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Johnstone Kpilaakaa

Johnstone is a journalist covering innovation and social responses in Africa. He is 2024 MTN Media Innovation Fellow at School of Media and Communication, Pan-Atlantic University in Nigeria. He was formerly a senior reporter at Condia.
Spotlight

Flutterwave 3.0: New products, major rebrand as African fintech giant goes beyond payments

A few days after becoming Africa's most valuable startup, Flutterwave hosted a flagship event to unveil its major rebrand and also announce its prospect for the coming years.

Funding

MarketForce closes the largest Series A round in East and Central Africa

Retail payment startup, MarketForce has closed a $40 million Series A round led by V8 Capital Partners to scale merchant inventory financing through a BNPL offering

News

54gene to advance genomics research in Africa, awards $64,000 scholarship to 4 Africans

54gene has awarded scholarships to four African PhD candidates to advance genomics research on the continent.

Newsletter

BD Insider, Letter 101: Mara Phone’s controversies, Gozem expands to Cameroon

In the BD Insider, Letter 101, we covered Mara Phones’ demise in South Africa and the controversies, Gozem expansion into Cameroon.

News

YC-backed CrowdForce secures $3.6 million to strengthen agency banking in Nigeria

CrowdForce has raised $3.6m pre-series-A to increase access to cash for rural communities in Nigeria.

News

Abiola Bonuola launches a Tech PR agency to amplify the stories of the African ecosystem

Abiola Bonuola, a Nigerian PR Consultant has launched Abiola Bonuola Communications (ABCs), an agency to cater for the public relations needs of African startups, investment firms and tech entrepreneurs.

News

roHealth teams up with PayCentre to provide health insurance coverage in Nigeria

Nigerian healthtech startup, roHealth will provide 80,000 agents of PayCentre, Nigeria’s foremost Agent Banking Services provider with access to affordable and high-quality health insurance plans on its platform

Opinion

Recap of #BDxEOGeneralistSpace: How to build a career as a startup generalist

Generalists often find their path late, and they juggle many interests rather than focusing on one. They’re also more creative, more agile, and able to make connections their more specialized peers can’t see.

Spotlight

Alternatives to Spotify and Apple Music: African music streaming platforms

Spotify is a pioneer in music streaming and is arguably the best-known service, Apple Music runs second to Spotify in terms of subscribers. However, there are African-focused music streaming platforms that you can explore.

News

Remedial Health secures $1 million to drive efficiency in Africa’s Pharmaceutical sector

Nigeria's Remedial Health has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding to digitize and drive efficiency in Africa's pharmaceutical sector.

Newsletter

BD Insider, Letter 100: The yin and yang of digitising Africa’s informal retail sector

BD Insider, Letter 100 explores the ying and yang of digitising Africa's informal sector, the Central Bank of Kenya's plan to adopt digital currencies.

News

Update VAT records by Feb. 25 — Facebook asks Nigerian advertisers

Facebook has instructed its Nigerian advertisers to update their Value Added Tax, VAT records to the site on or before February 25, 2022, or risk not having their adverts displayed on the platform.

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