Featured TelecomMTN Group’s fintech separation project progressing well: CEOPritam BordoloiMay 6, 2021 by Pritam BordoloiMay 6, 2021 MTN to finish spinning-off all its financial services units by the end of Q1 2022... Read more
Banking FeaturedKenyan banking group I&M enters Uganda with Orient Bank acquisitionPritam BordoloiMay 4, 2021 by Pritam BordoloiMay 4, 2021 The group will acquire a 90% stake in Orient Bank from UK-based investment group 8 miles LLP and Morka... Read more
Energy FeaturedEgypt to establish MENA’s biggest petrochemical complexPritam BordoloiApril 30, 2021 by Pritam BordoloiApril 30, 2021 The complex will be constructed in the Ain Sokhna industrial zone... Read more
Featured TelecomMTN, Vodafone bid for telecom licences in EthiopiaPritam BordoloiApril 28, 2021 by Pritam BordoloiApril 28, 2021 Ethiopia is also selling a 40% stake in the state-owned telco Ethio Telecom... Read more
Featured HealthcareKenyan healthtech TIBU raises funds to scale its operationsWebAdminApril 26, 2021 by WebAdminApril 26, 2021 TIBU’s on-demand platform that connects people to healthcare workers in real-time... Read more
Featured HealthcareSafaricom forays into healthcare with Afya Moja programmePritam BordoloiApril 21, 2021April 21, 2021 by Pritam BordoloiApril 21, 2021April 21, 2021 Afya Moja offers simple mobile-based digital health passports... Read more
Economy FeaturedSub-Saharan Africa’s economy expected to grow by 3.4% in 2021: IMFPritam BordoloiApril 20, 2021 by Pritam BordoloiApril 20, 2021 The economy contracted 1.9% in 2020... Read more
Featured TechnologySouth African crypto startup Revix secures funding to expand in EuropeWebAdminApril 16, 2021 by WebAdminApril 16, 2021 The startup raised $4 mn in a fresh funding round... Read more
Featured Renewable energySaudi energy firm Desert Technologies to finance solar projects in NigeriaPritam BordoloiApril 13, 2021 by Pritam BordoloiApril 13, 2021 Desert Technologies will provide large-scale financing to electrify villages in the sub-Saharan region... Read more
Asset Management FeaturedKenyan startup Koa looks to digitise the asset management industryPritam BordoloiApril 8, 2021 by Pritam BordoloiApril 8, 2021 Its mobile application allows users to save and invest their money in local mutual funds... Read more