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Why Quality Cyberattacks Are Getting More Profitable For Cybercriminals

ByAmir Kanaan January 17, 2022April 20, 2022

7 min read

Cybercriminal logic differs little from that of common criminals – both are inspired by the idea of getting more for…

Letter From The Editor-in-Chief

ByCarol Odero January 14, 2022January 17, 2022

3 min read

potential /pə(ʊ)ˈtɛnʃ(ə)l/ having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future. Similar: possible, likely, prospective, future, probable,…

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Nigeria’s SeamlessHR Raises $10m Series A Funding

ByCarol Odero January 12, 2022

4 min read

A year after they announced their seed round, Nigeria’s Seamless HR has raised $10m in their Series A funding round….

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Nigeria’s EdTech Start-Up Teesas Secures $1.6 Million Pre-Seed Funding

ByHannatu-Favour January 5, 2022January 5, 2022

3 min read

Another Nigerian edtech startup, Teesas, just successfully closed a $1.6 million pre-seed funding round. This came about in the same…

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Egyptian FinTech Sympl Raises $6m 2 Months After Soft Launch

ByAhmed Yasser January 5, 2022January 5, 2022

3 min read

Sympl, an Egyptian fintech startup, managed to raise $6 million funds only two months after its soft launch. The majority…

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Nigerian Tech Start-Up MAX Secures $31 Million

ByHannatu-Favour January 5, 2022January 5, 2022

3 min read

Mobility tech startup MetroAfrica Xpress Inc., popularly called MAX, has secured $31 million in Series B funding as it drives…

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Egypt’s e-Commerce Transactions Amount To $5b In 2021

ByAhmed Yasser December 29, 2021May 6, 2023

3 min read

According to Sherif Makhlouf, CEO of consulting firm BOOST and Egyptian Junior Businessmen Association (EJB) member, Egypt’s e-commerce transactions reached…