African Startups Win EUR 80K at Orange Social Ventures
Africa-Press - Botswana. African startups have claimed top honours at the 15th edition of the Orange Social Ventures Prize (OSVP), securing a total of...
FRA Extends Microfinance License Suspension Another Year
Africa-Press - Botswana. The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has extended the suspension of incorporation applications and preliminary approvals for companies seeking licenses in the...
Synnefa Secures Grant to Boost Kenyan Farmers’ Productivity
Africa-Press - Botswana. Kenyan agri-tech startup Synnefa has secured USD 300K in grant funding from the World Resources Institute’s Partnering for Green Growth and...
Iniubong Obonguko: from Phone Coding to Global Software
Africa-Press - Botswana. When Iniubong Obonguko wrote his first line of code, he was not sitting behind a powerful computer. He was typing on...
U.S.-Africa Renewable Energy Policy Alignment
Africa-Press - Botswana. The U.S. and Africa are strengthening ties in renewable energy to address shared goals: boosting investments, improving energy access, and supporting...
5 Partnership Models for Scaling Edtech in Africa
Africa-Press - Botswana. Africa faces major education challenges: low internet access (36%), teacher shortages, and limited resources. EdTech offers potential solutions, but scaling these...
Africa’S Circular Economy Sparks Innovation and Jobs
Africa-Press - Botswana. On the outskirts of Addis Ababa, 30-year-old Behailu Seboka, founder of Askema Engineering, manufactures brake pads using discarded materials from slaughterhouses....
Africhange Partners with Griffin for GBP Accounts
Africa-Press - Botswana. Africhange, a UK-licensed cross-border fintech platform, has partnered with Griffin, the UK’s leading bank for fintechs, to provide GBP bank accounts...
Kagiso Senior Robotics Club Takes on Global Challenge
Africa-Press - Botswana. A five-member team of aspiring robotics engineers from Kagiso Senior Secondary School in Ramotswa is in Panama City, South America, to...
AI Startup Velents.Ai Raises USD 1.5M for Arabic AI Employee
Africa-Press - Botswana. Velents.ai, an Egypt–Saudi Arabia-based artificial intelligence startup, has secured USD 1.5 million in funding to introduce Agent.sa, the first fully integrated...