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Egypt’s Mylerz raises $9.6M for its e-commerce fulfillment service, eyes Africa-wide growth

TechCrunch

As Mylerz expands to Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco, Fawry, its payments partner, will come along to provide electronic payment and cash collection services. Our immediate plan is expanding across Egypt, opening new markets and facilitating cross-border trade for our customers.

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Autochek acquires CoinAfrique to grow its footprint in Francophone Africa

TechCrunch

Autochek expands to North Africa after acquiring Morocco’s Kifal Auto. Autochek was previously present in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Uganda and Morocco. The company earns by charging a fee to dealers listing on its platforms, in addition to a loan facilitation commission from banks.

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African tech took center stage in 2021

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African startups nearly raised $1.5 Predictions were made on how much the continent’s startups would raise in December. 2021 was when African tech reached an inflection point and took center stage as companies raised over $4 billion (more than they got in 2019 and 2020 combined). It wasn’t a bad year, though. billion and $2.8

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E-Mediat: Day 2 – The Networked NGO in the Arab World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Shabakat Al Ordon trains young people in technical, professional and facilitation skills who then go out and create programs to train people in their communities. The Morocco Team discussed how Youth Without Borders is a networked network and the Yemen Team pointed out how the Youth Leadership Development Foundation is one as well.

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African fintech Flutterwave triples valuation to over $3B after $250M Series D

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African fintech Flutterwave has raised $250 million in a Series D round that tripled the company’s valuation to over $3 billion in just twelve months. In March 2021, the San Francisco-headquartered and Lagos-based startup raised $170 million in a Series C round from Tiger Global and Avenir at a valuation of $1 billion. Most of its U.S.-affiliated

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Meeting the Geeks of Arabia at N2Vlabs Talks in Amman, Jordan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

E-Mediat is working with more than 220 NGOs in Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, and Yemen. I shared some of stories of how I got started and my experience in social fundraising to help raise money for the Sharing Foundation. I also spoke about content curation and some best practices for social media measurement.

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E-Mediat Networking Conference at the Dead Sea, Jordan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” The conference marked the end of an 18-month capacity building program that trained more than 220 NGOs in Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia on how to use social media effectively to advance civil society. Organizations raised almost $125,000 through integrated social media campaigns from donors.

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