Nigeria
Nigeria: Fidelity Bank finances ultra-modern rice milling factory
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele has joined the Managing Director of Fidelity Bank Plc, Mrs. Nneka ...
Africa
Tanzanian Fintech Raises $10 Million, Plans to Enter 12 More African Countries
A Tanzanian fintech startup revealed it has raised $10 million in its latest funding round and is planning to use the funds to ...
Africa
Africa: Experts see new pan-African payment platform reducing dollarisation, saving $5bn on transaction costs
MANY African countries carrying out financial transactions now have a better alternative with the recently launched Pan African Payment Systems Platforms (PAPPS), analysts ...
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: CBZ Gets Approval to Buy Fml Stake
CBZ Holdings Limited (CBZHL) is set to complete the acquisition of a 31,22 percent stake in First Mutual Holdings (FMHL) following approval of ...
Africa
Africa: Oracle injects $1 million to support African tech startups
Multinational cloud computing firm Oracle, has announced support of over R15 million ($1 million) to help African tech startups accelerate their digital initiatives ...
Africa
Africa: Moody’s to Acquire GCR Ratings, Expanding Presence in Africa
Moody’s Corporation announced today that it has agreed to acquire a majority (51%) stake in Global Credit Rating Company Limited (GCR), a leading ...
Africa
Africa: Standard Bank Rated Africa’s Most Valuable Banking Brand
Standard Bank has been named Africa’s most valuable banking brand following a 26% increase in brand value to US$1.583 billion, according to the ...
Africa
Angola: CAIDA MOST INTERCONNECTED NETWORK OPERATOR IN AFRICA
Angola Cables is the only local African network operator to rank in the latest Top 100 CAIDA global rankings The US-based Center for ...
Africa
6 more African startups confirmed for Y Combinator W22 batch
Six more African startups have been confirmed as participants in the W22 batch of the renowned Silicon Valley-based Y Combinator accelerator, taking the ...
Ghana
Ghana: BoG explains why Ghana’s debt increased to GH¢344.5 billion by end of November 2021
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Dr Ernest Addison, has explained why Ghana’s public sector debt increased to 78.4 percent of Gross Domestic Product ...