The Gamble: Can Genetically Modified Mosquitoes End Disease?
A female Anopheles mosquito, marked with fluorescent powder, under a microscope in a field laboratory on the island of Príncipe. Only female mosquitoes bite humans,...
China Uses ‘Deceptive’ Methods to Sow Disinformation, U.S. Says
The State Department reports that China is using various methods, including buying stakes in media organizations and using social media, to spread propaganda....
Why PE firm Alitheia is banking on women in Africa
Why PE firm Alitheia is banking on women in Africa African women-founders find it incredibly hard to raise capital from private markets, and even banks,...
Meta and moderators agree to mediation on labor dispute
Meta and moderators agree to mediation on labor dispute Content moderators suing Meta and its former content review partner in Africa, Sama, for alleged unlawful...
Moniepoint cleared to acquire Kenyan fintech Kopo Kopo
Moniepoint cleared to acquire Kenyan fintech Kopo Kopo The competition regulator in Kenya has given Moniepoint, the Nigerian fintech that provides business payments and banking...
Twiga lays off 33% of its staff, disbands in-house delivery and introduces logistics marketplace
Twiga lays off 33% of its staff, disbands in-house delivery and introduces logistics marketplace Twiga will conduct another round of layoffs to keep its business...
Zanifu raises $11.2M to scale its inventory financing offering in Kenya
Zanifu raises $11.2M to scale its inventory financing offering in Kenya Zanifu, a Kenyan fintech providing inventory financing to micro, small and medium-sized businesses, has...
Founders Factory Africa to deploy $114M using learnings from past programs
Founders Factory Africa to deploy $114M using learnings from past programs This week, South African early-stage accelerator and investor Founders Factory Africa (FFA) raised $114...
Jumia expects losses not to exceed $100M this year, per Q3 financials
Jumia expects losses not to exceed $100M this year, per Q3 financials In the first quarter of 2023, we reported that Jumia recorded its lowest...
Worldcoin ignored initial order to stop iris scans in Kenya, records show
Worldcoin ignored initial order to stop iris scans in Kenya, records show Months before Kenya finally banned iris scans by Sam Altman’s crypto startup Worldcoin,...