Intelligence
Kenya: Hotel Sector Jobs Grew at Highest Rate in August, September – CBK
Employment levels in Kenya’s hotel sector witnessed the highest growth in August and September since the pandemic hit the country in March 2020, ...
Ghana
Ghanaian Roberta Annan Launches €100m Impact Fund for Africa
Ghanaian businesswoman and entrepreneur Roberta Annan earlier this week launched a €100 million fund to channel investment into small and medium African creative ...
Innovation
Uganda launches $3.8 million e-Government platform
The Uganda government, through the National Information and Technology Authority (NITA-U), has launched a $3.8m automated digital platform that will integrate all government ...
Africa
Google to inject $1 billion dollars into Africa
Google confirms $1B investment into Africa, including subsea cable for faster internet. The digital landscape of Africa presents many investment opportunities, given that ...
Africa
Africa: Sendy, Mobility 54 and Saviu Ventures invest in digital logistics startup Kamtar
Sendy and Mobility 54 (Toyota Tsusho’s CVC) and CFAO SAS have participated in a Series A funding of Kamtar International alongside Saviu Ventures a ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Klasha raises $2,400,000 to accelerate cross-border operations
Lagos and San Francisco-based startup, Klasha, has closed a $2,400,000 seed funding round led by Greycroft. In the round, Klasha also welcomed the ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Carbon Microfinance Bank introduces Visa debit cards
Carbon Microfinance Bank has launched fully digital banking service that allows customers to open a bank account, own Visa debit cards, enjoy 15.5% on savings ...
News
Nigeria: NDIC warns bank customers against falling prey to ponzi schemes
Bank depositors have been warned by the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) against falling prey to Ponzi schemes. This was disclosed by the ...
Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa GDP to grow 3.3% this year, 3.5% in 2022 -World Bank
Sub-Saharan Africa’s economy is expected to grow by 3.3% this year and 3.5% in 2022, buoyed by rising commodity prices, the lifting of ...
News
Nigeria: NCC introduces business rules for sim registration, replacement, unveils 3 key regulatory instruments
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has announced the introduction of Business Rules for SIM Registration and SIM Replacement which is to further ensure ...