Jumia Jumia's share price
Nov 20, 2019
Jumia Has Lost Its Unicorn Status, May Pivot To Fintech
Kanyi Maqubela
Nov 19, 2019
‘We Believe Demographics Are Destiny’: Kanyi Maqubela Launches $56M Kindred Ventures Fund To Form Startups And Fund Them
Alexa
Nov 19, 2019
Researchers Say They Can Hack Alexa, Google Home Or Siri With A Laser
NewME Bootcamp
Nov 19, 2019
NewME Bootcamp Lands $1.2 Million to Train 100 Black Founders in 2020
Burna Boy
Nov 19, 2019
Nigerian Pop Star Burna Boy Finds Success In The U.S. On His Own Terms
Fintech firm
Nov 19, 2019
Africa-Focused Fintech Firm Raises $40M From Chinese Backers, Launches In Nigeria
broadband speeds Bank of America cloud computing Corporate Debt
Nov 19, 2019
Amazon To Launch Cloud Computing Services In Kenya In 2020
Dinwiddie
Nov 18, 2019
Will The NBA Welcome ‘Fantasy Sports On Steroids?’
optical fiber
Nov 18, 2019
Angola Cables, Nokia Trial 1st Africa-U.S. Optical Fiber Link
solar energy firm
Nov 18, 2019
Ghanaian Solar Firm Continues West African Expansion With Mali Launch
Ethereum
Nov 18, 2019
Facebook Shouldn’t Be Driving Libra Cryptocurrency Project, Ethereum Co-Founder Says
WeWork
Nov 15, 2019
WeWork Is Facing SEC Inquiry Into Possible Rule Violations
social media trends Apple tapped
Nov 14, 2019
Instagram Plans To Test Hiding ‘Likes’ In The U.S. Starting This Week
Bermuda
Nov 14, 2019
Bermuda Premier David Burt On Stablecoins, Crypto And Blockchain
Facebook valuation
Nov 14, 2019
‘Can’t Wait To Never Use It’: Facebook Introduces Competitor To Apple Pay And Venmo. Twitter Responds
Interswitch African tech startups
Nov 14, 2019
Nigerian Fintech Firm Interswitch Acquires Healthcare Startup
Zimbabwean currency
Nov 13, 2019
Zimbabwe Ends U.S. Dollar Circulation: Issues New Local Currency For 1st Time In A Decade
code switcher
Nov 13, 2019
Born In Gabon, Advising Energy Giants Around The World: Lessons From A Serious Code Switcher
CES
Nov 12, 2019
No Black Keynote Speakers Yet For CES 2020, But They’re Piloting Facial Recognition Tech For Badge Pickup
Facebook contractors
Nov 12, 2019
Facebook Empowers Racism Against Its Black Employees
helium producer
Nov 12, 2019
Sub-Sahara’s Only Helium Producer Plans To Tap Into $4B Global Helium Market
Schumer
Nov 12, 2019
New York Congressman Peter King Retires: Leading Democrat Sen. Schumer Loves Him, Black America Hates Him
building collapse
Nov 12, 2019
After A Building Collapse Killed 1,100+ In Bangladesh, Many Large U.S. Firms Pledged To Avoid Dangerous Factories. Not Amazon
Interswitch
Nov 12, 2019
Visa Pays $200M For 20-Percent Stake In Interswitch, Mitchell Elegbe’s African Fintech Unicorn, 2020 IPO Planned
smallholder farmer
Nov 12, 2019
Silicon Valley VC Firm Leads $13M Funding In African Smallholder Farmer Network
Twitter
Nov 11, 2019
Former Twitter Employees Charged With Spying For Saudi Arabia By Digging Into The Accounts Of Kingdom Critics
failure
Nov 11, 2019
3 Black Startups On Why They Failed And How They Came Back Stronger