Africa
Africa: Oracle announces opening of first cloud region in Africa
Oracle has announced the opening of its first cloud region in Africa to meet the rapidly growing demand for enterprise cloud services on ...
Kenya
Kenya: Kenyan fintech, Zanifu receives $1m, targets Ghana, Uganda expansion
Focused on ensuring efficiency in the purchase and distribution of goods for Kenyans, Zanifu has secured $1,000,000 in seed funding. The investment will ...
Africa
Remote Working & Cybersecurity in Africa – Report
Digging down into the security risks and essential business considerations that should define how organisations approach remote working security across Africa In 2021, ...
Namibia
Namibia: Central Bank Quashes Global Finance Central Banker’s Report
The Bank of Namibia (BoN) has noted with grave concern the inconsistency in the rating and subsequent reports stemming from the subjectivity of ...
Ghana
Ghana: Ghana Faces No Imminent External Imbalances, Finance Ministry Reacts to Bloomberg Article
Ghana does not face any imminent external imbalances or reserve shortfall, the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Ghana tells Bloomberg in ...
Kenya
Kenya: Kenya’s Poa Internet secures $28,000,000 to boost internet connectivity across Africa
Now with a total funding amount of $36,000,000, Poa Internet plans to deepen its reach across Kenya and then expand into other countries in Africa. ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: AXA Mansard refreshes board, appoints non-executive directors, compliance officer
AXA Mansard Insurance Plc has announced changes in its board and management. The insurer made this known in a disclosure to the Nigerian ...
Ghana
Ghana: Customer complaints of banks, other financial institutions dropped 27.87% in half-year 2021 – BoG
The Bank of Ghana received a total of 321 complaints directly from customers of banks, Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions, and non-deposit taking financial institutions ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: CBN intervention has led to a huge drop in imported rice from Thailand – Emefiele
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stated that its intervention in the Nigerian agricultural sector has led to the massive reduction in ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: PenCom reviews Pension Reform Act 2014
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has reviewed the Pension Reform Act 2014 (PRA 2014) as a prelude to advancing legislative action on the ...