Ghana
Ghana: BoG to close down licensed forex bureaus flouting foreign exchange law
The Bank of Ghana has indicated it will soon close down licensed forex bureaus that are not complying with the foreign exchange law. ...
Egypt
Egypt: BNPL FinTech valU Acquires Paynas to Expand Offering in MENA
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) FinTech valU has acquired employee management and benefits company Paynas, saying this will contribute to valU’s mission of bringing seamless financial ...
News
Nigeria: Stakeholders Lament CBN’s Interest Rate Reversal On Intervention Loans
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) decision to revert interest rate on its Covid-19 intervention facilities has drawn the ire of stakeholders as ...
Africa
Africa Data Centres uses strategic investment from United States International Development Finance Corporation to expand operations
ADC is executing an ambitious plan to build data centres in ten of Africa’s largest economic capitals, including Abidjan, Accra, Lagos, Cairo, and ...
Africa
Africa: Applications Now Open for Meta’s African AR/VR Hackathon Event
Facebook-owner Meta announced that applications for the AR/VR Africa Metathon in partnership with Imisi 3D and BlackRhino VR are now open. The AR/VR ...
News
Nigeria: Kwik Launches in “Africa’s Largest Village”
Lagos-based e-commerce and delivery platform Kwik has announced that it has officially launched solutions to merchants, entrepreneurs, businesses, government agencies and social vendors ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: APCON Changes Name to ARCON, Stops Use of Foreign Models, V.O Artists
The Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON), announced that the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) Bill has been signed into law. The apex ...
Africa
Africa: Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Competition 2022 Unveils Top 20 Finalists
Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition, the flagship philanthropic program established by the Jack Ma Foundation to spotlight and support African entrepreneurs, has announced the ...
Ghana
Ghana: Call for African web3 and fintech ventures to Pitch Live at the Africa Money & DeFi Summit West Africa 2022
Applications are open to Pitch Live at the upcoming Africa Money & DeFi Summit West Africa edition on September 27th & 28th 2022. Ten African ...
Egypt
Egypt: Telecom Egypt and Orange Jordan sign collaboration agreement to serve Iraq
Telecom Egypt, Egypt’s first integrated telecom operator and one of the largest subsea cables operators in the region, announces the signature of a ...
