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Technode

Alibaba’s Freshippo to shut down all warehouse-style membership stores by end of August

Freshippo logo on its office. Credit: Freshippo Freshippo, the Alibaba-owned grocery chain, will close all of its warehouse-style membership stores by the end of August, according […]
August 6th, 2025
WeeTracker

TikTok Tests Morality Guardrails in Egypt, State Threatens Clampdown

TikTok is facing a tight deadline of three months in Egypt to prove it can clean up its content and align with the country’s “societal and […]
August 6th, 2025
The Recursive

Ex-Credo Partner’s Kontext Raises Over €8M to Lead AI Chatbot Advertising Push

Czech-founded Kontext, an AI-powered contextual advertising platform, has officially come out of stealth mode with a $10 (€8.61) million seed round, positioning itself as strong player […]
August 6th, 2025
WeeTracker

SA’s TurnStay Raises USD 2 M Seed To Transform Africa’s Travel Payments

SA’s TurnStay Raises USD 2 M Seed To Transform Africa’s Travel Payments South African travel-focused fintech TurnStay has raised USD 2 M in seed funding to […]
August 6th, 2025
Wamda

F6 Group unveils F6 Ventures to propel seed-stage investments in MENA

Press release: F6 Group, a newly formed entity integrating venture capital and entrepreneurial support, announces its official launch, anchored by two powerful arms: F6 Ventures, a […]
August 6th, 2025
Tech Nova Ghana

Onafriq Unveils Card-to-Wallet Transfers in Ghana, Bridging Mobile Money and Card Payments

Onafriq, Africa’s largest digital payments network, has launched a new feature in Ghana enabling seamless transfers between prepaid cards and mobile money wallets — a move […]
August 6th, 2025
Wamda

Alaan raises $48 million Series A to transform spend management in MENA

Press release: Alaan, the Middle East’s leading AI-powered spend management platform, has raised $48 million in a Series A funding round. The round was led by […]
August 5th, 2025
TechCabal

Top Bolt and inDrive drivers earn over ₦1 million monthly amid growing discontent

Bolt, a leading ride-hailing platform in Africa, announced that its top 50 drivers in Nigeria earned an average of ₦9.6 million ($6,300) in the first half […]
August 5th, 2025
Techpoint Africa

Egypt gives TikTok three-month ultimatum as creators brace for tighter regulations

The news Egypt’s telecoms committee head has called for TikTok to change its moderation practices within three months. The move could affect local content creators who […]
August 5th, 2025
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