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Molotov starts its international expansion with seven African countries

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First, the service will be available in seven African countries, starting with Ivory Coast where it’s already live, Senegal in January, Cameroon in February, Burkina Faso in March, Tunisia in April, Guinea and Democratic Republic of Congo after that. Image Credits: Molotov.

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

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Image Credits: Appzone. Other countries with a presence include the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Tanzania and Senegal. Image Credits: Appzone. “The focus was to leverage our ability as an enabler to create proprietary technology for both segments.”

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Zeraki, a Kenyan edtech providing digital solutions for school admin, raises $1.8M

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Image Credits: Zeraki. Zeraki is also looking to enter 10 new markets over the next three years, after scaling in Kenya, Uganda and Guinea, where it currently operates. “We’re We have also brought back focus on [the once dormant] digital learning platform, and also tested a number of products like timetabling,” he added.

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Senegal’s logistics tech startup Chargel raises $2.5M seed funding

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Image Credits: Chargel Chargel transporters, operating out of Senegal, make deliveries to neighboring countries Mali, Guinea and Mauritania. Chargel plans to expand to an additional country within Francophone Africa.

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Daily Crunch: Andreessen Horowitz backs Synonym’s development of ‘fermentation farms’

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Image Credits: Alan Rubio (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. Get the popcorn ready : Peacock is making the “Real Housewives” franchise its guinea pig as it tests out some new interactive features that will give viewers extended clips and interviews, Lauren reports.

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Top 2021 Fundraising Strategies: Mastering Online Appeals and Messaging

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Are you using video and/or compelling images to tell relevant stories? . If you’re doing this on your own, it’s a good idea to ask a few friends or volunteers who know nothing about your organization to serve as user guinea pigs. . Take a look at your current homepage and ask yourself: . Is it optimized for mobile devices? .

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Cameroonian crypto and savings platform Ejara raises $8M, led by Anthemis and Dragonfly

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Last October, it had 8,000 users from Cameroon, its first market and others including Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea, and Senegal. Image Credits: Ejara. As a result, users on the platform have grown in multiples over the last 14 months. Now, it counts over 70,000 users across nine Francophone African countries. .