Kenya
Kenya: Heifer International Opens Applications for the 2023 Ayute Africa Challenge
Heifer International Kenya has opened applications for young entrepreneurs for the 2023 AYuTe Africa Challenge Kenya. AYuTe which stands for Agriculture, Youth, Technology ...
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Nigeria: Banks Lend N947b to Customers amid Cash Crunch
According to the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Nigerian banks offered 130,854 new credits worth N974.46 billion to ...
Africa
Africa: EBID Launches ESG Financing Framework
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has published its inaugural Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Financing Framework, signalling its commitment to ...
Africa
Africa: AfCFTA- Internal Trade in Africa Rises 20%, Below Target
The Economic Commission for Africa, ECA says the African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA increased intra-African trade by 20 per cent in 2022, ...
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Zimbabwe: Econet Partners Ericsson to Modernise Network Infrastructure Across Zimbabwe
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has strengthened its partnership with Ericsson as it embarks on a network upgrade to deliver 5G connectivity in more locations ...
Africa
Africa: AfDB Plans Private Capital Raise to Drive Lending Programme
African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has announced plans to accelerate private capital mobilisation to the African continent in line with its 2023 lending ...
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Nigeria: Supreme Court Cancels Naira Redesign Policy, Okay Use of Old Notes
Market pressures expect to ease as the Supreme Court on Friday (March 3, 2023) ordered that old N200, N500, and N1,000 notes remain ...
Cameroon
Cameroon officially adopts the electronic visa
Announced since July 2022, the launch of the dematerialized procedure for obtaining the travel document has been delayed. Its implementation seems to be ...
Ghana
Ghana: Urgent action required to address early distress signs in banks – BoG
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Ernest Addison, has enjoined boards and shareholders of banks and other deposit-taking institutions to act quickly to ...
Africa
Africa: Big Tech on notice as regulators in Africa group to investigate their market conduct
Several competition watchdogs in Africa plan to collectively interrogate the market conduct of global digital firms, putting big techs firms like Google and Meta, ...