Africa focused tech talent accelerator Andela will cut 400 junior engineers across Kenya, Uganda, and Nigeria, CEO Jeremy Johnson told TechCrunch. The layoffs come as the startup released first time… Read more »
People win prestigious prizes in tech all the time, but there is something different about The Bold Prize. Unless you’ve been living under a literal or proverbial rock, you’ve probably… Read more »
DHL has expanded its DHL Africa eShop business to 13 additional markets, upping the presence of the global shipping company’s e-commerce platform to 34 African countries. DHL href=”https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/11/dhl-launches-africa-eshop-app-for-global-retailers-to-sell-into-africa/”>went live with the… Read more »
Zimbabweans in capital bemoan lingering legacy of former leader’s economic and political misrule Robert Mugabe, former Zimbabwe president, dies aged 95 There was little regret expressed on the streets of… Read more »
Final years in power were characterised by financial collapse, violent intimidation and vicious power struggle How Mugabe became Africa’s fallen angel In pictures: from liberation fighter to deposed leader Robert… Read more »
The African no-fee, cross-border payment startup Chipper Cash has expanded to Nigeria. The San Francisco based startup, with offices in Ghana and Kenya, will offer its P2P payment service and app… Read more »
As someone who covers Africa’s tech scene, I’m frequently asked about Andela . That’s not surprising, given the venture gets more global press (arguably) than any startup in Africa. I’ve… Read more »
SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 first-stage that had previously served two missions in July and November of 2018, today carrying its final payload, the AMOS-17 satellite for Spacecomm. SpaceX… Read more »
Blast occurred around midnight at National Cancer Institute in Egyptian capital Twenty people have been killed and 47 injured after an explosion outside a cancer hospital in central Cairo. The… Read more »
Scientists say bones formerly identified as Massospondylus are from a different species Fossil hunters have discovered a new species of dinosaur that has been hidden in plain sight in a… Read more »
British student died following her fall from airplane shortly after takeoff A British student who died after falling from an airplane flying over Madagascar opened the door of the aircraft… Read more »
It follows second Ebola death in densely populated city of Goma, on Rwandan border Rwanda has closed its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, where a deadly Ebola outbreak… Read more »
Family pays tribute to ‘bright, independent’ Alana Cutland, 19, who was on an internship A Cambridge University student has died in Madagascar after falling from a plane. Alana Cutland’s family… Read more »
Seham Sergiwa was taken by armed men after she criticised Haftar offensive in Tripoli The family of a Libyan member of parliament and campaigner abducted by armed men two weeks… Read more »
Nairobi based internet hardware and service startup BRCK and Egyptian ride-hail venture Swvl are partnering to bring WiFI and online entertainment to on-demand bus service in Kenya. BRCK will install… Read more »
Is space truly within reach for startups and VC? With the 50th anniversary of the moon landing taking place this past week, Darrell Etherington takes a temperature check of the… Read more »
Luckin continues to expand at jaw-dropping speed as it announced plans to open shop overseas for the first time. On Monday, the Starbucks challenger from China said it has signed… Read more »
VertoFX, an Africa and emerging markets focused currency trading and payment startup, has raised a $2.1 million seed round, led by Accelerated Digital Ventures. The London based company, with a… Read more »
World Health Organization calls for more funds with 2,512 confirmed cases in Democratic Republic of the Congo The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a public… Read more »
French television company Canal+ has acquired the ROK film studio from VOD company IROKOtv for an undisclosed amount. Founded by Jason Njoku in 2010—and backed by $45 million in VC—IROKOtv… Read more »
PayU, the Naspers owned fintech firm that specializes in emerging markets, is broadening its global reach into Southeast Asia after it announced a deal to buy a majority stake in… Read more »
New advances in genetic mapping and manipulation hold the promise of reshaping medical treatments in the 21st century, but thanks to a lack of sufficient infrastructure and apparent scientific disregard,… Read more »
Trafficked women can return to Africa ‘wealthy and held in high regard’, says guidance Home Office officials have provoked outrage by stating that trafficked women from Nigeria can return to… Read more »
Two other unnamed women also accuse Jammeh of rape and sexual assault as investigation claims systematic abuse A Gambian pageant winner has accused the country’s former president of rape as… Read more »
South African digital lender Lulalend has raised a $6.5 million Series A round co-led by IFC and Quona Capital. The Cape Town based startup uses an online application process and… Read more »
From the venue and the flashy event website, Waterloo, Ontario’s True North conference (in its second year) doesn’t seem all that distinct from a laundry list of other major tech… Read more »
Attacks on the villages of Yoro and Gangafani 2 compound a dire security situation in central Mali Unidentified gunmen on motorbikes attacked two villages in central Mali, killing at least… Read more »
Apple says it is ‘deeply committed to responsible sourcing of materials’ Electronics companies, including Canon, Apple and Nokia, are re-evaluating their supply chains following reports they may be using gold… Read more »
Imprisoned former leader, 67, collapses and dies while on trial on espionage charges Egypt’s first democratically elected civilian president, Mohamed Morsi, has collapsed during a court session and died, almost… Read more »
Days after Ethiopian ICT officials made public pledges to improve net access, the government began playing on-again, off-again with the internet — shutting it down (almost completely) to coincide with… Read more »