It’s another exciting episode of AfriTech Verified! In this month’s episode, our host, Tosin Omowole spoke to Suleman Sule, Director of Pharmacy Services at Field Intelligence, an African health tech company transforming the role of technology, business, and supply chain to improve healthcare systems in Africa. Suleman leads the Nigerian operations at Field with his 13 plus years of experience in Nigeria’s health sector. Field Intelligence was established in 2015 to help transform Africa’s healthcare systems. The company uses live practical data to build-out sustainable and efficient supply chains to improve healthcare access across Africa. From research in the field, the company has developed systems and tools for health workers to improve the quality of care for patients.  Credit: Andela We are officially in the final three months of the year. As usual, we have another news roundup for you. We explore Andela’s unicorn status, M-Pesa’s popular status, and Flutterwave’s partnership with MTN, amongst others. Here’s the roundup.
 Image Credits: Opera OPay Nigeria Hey guys. We have another roundup for you, just in case you missed all the juicy African tech news from the month of August. In this article we explore Africa’s latest unicorn, Flutterwave in the US, and Duolingo in South Africa, amongst others. Here’s the roundup.
Africa’s Latest Unicorn A ‘unicorn’ is a privately held start-up company valued at over $1 billion, and Africa has its latest one - fintech company and super-app, OPay. OPay has recently reached a $2b valuation, making the company the latest unicorn on the continent and the quickest to reach the coveted status in Africa.  We are pleased to announce that we are working with Lion’s Head Global Partners to highlight and support some of the most innovative early-stage clean energy startups coming out of Sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this partnership is to assist Africa’s clean energy tech entrepreneurs in achieving their full potential, to empower diverse perspectives to contribute to the international discussion of Net Zero and the Extinction Rebellion and to spotlight the development of globally relevant innovative technology from African startups.
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