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    Thursday News Roundup: Must be awards season in Africa

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    Ibukun Taiwo
    135 months ago
    Thursday News Roundup: Must be awards season in Africa

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    Fingers crossed. Two awards, with prize money that’s nothing to scoff at, a strategic move by a telco group of companies and other corporate shenanigans. Here’s what you may have missed today.

    She Leads Africa using People’s Choice nominations for its 2015 Entrepreneur Showcase
    This is a first. She Leads Africa hands over voting duties to the public tasking them with deciding the top finalists for their 2015 Entrepreneur Showcase through the People’s Choice Award. Duh, it’s called People’s Choice for a reason.

    South Africa’s 702/Capetalk is taking nominations for its Small Business Awards

    Sage One, the accounting and payroll services prodiver partners with South African Radio  station 702, to sponsor this year’s award competition for small businesses in South Africa.

    Huge Group is planning acquisitions in the USD 100 million range. That’s a lot of money.

    It’s for consolidation, says the telco. Okay. It’s still a lot of money.

    Impact Hub is opening in Rwanda, Ghana, Mali and Sudan
    The Vienna-based business incubator is looking to spread its tentacles even further. A branch in Rwanda next month will be followed by branches in Ghana, Mali and Sudan.

    Is Supermart transitioning to B2B with its wholesale store? We do some digging

    Some investigation into what exactly Supermart.ng is doing with its new wholesale store. They still got their eyes on the prize. And it’s not really B2B.

    Powertel puts the naysayers to rest. “We’re not broke”

    Responding to allegations that they are having financial problems, the internet access provider refutes the Auditor General’s claims.

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    We review the long expected king of the PC, Windows 10. Nuff said.

     

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  • Tanzania’s Amsons offers $182.89m to acquire Kenya’s Bamburi Cement from Swiss firm
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    Tanzania’s Amsons offers $182.89m to acquire Kenya’s Bamburi Cement from Swiss firm

    Adonijah Ndege
    19 months ago
  • Nigerian cloud provider hit with ransomware attack as government agency works to “swiftly resolve incident”
    Cropped shot of an unidentifiable hacker using a laptop late at night. Image Source: Bloomberg.
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    Nigerian cloud provider hit with ransomware attack as government agency works to “swiftly resolve incident”

    Ganiu Oloruntade
    19 months ago
  • “Our vision is now global,” says Nigeria’s Access Holdings as it begins $233 million capital raise
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    “Our vision is now global,” says Nigeria’s Access Holdings as it begins $233 million capital raise

    Ganiu Oloruntade 19 months ago
  • EdTech funding decline takes centerstage at Mastercard Foundation conference
    A panel on investment challenges and opportunities in African EdTech. L-R: Nene Diallo,Regional Partner Access to Finance, Mastercard Foundation; Isaac Nyangolo, Co-Founder and CEO, Zeraki; Tochukwu Ezeukwu, Regional Director, AVPA; and Ruth Wairimu, Investment Manager, Acumen Fund
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    EdTech funding decline takes centerstage at Mastercard Foundation conference

    Joseph Olaoluwa 19 months ago
  • As cholera cases mount in Nigeria, this website wants to keep you safe
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    As cholera cases mount in Nigeria, this website wants to keep you safe

    Faith Omoniyi 19 months ago
  • Mastercard Foundation conference spotlights Africa’s edtech startups
    Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communication, Innovation, and Digital Economy is joined on a panel by Joseph Nsengimana, director, Mastercard Foundation & Robert Hawkins, Senior Education Specialist, the World Bank at the Mastercard Foundation Edtech Conference
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    Mastercard Foundation conference spotlights Africa’s edtech startups

    Frank Eleanya 19 months ago

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