The agency welcomes a new eight-member board, to maximise its mandate of tech innovation and commercialisation.
As the start-up goes global, it builds a diverse team in different locations to boost investor confidence.
The home-grown data-free messaging app introduces a commerce feature to allow businesses to send and receive money.
The fintech start-up will expand into the rest of Africa after a $4 million oversubscribed seed funding round.
An estimated 500 000 SMEs in Middle East and Africa will be able to accept payments through a smartphone.
The local HR software start-up eyes African growth after securing funding from venture capital firm Knife Capital.
The funding will allow the start-up to expand and scale its talent and tech, and grow its customer base.
Start-up Acts are the next form of policy innovation in Africa, says the World Economic Forum.
The candidates will receive €10 000 in grant funding and three months of technical support, as part of the Women Entrepreneurship for Africa programme.
Business growth solutions company Fetola invites green start-ups to apply for its 18-month Circular Economy Accelerator programme.
Rising data breaches and stringent compliance mandates add pressure on SMEs to protect sensitive data wherever it resides.