Kenya
Kenya edtech startup raises $1.4M in seed funding round
Kidato, Kenya-based ed-tech has completed a US$1.4 million seed round that will go into financing the company’s growth and further product development. The ...
Ghana
Ghana: Access Bank Discusses Need to Create Enabling Environment for Women
As part of activities marking the sixth anniversary of the Access Bank flagship ‘W’ Initiative, the Bank has hosted leading women across Africa ...
Nigeria
CBN to show universities how to make money from agriculture
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has offered to show universities how to make money from agriculture. But before steps can be taken, ...
Africa
Paratus to Launch Data Centre in Zambia
Paratus is on track to open its new data centre in the heart of Lusaka, Zambia. This new purpose-built facility is expected to ...
Africa
Airtel Africa receives capital boost with $500 million funding
Airtel Africa has announced that it had signed a new $500 million loan facility with a group of relationship banks to partially refinance ...
Nigeria
MTN Nigeria Launches Unlimited Music Streaming Data Bundles
MTN Nigeria has partnered with Audiomack to offer subscribers tailored data bundles for streaming unlimited music and accessing content on Audiomack free of ...
Liberia
Liberia: USAID, Kroll to Assist Central Bank Technical Processes Leading to the Printing of New Liberian Dollar Banknotes
A visiting team from Kroll & Associates, accompanied by a delegation from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) met with senior ...
Kenya
Logistics startup Amitruck partners with ecommerce platform Sky.Garden in exemplary value-cooperation deal
Amitruck Kenya’s logistics platform has partnered with Sky.Garden to form an end-to-end digital chain for the pick-up and delivery of goods over the last mile. Amitruck ...
Rwanda
MTN Rwanda to list on Stock Exchange in May 2021
MTN Rwanda, has announced it will list on the Rwanda Stock Exchange (RSE) on 4th May, 2021 following the approval by the Capital ...
South Africa
South Africa’s Altron acquires Lawtrust for $17.2 million
South African listed company Altron Group, has announced its acquisition of cyber security firm Lawtrust, from Etion, for R245 million ($17.2 million), subject ...
