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SA: MTN in bid to buy Telkom
MTN Group recently expressed an interest in acquiring Telkom, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, citing unnamed sources “familiar with the matter”. Telkom has so ...
Africa
Namibia: Paratus, MTN, sign Namibia’s first roaming agreement
Paratus and MTN said this week that they have signed a national roaming agreement in Namibia, the first of its kind in this ...
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Nigeria: NCC targets yr 2022 for 5G deployment
Africa’s largest economy currently operates on the 4G network, alongside 3G and 2G, however, through efforts by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and ...
Startup
Zimbabwe: Five Zimbabwean entrepreneurs win big in AfCFTA Caravan Prize
The AfCFTA Secretariat rewarded winners of the AfCFTA Caravan Prize with five young Zimbabwean entrepreneurs joining a list of finalists and semi-finalists of ...
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Nigeria: Risikatu Ahmed, ASO Savings CEO, bags CIBN Fellowship Award
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of ASO Savings and Loans Plc, Hajia Risikatu Ahmed, last Saturday bagged the Honourary Fellowship of the ...
Tanzania
Tanzania: Government to deepen financial services for Tanzanians
The Tanzanian government has planned a series of events and sessions aimed at disseminating public awareness on financial services in Tanzania. The programme ...
News
Nigeria: CBN spends N3.9bn to destroy N4.13trn worth of dirty naira notes -Report
The Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed that in the last six years it spent N3.88 billion to throw away N4.13 trillion ...
News
Zimbabwe: Zim Forex Inflows to Hit Record High
ZIMBABWE’S foreign currency earnings are poised to hit record high since 2010, spurred by mineral exports and diaspora remittances, the Reserve Bank of ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: CBN to blacklist Anchor Borrowers’ loan defaulters
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said farmers who fail to repay the loans collected under its Anchors Borrowers Programme will be barred ...
Africa
Ed-tech startup Semicolon Africa raises $1.2m in seed funding
Semicolon Africa, an ed-tech startup, creating employment and economic opportunities by training software engineers and techpreneurs, has closed a US$1.2 million seed round ...