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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.
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Duplo secures $1.3 million to create payment infrastructure for B2B business

Nigerian fintech, Duplo has raised $1.3 million pre-seed fund to digitise payment flows for B2B companies

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BasiGo gets $4.3 million to enable the adoption of electric vehicles in Kenya

Three months after its launch, BasiGo, a Kenya-based electric vehicle (EV) startup has closed $4.3 million in seed funding to accelerate clean-energy mass transit vehicles in Kenya.

Opinion

Recap of Hub One’s Epic Hour with Benjamin Dada on digital media and growth

Benjamin Dada shares insights on how startups can leverage social media for growth at the February edition of Hub One's Epic Hour.

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Mecho Autotech secures $2.15 million seed fund to expand vehicle maintenance and repair services

Mecho Autotech, a Nigerian vehicle repair and maintenance startup has closed a $2.15 million seed round.

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Guaranty Trust Holding Company acquires Investment One Funds Management

Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) has concluded the acquisition of the 100% equity stake in Investment One Pension Managers Limited (IOPM) and Investment One Funds Management Limited (IOFM).

Spotlight

Books tech professionals should read in 2022

We curated books that tech professionals — engineers, marketers, entrepreneurs, designers — will find interesting.

Insider

BD Insider, Letter 99: Nestcoin partners Zuri Team to train Web3 developers in Africa

BD Insider, Letter 99 covers Nestcoin's plan to train web3 developers, Meta's worst trading week in history and the appointment of Emeka Oparah's appointment as the Vice President of Communication at Airtel Africa.

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Afrilearn to offer free primary and secondary education for Nigerians

Afrilearn, an edtech startup has announced that its mobile app can be accessed for free by primary and secondary school students across Nigeria and beyond.

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Ukheshe Technologies achieves Level One B-BBEE rating in South Africa

Ukheshe Technologies, a pan-African fintech startup has significantly improved its Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) performance.

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Kenyan wealth-tech startup, Ndovu launches in Nairobi

Ndovu, a wealth-tech startup, has officially launched today in Nairobi, Kenya.

Events

Epic Hour to discuss how digital media can drive growth for startups

The February 2022 edition of Epic Hour slated to hold on the 4th of February is tagged "leveraging digital media to drive growth for startups" with Benjamin Dada and David I Adeleke as guests.

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AltSchool Africa secures $1 million to train entry-level tech talents in Africa

AltSchool Africa has secured $1 million in its pre-seed funding to train entry-level tech talent in Africa.

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