Africa
Madagascar: Helios Towers acquires Airtel Africa’s infrastructure in Madagascar
Independent telecommunications infrastructure company Helios Towers, has announced the acquisition of Airtel Africa’s passive infrastructure company in Madagascar for $52 million, adding 490 ...
Kenya
Kenya: JICA kicks off 2nd cohort of the NINJA Accelerator in Kenya
The startups participating represent the fintech, manufacturing, agritech, entertainment and agriculture sectors The NINJA Accelerator Kenya powered by JICA, Double Feather Partners, Deloitte, Tohmatsu, and GrowthAfrica has kicked off the ...
Africa
GL Africa Energy enters CIRCA $400 million concessions agreement with the Government of Mozambique for 250MW LNG Power Plant
GL Africa Energy has finalised a concession agreement with the Government of Mozambique to finance and operate a 250MW LNG power plant in ...
News
Nigeria: NDIC calls for more customer enlightened on bank charges
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, Hassan Bello, has said there is the need for bank customers to be ...
Egypt
Egyptian startups put up strong presence at the Web Summit 2021
In 2021, startups in Egypt recorded their highest in venture investments at $403M – a 100% year-over-year growth Egyptian startups had a strong ...
News
Nigeria: MTN Nigeria to Launch First Public Shares Sale, Offers 575 Million Units
It is the first time the local unit of Johannesburg-based MTN Group will welcome subscription from the public roughly two and a half ...
News
Global SME Finance Summit honours FCMB for supporting SMEs, women entrepreneurs
First City Monument Bank (FCMB), has received another global commendation for its support to the growth of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) ...
Kenya
Kenya: Safaricom faces petition to lower M-Pesa charges
Telkom Kenya is seeking regulatory orders through Parliament to compel Safaricom to cut the fees it charges on its mobile money service M-Pesa ...
News
Nigeria: CBN spends N58.6bn to print 2.5bn Naira notes
The Central Bank of Nigeria spent the sum of N58.618 billion to print 2.518 billion Naira notes, valued at 1. 063 trillion in, ...
Ethopia
Ethiopia’s Open Up to New Telecom Operators Enhances Digital Economy
Ethiopia’s opening up of telecommunication industry for new telecom service operators will facilitate its digital transformation efforts and attract related businesses, Innovation and ...