Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent. At about 30.3 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area. With 1.2 billion people as of 2016, it accounts for about 16% of the world's human population.

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UPS Partners Africa’s Jumia on eCommerce Distribution Network
UPS Partners Africa’s Jumia on eCommerce Distribution Network
April 04, 2022  |  eCommerce

United Parcel Service on Monday (April 4) said it will use Africa-focused online marketplace Jumia Technologies AG’s distribution network to expand across the continent, helping...

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Nigeria-Based Andela Launches Platform to Power Customized Work
Nigeria-Based Andela Launches Platform to Power Customized Work
March 30, 2022  |  International

Andela, a global network of remote talent, has launched a platform designed to create a personalized hiring experience for candidates and recruiters, the Nigerian company...

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DeFi’s Self-Executing Payouts Enable Crop Insurance for Small Farmers in Africa
DeFi’s Self-Executing Payouts Enable Crop Insurance for Small Farmers in Africa
March 23, 2022  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

The vast majority of Africa’s 300 million subsistence farmers find crop insurance, a basic farming financial tool, impossible to get. But a new coalition of...

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FTX Teams With AZA Finance to Advance Web3 Economy in Africa
FTX Teams With AZA Finance to Advance Web3 Economy in Africa
March 16, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Global cryptocurrency exchange FTX is teaming up with digital currency exchange AZA Finance to boost the adoption of Web 3 and digital currencies across Africa,...

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Africa FinTech Sector Continues Upward Trend, Payment Firms Continue to Dominate
Africa FinTech Sector Continues Upward Trend, Payment Firms Continue to Dominate
March 10, 2022  |  International

After a difficult 2020 during which global investment plummeted due to the pandemic, 2021 emerged as a very successful year for both public and private...

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Telecom MTN Looks for Investors in FinTech Unit
Telecom MTN Looks for Investors in FinTech Unit
March 09, 2022  |  Investments

South African telecom MTN is looking for minority investors for its FinTech unit after separating it from its traditional business to capitalize on the division’s...

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Africa’s VC Ecosystem: Lack Of Seed-Stage Funding, Tough Landscape For Female Tech Founders
Africa’s VC Ecosystem: Lack Of Seed-Stage Funding, Tough Landscape For Female Tech Founders
March 01, 2022  |  Investments

A lack of seed investments continues to prove a challenge in Africa’s venture capital space, despite increasing signs of improvement in recent years. In 2019...

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African FinTech Lipa Payments Expands Digital Payment Offerings
African FinTech Lipa Payments Expands Digital Payment Offerings
February 22, 2022  |  Payment Methods

South African FinTech company Lipa Payments is bringing its Tap to Pay offering to Africa’s so-called informal sectors through its software platform, which allows merchants...

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African B2B Commerce Platform MarketForce Raises $40M in Series A
African B2B Commerce Platform MarketForce Raises $40M in Series A
February 22, 2022  |  Investments

Business-to-business (B2B) commerce startup Marketforce raised $40 million in a Series A funding round to help the company grow its platform for retail distribution of...

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