TechCrunch

MAY 16, 2022

African merchants encounter many challenges when it comes to international shipping ranging from logistics and customs to hidden and excessive charges. “The world was shutting down, but there was this high demand for stuff and demand for international shipping was going up simultaneously.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2022

Within this timeline, he interned at several companies in Palo Alto, California. The startup hopes that the Series A funding will drive its presence in 12 countries, including South Africa, Kenya, Ghana and Saudi Arabia. Yahya Bouhlel started coding in his early teens. Most of his work revolved around building apps and iPhone games.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 5, 2021

The startup has today announced entry of RejaReja, the B2B retail marketplace, into Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda, after successful pilot programs, coming about two months after it grew beyond Kenya by launching in Nigeria.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Analysts say the value of e-commerce in Africa is expected to reach $29 billion next year, yet Africans still find it difficult to make international payments for products online. Klasha Checkout, which works a lot like Checkout , allows international merchants to collect payments from Africa in local currencies.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 26, 2021

PawaPay handles local operations, compliance, regulatory cover and bank accounts, making it simple to receive payments in a new market. He also sits on the board of 88mph. African startups join global funding boom as fintech shines. Typically , they would be required to use a bank account or card. .” ” Image Credits: PawaPay.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2023

Ecosystems outside the top four include countries like Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, Morocco and Tunisia. Outside the top four countries, startups from Ghana, Algeria, Tunisia and Senegal raised the most equity funding. Though at the same time, it can open up opportunities for local funds to earn ground and enter better deals,” he added.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Fifteen accelerators from key tech hubs, including Uganda, Egypt, Ghana, South Africa, Senegal, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania will participate in the program. 500 Global’s take on the rising competition among startup accelerators.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

The startup, which provides multiple products for the cross-border commerce space in Africa, raised this new financing from a group of international investors co-led by American Express (AMEX) Ventures, the strategic investment group of American Express. Lagos and San Francisco-based Klasha has received an additional $2.1 million seed round.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2021

org is an international movement of people working to end the age of fossil fuels and build a world of community-led renewable energy for all. org’s Climate Justice Action map , which connects people with local groups and other activists. org’s Climate Justice Action map , which connects people with local groups and other activists.

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TechCrunch

MAY 19, 2022

It is the startup’s first institutional investment following seven internal angel rounds from the same set of equity–and debt investors (it raised $40 million in debt last year). This funding will allow the Kenyan-based company to expand its business into Rwanda, DRC and Tanzania. Joseph Rehmann founded Victory Farms in 2015.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2021

When Andela launched in 2014, it built hubs in Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda to source, vet and train engineers to be part of remote teams for international companies. It also tested satellite models in Egypt and Ghana as substitutes to physical hubs. We did that and it’s been an amazing experiment,” Johnson added.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Kuda claims to have up to 5 million users, more than thrice the number it had last August during its $55 million Series B round , money it raised to enter into other African countries like Ghana and Uganda this year. In addition to remittance, Kuda intends to provide direct debits and local transfers to Nigerians in the U.K.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 22, 2021

These startups, mainly from Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, have collectively raised more than $7 million during and after the program. But though fintech has caught on well with both local and international investors, the same cannot be said for health tech and agritech. billion raised by African startups. .”

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

Freedom Fone in Tanzania and Ghana. Freedom Fone was introduced at two radio stations: Radio Maria in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Volta Star radio in the Volta region of Ghana. Making radio more accessible in Ghana. In Tanzania, Sullivan bought a second-hand computer locally to host the Freedom Fone software.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

In addition to trading on the platform, these customers used FTX to convert their local currencies to dollars and gain yield on savings. However, following the events of the past two weeks that brought about FTX’s tumble, many of them, including local celebrities signed as brand ambassadors, have been left bemoaning their decision.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

Promises include : beU delivery says it offers a “great selection of local restaurants and door-to-door food delivery” that allows customers to have their favorite food from the “comfort of their homes or offices.” Team size : 300. Location : Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Bloom’s offering allows Sudanese to save in U.S.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 22, 2016

In case you missed it, last week was the second annual International Grantmaking Symposium (IGS) , presented by CAF America in partnership with UNDP. CAF America launched the IGS last year around the shared belief that international philanthropy can, and should be, a powerful force in our effort to address the world’s most pressing issues.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 4, 2010

When I sat down to talk with the co-Directors, Melinda Kramer and Amira Diamond, in early March, they had literally just returned from the West African Woman and Water Training in Ghana. You both just came back from the 2010 West African Women and Water Training in Ghana. What was that? What were some of the highlights?

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

I've now documented women's lives in 40 countries, over the past 10 or 12 years, and everywhere I went, I found women who were helping each other, local women. They are doing something that I like very much, which is to start seeding local and regional funds so that grassroots women can help each other locally.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

and Nigeria-based company, which has built a distributed remote team across Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya, says it’s working to democratize Africa’s highly fragmented payment system by leveraging blockchain-based solutions. Chief executive officer Ruth Iselema founded the Africa-focused blockchain payments startup in 2019. CEO Ruth Iselema.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

Klasha is a technology company that allows international merchants such as H&M or Zara to receive payments online in local African currencies and money methods. We all know that the startup world, locally and globally, is a male-dominated one and when it comes to raising money, there tends to be some bias.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Using the switchs internal crystal oscillator, Cisco engineers retooled the device so it could maintain accurate time synchronization even in the absence of GPS signals. Beyond SAF, Delta and Airbus are exploring hydrogen-powered aviation, including feasibility studies at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The answer?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2023

based company to stop processing locals’ data. The local radio, TV and internet awareness campaign has a slightly more generous timeline of May 15 to be actioned.) The DPA has given OpenAI a deadline — of April 30 — to get the regulator’s compliance demands done. How does ChatGPT handle data privacy?

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

I think what makes us unique is that we are really investing in women's leadership and women's creativity in developing local solutions to some of the world's most challenging problems. My favorite scene from the movie is these women, all ages, all sizes, going to surround the peace talks in Ghana, which were essentially going nowhere.

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