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Yodawy secures $16M Series B to drive e-pharmacy adoption in Africa

To drive e-pharmacy adoption in Africa and the Middle East, Yodawy has secured $16 million in a Series B round co-led by Delivery Hero Ventures and Global Ventures.

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Supreme Court suspends Nigeria’s demonetisation process

Following a lawsuit by three Northern governors challenging the Naira redesign, Nigeria's Supreme Court has temporarily halted the enforcement of the Feb. 10 Naira swap deadline.

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Flutterwave expands into North Africa

Nigerian fintech, Flutterwave has obtained payment services provider and payments facilitator licenses from the National Bank of Egypt.

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Nine months after launch, Hytch shuts down following failed fundraising attempt

Nigerian logistics startup, Hytch has shut down barely nine months after it commenced operations with a ride-hailing offering, then fulfilment.

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Zinox Technologies will supply digital assistants for Nigeria’s 2023 census

The Federal Government of Nigeria has awarded an ₦85 billion contract to Zinox Technologies to supply digital assistants for the 2023 national census.

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Egypt’s Gameball secures $3.5M seed to double down on its CRM offering

Egypt-based Gameball has closed a $3.5 million Seed round led by 500 Global, P1 Ventures and Launch Africa, to accelerate product commercialisation, accelerate enterprise customer acquisition and strategic hiring.

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Partech Africa II reaches oversubscribed first close at $262M

Doubling down on the success of its first pan-African fund, Partech has secured $262 million for the first close of its second Africa fund.

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Endeavor Nigeria appoints Ireayomide Oladunjoye as its MD & CEO

Ireayomide Oladunjoye has been appointed as the managing director and CEO of Endeavor Nigeria.

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Flutterwave cleared of fraud allegations in Kenya

About seven months later, Nigerian fintech, Flutterwave has been cleared of money laundering charges in Kenya.

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DRC’s first open-access data centre will commence initial operations in Q2 2023

OADC Kinshasa is a strategic element of digital infrastructure for the DRC, which the World Bank reports as being one of the most underdeveloped digital economies in Africa.

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In Malawi, mobile money users get scammed of about $117K monthly

According to Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority, cybercriminals steal about $117,000 via mobile money transfers every month.

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South African digital lender Lulalend secures $35M series B

Lulalend, a South African digital lender has raised a $35 million series B, to launch a digital bank for SMEs

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