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Meet the inaugural cohort of Google for Startups Accelerator for African female-led startups

Fifteen startups from eight African countries have been selected for the inaugural cohort of the Google for Startups Accelerator for African female-led startups.

How these African female founders navigate co-founder relationships

Research shows that 65% of all startups will fail because of co-founder tension, these African female founders; Juliet Odumosu and Ijeoma Akwiwu, talk about how they manage co-founder relationships.

Inside the implementation of the Nigeria Startup Act

Its four months since Nigeria's president assented to the country's startup act, and only 32% of states in the country have indicated interest to domesticate the Act.

Nigerian e-commerce startup Alerzo lays off 15% of its workforce

Alerzo, a Nigeria-based B2B e-commerce startup has laid off 15% of its workforce. This is coming seven months after the company downsized its team of 2000 by 5% due to performance-related issues and digitisation of some responsibilities.

BD Insider: A timeline of Nigeria’s 2023 demonetisation policy

Letter 152 examines Nigeria's 2023 demonetisation policy, MFS Africa's plan for cross-border mobile money transfers in Africa and Namibia's residence by investment program.

Flutterwave was not hacked and no user lost any funds, says CEO

Contrary to several media reports, Flutterwave's co-founder and CEO, Olugbenga Agboola says the company's account was not hacked and no users' fund was lost.

Western Union teams up with MFS Africa to enable cross-border mobile money transfers in Africa

MFS Africa has entered into a partnership with Western Union. The partnership will enable funds to be sent from countries around the world to mobile wallets across Africa.

Since 2021, Google has backed 110 African startups through the Black Founders Fund

Black-led startups globally accounted for 0.5% of the venture capital funding in 2020, according to Google. To bridge this gap, the big tech firm launched the Black Founders Fund (BFF) in 2020 across Africa, Europe, South America and North America.

SafiriSalama.com is helping Kenyans to digitally plan and manage funerals

Kenyan funeraltech startup, SafiriSalama.com is pioneering the digitisation of the country's end-of-life industry which is estimated to be worth $450 million (KShs 56 billion) annually.

Will Nigeria’s “digital census” be different from INEC’s poor tech?

Nigeria is holding its first digital census this month. This article looks at the failure of Nigeria's most technologically advanced election and what it means for the forthcoming census in the country.

Kobo360 joins Flutterwave, Wave in the list of top YC-backed startups in Africa

You can monetize your TikTok account through brand partnerships, live-streaming, creator fund, selling merchandise and affiliate marketing

Flutterwave’s ~$51 million released by Kenyan authorities

Kenyan authorities have unfrozen KSh6.6 billion (~$51 million) belonging to African fintech unicorn, Flutterwave.