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Pan-African e-tailer Jumia grows 3Q revenue, e-payments and losses – TechCrunch

Pan-African e-commerce startup Jumia released its third-quarter financial results today. The numbers and presentation reflected some of the same past…

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Solar based ISP startup Tizeti launches 4G LTE network in Nigeria – TechCrunch

Nigerian internet service provider Tizeti has launched its first 4G LTE network. The Y-Combinator backed startup — that uses solar…

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Goldman leads $30M Twiga raise, China grows tech influence, Jumia weathers lockup-expiry – TechCrunch

Kenya’s Twiga Foods raised a total of $30 million in October from lenders and investors led by Goldman Sachs. This…

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Bosun Tijani talks strategy as CEO of Africa’s new largest tech hub – TechCrunch

With CcHub‘s acquisition of iHub in September, Nigerian Bosun Tijani is at the helm of (arguably) the largest tech network…

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Africa can list more gazelles at home than unicorn IPOs abroad – TechCrunch

At the recent TechCrunch Disrupt SF, Senegalese VC investor Marieme Diop suggested that Silicon Valley’s unicorn IPO model might not…

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CcHub’s iHub acquisition, Andela’s $50M run-rate and layoffs, Transsion’s IPO – TechCrunch

Two of Africa’s powerhouse tech incubators joined forces in September. Nigerian innovation center and seed-fund CcHub acquired Nairobi based iHub. The…

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DHL expands Africa eShop online retail app to 34 countries – TechCrunch

DHL has expanded its DHL Africa eShop business to 13 additional markets, upping the presence of the global shipping company’s…

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