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Qotto, a solar kits provider with operations in Burkina Faso and Benin, has raised $8 million in a Series A equity-debt round led by the IBL group, a billion-dollar conglomerate…

Cleantech Qotto embarks on growth plan backed by $8M funding

Automotive e-commerce company Autochek has expanded to new markets in Africa after acquiring CoinAfrique, a classified ad marketplace, nearly two months after the Nigerian startup acquired Moroccan auto marketplace KIFAL…

Autochek acquires CoinAfrique to grow its footprint in Francophone Africa

A McKinsey and Co. study suggests that while sub-Saharan Africa has the potential to increase (even triple) its agricultural output and overall contribution to the economy, the sector remains untapped…

Ghanaian agtech Farmerline to use new funding to strengthen its infrastructure, help farmers create wealth

Gozem, a super app that provides a host of services — including transport, e-commerce and financial services in Francophone Africa — has raised $5 million in Series A financing, the…

Francophone African super app Gozem grabs $5M to expand and offer more services

When Nicole Poindexter left the energy efficiency focused startup, Opower a few months after the company’s public offering, she wasn’t sure what would come next. At the time, in 2014,…

Could developing renewable energy micro-grids make Energicity Africa’s utility of the future?

DHL has expanded its DHL Africa eShop business to 13 additional markets, upping the presence of the global shipping company’s e-commerce platform to 34 African countries. DHL went live with…

DHL expands Africa eShop online retail app to 34 countries

A drone revolution is coming to sub-Saharan Africa. Countries across the continent are experimenting with this 21st century technology as a way to leapfrog decades of neglect of 20th century…

African experiments with drone technologies could leapfrog decades of infrastructure neglect
Hardware

Have fun with a Beninese scammer

1:55 pm PST • November 15, 2007

Hey, guys. If you’re bored at work today, I have a fun little game we can play. I posted some Ikea dressers on Craigslist in New York and sold them…