EnergyFeaturedEgypt 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
FeaturedTelecomMTN, 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
FeaturedHealthcareKenyan healthtech TIBU raises funds to scale its operationsInternational Finance Business DeskApril 26, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskApril 26, 2021 TIBU’s on-demand platform that connects people to healthcare workers in real-time... Read more
FeaturedHealthcareSafaricom 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
EconomyFeaturedSub-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
FeaturedTechnologySouth African crypto startup Revix secures funding to expand in EuropeInternational Finance Business DeskApril 16, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskApril 16, 2021 The startup raised $4 mn in a fresh funding round... Read more
FeaturedRenewable 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 ManagementFeaturedKenyan 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
FeaturedFintechMFS Africa’s payment solutions reaches 320 mn mobile money walletsPritam BordoloiApril 6, 2021 by Pritam BordoloiApril 6, 2021 Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for roughly two-thirds of global mobile money transactions in 2020... Read more
FeaturedTelecomSafaricom becomes first operator in East Africa to launch 5G servicesPritam BordoloiApril 5, 2021 by Pritam BordoloiApril 5, 2021 5G trials will be carried out in Nairobi, Kisumu, Kissi and Kakamega... Read more