South Africa
SA: GrindstoneX has chosen ten South African companies run by women to take part in its accelerator program.
Ten South African startups have been chosen for the three-year GrindstoneX accelerator program, which aims to give women entrepreneurs more power and create ...
Africa
Africa: Partech announces the first €245 million closing of its largest Africa-focused fund
The global venture capital firm Partech, which manages several funds, said that the first closing of Partech Africa II had raised 245 million euros, ...
Ghana
Ghana: BoG cannot justify scale of lending to government – IEA Director of Research
The Director of Research at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Dr. John Kwakye, has stated that the Bank of Ghana’s justification of ...
Eswatini
Eswatini: ESCCOM Launches E100 000 National Innovation Challenge
Are you an entrepreneur with an idea that can introduce impactful change in a sustainable, measurable, agile, and relevant way? If yes, then ...
Ethopia
Ethiopia offers 45% of Ethio Telecom to investors
Ethiopia has opened itself to propositions for a minority stake in Ethio Telecom as the government continues its strategy to broaden the telecoms ...
News
Nigeria’s Domain Name Maintains Steady Growth, Reached 183,792 in December 2022
The latest statistics released by the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), the body responsible for managing Nigeria’s country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD), ...
Ghana
Ghana: Fortek partners with Codebase Technologies to Catalyse payments innovation for over 1.4bn Africans
Fortek, a burgeoning Ghanaian financial platform services provider, announced a strategic partnership with Codebase Technologies, one of the fastest-growing open API banking solutions ...
Africa
Africa: Beyond One acquires Virgin Mobile MEA – BroadcastPro ME
Beyond One, a newly formed subsidiary of private global investment company Priora Management Holding Dubai, has acquired Virgin Mobile Middle East and Africa ...
Ghana
Ghana: BoG justifies financing of government’s 2022 budget with ¢44.5bn
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has justified financing of the government’s 2022 budget with about ¢44.5 billion. According to the Central Bank, its ...
Africa
Africa: OPEC Fund Lends AFC $50m to Finance Infrastructure in Africa
The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) have signed a US$50 million loan agreement to finance ...
