Africa
Nasdaq Admits African Development Bank to Sustainable Bond Network
Nasdaq yesterday announced the inclusion of the African Development Bank, one of the world’s largest issuers of social bonds, in the Nasdaq Sustainable ...
Africa
IFC Invests in Zenith Bank to Support SMEs
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has announced an investment of up to $100 million in Nigeria’s Zenith Bank Plc to ...
Startup
Crossfin invests in SA fintech truID
African fintech investor Crossfin has invested an undisclosed amount in SA fintech truID through its ventures investment arm, Crossfin Ventures. TruID’s API provides financial institutions and fintechs ...
Africa
Facebook Launches “My Digital World” Across Sub-Saharan Africa
Facebook has launched “My Digital World” – a programme designed to equip the youth and general public across Sub-Saharan Africa with digital skills ...
Startup
VC4A announces 2020 ‘Venture Showcase’ for African scale-ups looking to raise between $500K & $10M
VC4A.com is calling for disruptive African scale-ups looking to raise between $500K and $10M. In proud collaboration with technical partner AWS Activate, VC4A will ...
Africa
Energy Storage Technology Could Put an End to Africa’s Blackouts
A shift from Africa’s traditional approach to power generation is needed to unleash the continent’s clean energy potential and secure an African future ...
Kenya
Kenya plans to enforce taxes on Google, Netflix, digital services
Kenya is now putting the final touches to plans to collect taxes on digital platforms like Google and Netflix. The proposed income tax ...
Kenya
Liquid Telecom, Twiga Foods in IoT deal to transform agriculture in Kenya
Liquid Telecom has partnered with Twiga Foods in a bid to increase agricultural productivity through precision farming. Liquid Telecom has deployed a complete precision ...
Startup
Ghana’s Covibes Launches to Help Musicians in Africa Connect With Top Producers
Covibes, a Ghanaian platform making the connection and collaboration easier between artists, producers and other music creatives from all over the world has ...
South Africa
South African bank to replace 12m cards after employees stole master key
Postbank says employees printed its master key at one of its data centres and then used it to steal $3.2 million. Postbank, the ...