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agri-techSouth African agricultural inputs producer Afrikelp has been acquired by Spain-based Sustainable Agro Solutions Group (SAS Group), giving the international agricultural biosolutions company access to seaweed-based crop technology, harvesting rights and customers in more than 55 markets.
start-upsUS-based Aries Media Ventures has launched its first investment fund focused on media-technology startups serving sub-Saharan Africa, making initial investments in three businesses working across creator marketing, event commerce and venue bookings.
fintechMastercard and Moovn Technologies have signed a five-year strategic agreement to expand digital payment services across East Africa, integrating card payments, digital wallets, merchant transactions and cross-border transfers into Moovn’s platforms.
start-upsSouth African education technology incubator Injini has launched a two-year programme to support 10 early-stage startups developing solutions that connect young people to employment and income opportunities.
artificial-intelligenceOpenAI has introduced a new privacy feature that allows ChatGPT users to lock individual conversations behind a four-digit PIN or supported biometric authentication, keeping selected chats out of their regular conversation history.
agricultureSwami Agri needs somewhere to keep its potatoes and onions after harvest, and enough electricity to run those facilities. The Senegalese agricultural company is putting $52.2 million in new financing towards both.
start-upsA property buyer who runs into financial trouble has a difficult decision to make. Keep paying for a home that is becoming unaffordable, or try to get out of the deal without losing too much of the money already paid
News & OpinionIsuzu’s Rugby World Cup Partnership Aligns Reliability on the Road with the Demands of a Tough Sport
sme-sA business owner in Freetown who wants to open a shop, supply goods to companies or start a transport service has paperwork to sort out before trading.
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