Innovate Africa launches Angel Fund for early-stage startups
Andersen Global launches firms in Nigeria, South Africa
Andersen Global has added valuation capabilities in Africa and strengthened its overall regional coverage through the addition of two new collaborating firms – Nelson Thorpe Alonge in Nigeria, and Valeo ... read more.
Kenya positions itself as a key player in the African drone revolution
African drones are set to take off in a big way, with Kenya leading the charge in the drone revolution. With a global Unmanned Aircraft Systems market size projected to reach $43 billion by next year, the Elevate Africa UAS ... read more.
BankservAfrica and UnionPay International partner to enhance e-Commerce transactions in Africa
BankservAfrica and?UnionPay International have joined forces?to facilitate easier and safer e-Commerce transactions for UPI cardholders across?Africa's?online merchants. UnionPay operates in 50 African ... read more.
Empowering rural prosperity: Juhudi Kilimo’s dynamic journey with Google Workspace and Incentro
Juhudi Kilimo is a microfinance institution dedicated to improving the livelihoods of rural smallholder farmers and micro-entrepreneurs. Juhudi’s mission revolves around providing wealth-creating financial solutions that ... read more.
[Rwanda] Bboxx partners with TotalEnergies to scale clean cooking access
Bboxx has partnered with TotalEnergies Marketing Rwanda to scale Liquid Petroleum Gas clean cooking in and beyond Kigali, Rwanda. The partnership follows a successful pilot ... read more.
Innovate Africa launches with $2.5m Angel Fund for early-stage startups
Innovate Africa, an angel investment fund that supports early-stage startups has launched with an initial $2.5 million rollout.? Co-founded by Kristin Wilson and Christian Idiodi, the sector-agnostic fund ... read more.
AFC appoints Banji Fehintola Executive Director, Financial Services
Infrastructure solutions provider in Africa, Africa Finance Corporation, has appointed Banji Fehintola to replace outgoing Sanjeev Guptaas its new Executive Director of Financial Services, effective August ... read more.
Telecom Egypt and 4iG Group partner to modernize Egypt’s digital infrastructure
Telecom Egypt, Egypt’s telecom operator, and 4iG Group, the telecommunications and IT group in Hungary and the Western Balkans, have signed an MoU to establish a joint venture to build, operate and commercialize Fiber-To-The-Home ... read more.
[South Africa] Huawei unveils new hybrid cloud offering for Africa
Huawei has announced the launch of its Huawei Cloud Stack 8.3 offering to accelerate industry intelligence for Africa. The launch of the offering was announced at the Huawei Africa Connect 2024 conference in ... read more.
Shell to invest in Ruwais LNG project in Abu Dhabi
Shell Overseas Holdings, a subsidiary of Shell, has signed an agreement to invest in the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s Ruwais liquefied natural gas project in Abu Dhabi through a 10% ... read more.
African Development Bank launches project to map women entrepreneurs’ associations in Africa
The African Development Bank has launched a project aimed at mapping 160 women entrepreneurs’ associations in 16 African countries. The mapping project, supported by the ... read more.
Qatar Airways increases flight frequency to Entebbe, Uganda
Qatar Airways is expanding its operations in Africa with an increase in flight frequency to Entebbe, Uganda by an additional three flights a week to meet summer demand. From August 1st to 30th ... read more.
Redington partners with Vertiv to drive technology adoption across Africa
Redington, the technology aggregator and innovation powerhouse across emerging markets, has announced a strategic distribution partnership with Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and ... read more.
Functional Fluidics opens clinical research center and specialty laboratory in Nigeria
Functional Fluidics, a?Detroit-based global health technology company specializing in red blood cell health, announced?the?opening of its new clinical research center and laboratory in Awka ... read more.
[Column] Mohammed Rashwan: International responsibility for reparation for environmental damage in Africa
Although the African continent is the least contributor to the phenomenon of heat warming, accounting for less than 4% of global emissions it is the worst affected by the effects of this phenomenon by up to 70% of the ... read more.
Moody's acquires GCR Ratings, deepening presence in Africa's domestic credit markets
Moody’s Corporation has announced its full acquisition of Global Credit Rating Company Limited, a leading domestic credit rating agency with operations spanning Africa. The announcement follows Moody’s 2022 acquisition of a majority ... read more.
Network International and Mastercard partner to transform UAE’s commercial payments landscape
Network International, the enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa region, has announced the introduction of new Business Payments Solutions for businesses, corporations, and travel industry companies in ... read more.
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HSBC and Visa ink deal to develop Zing international money app
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Trade Catalyst Africa appoints Antoinette Tesha as Investment Director
Trade Catalyst Africa, has appointed Ms Antoinette Tesha as its Investment Director. With a robust background in investment, finance, banking, and development, Antoinette brings over a decade of expertise to ... read more.
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8 个月Such a great initiative Andrea Ayemoba!