The International Financial Corporation (IFC) has announced partnership plans with French development finance institution, Proparco, and Helios Sports and Entertainment Group to support and drive the...
South Africa’s mobility startup, LULA, has announced the acquisition of the operations of UK-based Zeelo in a move that will see it scale up significantly. LULA,...
Adenia Partners, a leading private equity firm, has completed the acquisition of Air Liquide’s operations in 12 African countries, adopting the name Erium, which will make...
A new documentary aimed at showcasing the stories of women entrepreneurs, industry leaders and investors working to solve real problems in African markets has been released...
The World Food Programme (WFP) has signed an agreement with the Equity Group that will allow farmers in Kenya have easy access to financing. According to...
Climate-tech company, Bio-Logical, has announced raising $1.3 million to build the climate resilience of Kenyan smallholder farmers. The Nairobi-based firm which is a leading biochar carbon...
Nigeria’s competition watchdog has fined Meta Platforms $220 million after findings that data-sharing on social media platforms breached regional consumer, privacy, and data protection rules. According...
South African e-health startup, RecoMed, has struck a partnership with Discovery Vitality to simplify bookings for flu vaccines and Vitality Health Checks. RecoMed is a technology-driven...
Global provider of household products and affordable finance for low-income households, d.light, has announced closing $176 million in securitized financing for off-grid solar in Kenya, Tanzania...
Liquid C2, a subsidiary of Liquid Intelligent Technologies, has expanded its Cloudmania business into the Egyptian channel partner ecosystem. The firm, which made the announcement on...
South African disc jockey, DJ Black Coffee, has been named the World’s Best DJ 2024 at the Golden Moon Awards....
The draw for the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) holding in Morocco from July 5 to 26 next...
The Zambian government has announced the successful repatriation of a one-year-eight-month-old child who was trafficked to Mozambique. Making the announcement...
Some Nigerians based in Finland have been thrown into panic mode following the arrest and detention of the self-styled Prime...
In an effort to maintain a tight eye on the economy, Mauritius’ Prime Minister, Navin Ramgoolam, who took office this...
Following the completion of a recent visit to Egypt, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that its mission had...
A day after dismissing Choguel Maiga for criticising the government, Mali’s governing junta named its spokesperson, Abdoulaye Maiga, as Prime...
Brazilian meatpacker JBS says it has inked a memorandum of understanding with the Nigerian government for a $2.5 billion investment...
Morocco’s official media reports that Chinese President, Xi Jinping, visited Morocco briefly on Thursday. According to Morocco’s MAP, Crown Prince...
A survey conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that around 65% of Nigerian households, which is...