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Flutterwave denies money laundering and fraud allegations following accounts freeze by Kenyan court

Thunes raises 10M to make financial services more accessible in emerging markets

Kenyas FarmWorks raises 4M preSeries A funding

RxAll grabs 315M to scale its drug checking and counterfeiting tech across Africa

Africa can list more gazelles at home than unicorn IPOs abroad

Security lapse at South Africas LogBox exposed user accounts and medical data

MainOne CEO Funke Opeke says Equinix is buying her company for the right price

Were kicking off Startup Battlefield MENA here are the startups and agenda

ChromaCodes tech to boost COVID19 testing gets Bill Gatess backing

Nigerias ThankUCash secures 53M to build infrastructure for cash back deals and BNPL services

South African Surgeons Perform A Successful Middle Ear Transplant Using 3D Printing Technology

Expanding its internet service to more countries in Africa Tizeti raises 3 million

Microsofts South African data centers are now open for Azure business

Apply to compete in Startup Battlefield Africa 2018

Kenyas Fingo partners with Ecobank launches neobank on the back of 4M investment

Target Global leads 35M preseed in Nigerian online learning platform Edukoya

Fidelity Visa and Kingsway back South African fintech JUMO in 120M round

HelpSelf uses simple AI to help those in legal trouble

Marieme Diop and Shikoh Gitau to speak at Startup Battlefield Africa

ExNetwork International execs raise 6M for Enza an African fintech serving banks

Kenyas president signs new law to police digital lenders apps have six months to apply for licenses

Zipline begins US medical delivery with UAV program honed in Africa

Ziplines new 190 million funding means its the newest billion dollar contender in the game of drones

This AI tool is translating 2000 African languages in a bid to boost local economies

Sierra Leone is the first country to run a blockchainpowered election

Sun King a provider of solar energy products in Africa and Asia expands Series D to 330M

African startups see their fundraising prospects dry up as capital availability falls yet again in Q3

South African digital lender Lulalend to launch banking product off the back of 35M Series B

Novastar Ventures becomes 200M African VC fund after 108M raise

Flutterwaves chief on the companys executive hires product focus and IPO plans

The future of remote work is text

How smartphones get African millennials addicted to sports betting

Kibo School gets 2M to offer online STEM degrees to students in Africa

The tale of 2 challenger bank models

Stitch raises 25M Series A extension led by Ribbit Capital increasing the rounds total to 46M

CultureCrush breaks out of the swipe right box

DHL acquires stake in Link Commerce developed by MallforAfrica

Mobility startup Plentywaka picks up 12M seed acquires Ghanas Stabus

African fintech Moniepoint gets Visa backing plans to work on contactless payments

Nigerias Kwik gets 2M to add financial services to its lastmile delivery offerings

Collaboration Leads to South Africas First Platinum 3D Print

Senegalese logistics and delivery company PAPS raises 45M led by 4DX Ventures and Orange

Nigerian B2B ecommerce platform Omnibiz raises millions to gain and retain retail customers

LetsTransport raises 135M to digitize and improve last mile logistics in India

TLcom Capital closes 71M Africa fund with plans to back 12 startups

Andela begins global expansion in 37 countries months after going remote across Africa

Egyptian ridesharing company Swvl plans to go public in a 15B SPAC merger

YCbacked HRpayroll provider Workpay raises 27M to scale in Africa

From InstaDeep to Paystack: Here are Africas biggest startup exits and how much they raised

Omidyar Network spins out its fintech investment arm as Flourish with up to 300 million