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Bruce Nsereko-Lule joins Seedstars Africa Ventures as a General Partner

Seedstars Africa Ventures, an early-stage fund for startups in the African region, today announced that Bruce Nsereko-Lule has joined the team full-time as a General Partner based in Nairobi.

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Nigerian government suspends 5% excise duty on telecoms

The Federal Government of Nigeria has suspended the implementation of the proposed 5% excise duty charge on telecom services in the country.

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Nigeria might partner with Binance to drive blockchain technology adoption

The Nigerian Government plans to establish virtual free trade zones for service exports alongside Binance and Talent City.

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Egypt’s Carzami secures pre-seed fund, targets $30M revenue by 2024

Carzami has closed an undisclosed pre-seed round led by Contact Financial Holding

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Metaverse Magna lands $3.2M seed to build Africa’s largest crypto gaming community

Metaverse Magna (MVM) has secured a $3.2 million seed fund to build Africa's largest gaming decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs).

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Vodacom rolls out the first ever 5G service in Tanzania

Vodacom Tanzania has become the first telecom to launch the 5G service in Tanzania on September 1.

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Allison+Partners acquires African-tech PR agency, CMM

C. Moore Media International Public Relations (CMM), an African-focused tech PR agency has been acquired by Allison+Partners in an undisclosed deal.

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CBN grants Flutterwave a switching and processing license

Flutterwave has been granted a Switching and Processing License by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

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MFS Africa to expand into Nigeria

In June when MFS Africa raised a Series C extension, the fintech company disclosed that it will expand into Nigeria as part of its pan-African expansion plan.

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Duplo secures $4.3M seed funding to transform B2B payments in Nigeria

Duplo has raised $4.3 million in seed funding to launch new products and expand into new business verticals in Nigeria.

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Zapper partners Stitch to offer one-click payments in South Africa

Zapper, a South African mobile payments company has partnered with payments and data API fintech Stitch (via LinkPay—a one-click payments product) to enable Zapper users to make instant electronic funds transfer (ETF) payments with a click.

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Why is Risevest’s CEO stepping down?

Eke Urum, Risevest's CEO has stepped down indefinitely due to allegations of sexual and non-sexual misconduct.

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