KENYA – Glovo, an on-demand Spanish delivery platform, has appointed Caroline Mutuku as general manager of its operating unit in Kenya, to steer the company…
SOUTH AFRICA – South African giant retailer Shoprite has received the green light from the Competition Tribunal to acquire the Massmart stores it had been…
EGYPT – Egyptian startup SIDEUP, which provides a suite of services for e-commerce businesses, has raised US$1.2 million in seed funding from regional and global…
KENYA – Former Jumia executive, Sam Chappattea, has officially launched a new e-commerce platform dubbed “Kapu” that enables Kenyans to buy groceries at lower prices,…
EGYPT – OneOrder, Egyptian online one-stop shop that provides food supplies to hotels, restaurants and cafes, has raised US$3 million seed funding led by Nclude…