What Happens to Gabon's Tech Ecosystem After the Latest Coup?
Uber launches electric bikes in Kenya and South Africa is building gigawatt battery factory
What’s happened this Week:
Uber has launched its new electric bike fleet in Kenya
Fintech migration platform Vesti launches in Ghana
and more!
This week, Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba, was ousted in a military coup and has been placed under house arrest. Ali Bongo had recently won the country’s election and was set to continue his rule for the 14th consecutive year.
This latest coup is the sixth successful coup in Africa since 2020.
With this coup, we take a look at how this might affect the country’s tech ecosystem
In The News This Week:
Migration Fintech Platform Vesti Launches In Ghana
Vesti, a leading migration fintech company has announced its official launch in Ghana. The platform launches with an extensive suite of migration and financial services for migrants.
Bboxx And Spiro Announce Partnership To Accelerate Africa’s EV Transition
Bboxx, a data-driven super platform has announced a new partnership with Spiro, the largest Electric Vehicle (EV) company in Africa, to accelerate and democratise the continent’s clean mobility transition.
hapaSpace To Host AfriConEU Bootcamp In Kumasi From 19th to 21st September
The AfriConEU Bootcamp, an initiative under the EU Horizon 2020 project, is set to land from the 19th to the 21st of September in Kumasi at the hapaSpace premises.
In the rest of the news:
WhatsApp Launches Native MacOS App That Allows for Video Calls for Up To 32 People
South Africa Starts Construction Of Africa’s First Dedicated Gigawatt Battery Factory
Africa Ecosystem Funding Activity
MEST Africa Challenge Startup Pitch Competition Applications Open
SA insurtech startup LeaseSurance raises $161k seed funding to drive growth, innovation - Disrupt Africa
Hub network AfriLabs welcomes 16 new members, expands to Eswatini - Disrupt Africa
Nigerian logistics startup Kwik launches e-commerce fulfillment service - Disrupt Africa
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