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YC-backed Namibian startup JABU gets $3.2M for its B2B e-commerce and retail play

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Its platform connects over 6,000 retailers to local and multinational suppliers — such as Namibia Breweries Limited, ABInBev, Bokomo, Coca-Cola, Namibmills — and digitizes orders, payments and logistics. Akinin launched a startup to offer digital mortgages but pivoted to a construction company with a presence in Namibia, Zambia and Cameroon.

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Find an Awesome Nonprofit Tech Training Near You

Tech Soup

But don't be afraid — huddle up for warmth and knowledge with your nonprofit tech friends at a local Tech4Good meetup. Find your local #Tech4Good group. Yaoundé, Cameroon: TechSoup Online Programs. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Buéa, Cameroon: TechSoup Online Programs.

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NetSquared Celebrates Progress and Looks Forward to 2015

Tech Soup

TechSoup’s NetSquared community organizers connect nonprofits with local technology experts. International NetSquared group leaders will also get together for training throughout the year, with our first events already planned for the United Kingdom, Cameroon, and Kenya. Douala, Cameroon: NetSquared Camp Kribi Cameroon.

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Chari, a Moroccan startup digitizing mom and pop stores, raises $5M at $70M valuation

TechCrunch

They never noticed such in Morocco before that, but it became evident after going back to the North African country that local mom and pop stores needed such service. Chari operates as a mobile app allowing small retailers to order products from partnering FMCG multinationals and local manufacturers and get them in less than 24 hours.

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Taptap Send raises $65M to build cross-border remittances focused on the most underserved markets

TechCrunch

It currently covers some 20 countries for receiving money, some of the very poorest and/or least developed places in the world including Bangladesh, Cameroon, DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Republic of the Congo, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Senegal and Zambia.

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Your Local Tech4Good Club Is Ready to Help

Tech Soup

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Kampala, Uganda: Introduction to Online Fundraising. Saturday, April 8, 2017. Kampala, Uganda: Cloud Computing for Nonprofits. Sunday, April 9, 2017. Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Friday, April 14, 2017. Mukono, Uganda.

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Meet Your Local NetSquared Organizer at #17NTC

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Don't worry, there are NetSquared groups in 75 cities who are dedicated to holding events for their local nonprofit technology communities. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Yaoundé, Cameroon: Microsoft Cloud Event for Nonprofits. They're going to try and recruit you. Upcoming Tech4Good Events.