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Google has quietly added DuckDuckGo as a search engine option for Chrome users in 60 markets

Zedcrest launches 10 million emergency fund for African startups

African climate startups set to gain ground as VC funding shifts their way

Ghanaian fintech Dash raises 328M seed to build connected wallets for Africans

Daily Crunch: With 250M Series D fintech Flutterwave becomes Africas highestvalued startup

SunCulture wants to turn Africa into the worlds next bread basket one solar water pump at a time

Identitypass an identity verification API for Africa raises 28M seed funding

African ecommerce startup Jumia files for IPO on NYSE

Operas OPay still plans Africa expansion on Nigerian super app

OffGridBox raises 16M to charge and hydrate rural Africa with its allinone installations

Egyptian fintech Paymob raises 50M led by PayPal Ventures and Kora Capital

The Sun Exchange raises 3M for crypto driven solar power in Africa

Sokowatch rebrands to Wasoko as it raises 125M Series B from Tiger Global and Avenir

Nigeria lifts ban on Twitter says the social media giant has met conditions

3D Printing News Briefs July 6 2024: Resellers Government Grants More

Identity verification company Youverify extends seed funding to 25M as it expands across Africa

Healthcare wearables level up with new moves from Apple and Alphabet

African edtech startup uLesson raises 15M backed by Nielsen Ventures and Tencent

Kenyabased fintech 4G Capital to scale lending after raising 185M from Lightrock

Sendy conducts second round of layoffs 20 of its remaining staff affected

PalmPay raised 100M Series A last August claims to have 5 million users

Kenyan B2B ecommerce platform Marketforce cut about 9 of staff in reorganization strategy

Productive solar technologies draw investors as global offgrid solar sector funding slumps

MaxAB the Egyptian B2B food and grocery delivery startup raises 40M for expansion

Africa focused Andela cuts 400 staff as it confirms 50M in revenue

African financial technology startups move beyond payment services

Kenya suspends Worldcoin scans over security privacy and financial concerns

Chinas growing digital influence in Africa

Xetova exploring market data gaps in Africa to boost trade insight access

QED makes its first African investment backing Nigerian fintech TeamApt in 50M deal

Tickets on sale now for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa 2018

Africa Roundup: Trumps Nigeria ban Pagas acquisition and raises Fluterwave 35M Sendy 20M

Nigerian shared mobility startup Shuttlers raises 16M plans panAfrican expansion

Got questions for the builder of the largest farmertofarmer network Kenny Ewan is joining us on TNW Answers

Nigerian fintech Grey gets backing from Y Combinator

Egypts YFS gets 7M to scale its ondemand logistics and delivery business across MENA

Egyptian healthtech Almouneer raises 36M to scale its platform for treating diabetes and obesity

Parisbased VC Breega hits first close of 75M Africa fund to back preseed and seed startups

PayGo solar startup Yellow raises 14 million to scale in africa

Africa Roundup: Visa connects to MPesa Flutterwave enters ecommerce

Cryptocurrency payments key to lowering crossborder remittance charges and boosting microwork uptake in Africa study shows

Nigerias Kwik gets 2M to add financial services to its lastmile delivery offerings

Visa takes a swipe in fintech builds new online marketplace

Consumer finance app Djamo eyes Francophone Africa expansion backed by new 14M round

Nigerian embedded finance platform Anchor raises 24M to expand product offerings

Tech firms face higher levies as Kenya plans to double digital service tax

Nigeria is becoming Africas unofficial tech capital

EV conversion startup Opibus raises 75M to start bus and motorcycle mass production

SVBled 100M investment makes Chipper Cash Africas most valuable startup

EV startup BasiGo debuts in Nairobi after 1 million preseed funding