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Nigerian fintech Appzone raises $10M for expansion and proprietary technology

TechCrunch

Africa’s fintech space has gained proper attention over the past few years in investments but it is not news that startups still battle with offering high-quality products. Other countries with a presence include the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Tanzania and Senegal. Appzone is a fintech software provider.

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African edtech startup uLesson raises $15M, backed by Nielsen Ventures and Tencent

TechCrunch

The company uses 180 field sales agents to onboard schools and individual users across Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya and Ghana , the countries receiving the most marketing attention from uLesson. Nigeria remains uLesson’s largest market by far, said Shagaya. Tencent historically has been a prolific investor in edtech.

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How foreign workers helped spur Spain’s rapid economic growth

Fast Company Tech

We had two ways to deal with the challenge, the minister, Elma Saiz, told the AP. It credits the newcomers with sustaining the aging countrys social security systema challenge common in other European nations. Nearly 3 million foreigners now represent 13% of the countrys workforce. Countless die in the attempt.

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