants to accept and make payments

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They include Algeria, Botswana, Egypt, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Senegal, Seychelles and South Africa. Since the company’s expansion to Africa , it has maintained a one-sided relationship with most countries on the continent, allowing them only to send money. In 2017, Africa generated $16.5

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” Using a webinar and conference call platform, we were able to bring in participants from San Francisco, Rwanda, Kenya, Algeria, Tunisia, and Egypt. Even worse,you don’t realize how lucky one is on the US to have freedom of expression until you encounter Internet censorship and other barriers.

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ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot

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In addition to GPT-4, OpenAI recently connected ChatGPT to the internet with plugins available in alpha to users and developers on the waitlist. The local radio, TV and internet awareness campaign has a slightly more generous timeline of May 15 to be actioned.) based company to stop processing locals’ data.

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