Naspers is increasing its investment in Takealot to compete with Amazon — and other top stories

Here are the top stories in Africa and the Middle East we are tracking today – January 11, 2024.

  • Woven Finance, a Lagos-based fintech startup is shutting down its operations
  • Liquidity Group is raising $200 million for its sixth debt fund
  • Israeli digital bank One Zero is laying off 10% of its workforce
  • Bolt Kenya Safety Toolkit has a new feature that reports offline payment
  • Naspers is increasing its investment in Takealot to compete with Amazon