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Tunisian edtech startup GOMYCODE raises $8M to expand across Africa and the Middle East

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It raised $850,000 seed in October 2020. In addition to Tunisia, GOMYCODE is present in Bahrain, Morocco, Egypt, Algeria, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Nigeria. Image Credits: By 2030, it is predicted that the number of youths — people between the ages of 15 and 24 — in Africa will increase by 42%, according to the UN.

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With ride-hail and delivery launch, Fenix wants to be the Bolt of the Middle East

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The company launched “Fenix Taxi” in Manama, Bahrain, on Monday and says it’s planning to add two additional markets this summer. Fenix launches ride-hailing service in Bahrain. Image Credits: Fenix. Dhanoa says Fenix has raised more money that it hasn’t yet announced to help it scale and expand.

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Gulf states using COVID-19 contact tracing apps as mass surveillance tools, report says

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Photo by Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images. A new study analyzing COVID-19 contact tracing apps conducted by Amnesty International has found that Bahrain and Kuwait are using their public health apps as mass surveillance tools. By signing up for BeAware Bahrain, users were automatically enrolled into Are You At Home?

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Egyptian health and wellness platform Esaal raises $1.7M to scale across MENA

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million seed investment from A15; this brings its total funding raised from the VC firm to $3 million since its launch in 2018. Image Credits: Esaal. Doss said Esaal services are available in 7 other countries across MENA and the GCC: Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Palestine and Iraq.