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Wafeq, a Dubai-based company, has secured $3 million in a seed round to grow throughout the GCC and North Africa.

A $3 million seed fundraising round for Wafeq, a cutting-edge accounting platform with an emphasis on usability, has been closed. The investment seed round was headed by Raed Ventures and Wamda Capital, two of the most well-known names in the area’s early-stage funding ecosystem. Each month, Wafeq users create over 630,000 invoices, totalling more than […] More

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Binance will give rural South African women free Web3 training.

To carry out educational programs, Binance Charity collaborates with Binance Academy and a number of prominent academic and professional organizations. In order to foster future entrepreneurs and job creation, Women in Tech and Binance Charity will work together to give Web3 vocational training to 2,800 women in rural communities in South Africa and Brazil. Web3 […] More

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SchoolHub, which accepts payments online, is far too cool for school.

The SchoolHub app eliminates all the hassle associated with making school payments, including buying uniforms, paying for tuck shops, and paying for field trips. Back to school is here, and if you’re a parent, you could feel stressed out just thinking about all the paperwork and logistics involved. Will Edgcumbe, a dad from KwaZulu-Natal, has […] More

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The US, Zambia, and the DRC will collaborate to improve the value chain for electric vehicle batteries.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Zambia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to improve their respective countries’ value chains for electric car batteries, according to the US Department of State. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Zambia have agreed to work together to build a supply chain for electric car […] More

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Shekel Mobility, a Nigerian mobility fintech startup, raises $1.95 million in pre-seed funding.

Shekel Mobility, a fintech business focused on the mobility industry with the bold goal of becoming the largest auto dealership ecosystem capable of generating $10 billion in revenue by 2025. Shekel Mobility helps you launch and grow your vehicle dealership locally or remotely in a more intelligent and timely manner. The company can handle issues […] More

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Beyond Capital Ventures, a new partnership aims to support startups in Africa following the closure of its most recent fund.

Beyond Capital Ventures (BCV), which recently disclosed the complete closure of its venture capital fund for emerging markets, is pleased to announce a partnership with Impact Investors Inc., a provider of financial planning and advisory services with a focus on sustainable and ethical impact investing. Both organizations are working toward the same objective, which is […] More

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WeLight, a solar energy provider in Madagascar, raises $20.5 million to install solar mini-grids.

An investment of €19 million ($20.5 million) in electricity access provider WeLight is being made possible by the European Investment Bank (EIB), Triodos Investment Management, a Dutch investment fund manager, and the European Union’s (EU) Electrification Financing Initiative (EDFI). The money will go toward a WeLight-sponsored, €28 million electrification project. The Norwegian Investment Fund for […] More

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A fully integrated solution for deep visibility of cloud-native applications and hybrid IT infrastructure is introduced by Dimension Data as 360 Observability.

The launch of 360 Observability, a new managed service from Dimension Data, a leading provider of IT solutions and technology, has been announced. It enables businesses to gain deep visibility over their cloud-native applications, hybrid IT, and multicloud infrastructure, all of which are correlated to business context across the entire IT stack. With a completely […] More

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Pakistan’s digital banking services will be powered by Nigeria’s Kuda Bank.

A digital banking license from the State Bank of Pakistan will allow the Nigerian-born digital banking platform Kuda to power digital banking services in Pakistan (SBP). This license will be granted to “KT Bank,” a joint venture between Kuda and two major Pakistani businesses, making the fintech one of the five organizations eligible to win […] More

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Central bank of Nigeria issues Infrastructure fintech firm Fincra a PSSP license

Nigeria’s central bank has granted fintech company Fincra a PSSP license, allowing it to function as a payment solutions service provider within the nation, six months after giving the startup an approval-in-principle. This license falls under a newly created category of licenses that the apex bank introduced in December 2020 and grants financial institutions the […] More

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Pre-Series A funding of $4.5M has been raised by SA Proptech Flow.

The South African company Flow aims to change the interactions between real estate brokers, developers, and clients. The websites of real estate agencies and property developers can be integrated with Flow’s APIs to automate their social media marketing on sites like Facebook and Instagram. The proptech marketing platform has raised $4.5 million in pre-Series A […] More

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For unpaid taxes, MTN Ghana has been hit with a $773 million punishment.

MTN Ghana, a subsidiary of the MTN Group, was penalized by the Ghana Income Authority with a fine of almost $773 million for allegedly underreporting its revenue. The fine includes penalties and interest. The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), according to a statement released by MTN Ghana, issued the bill to the company after performing an […] More

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