Trade between China and Africa drops by 14% during Q1 2020
Chinese exports to African nations decreased by 10.5% due to the coronavirus pandemic...
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MTN Group announces R250 mn relief package to fight Covid-19
The telco also plans to raise R40 mn for a global staff emergency fund...
Logistics startup kwik secures funding to scale up in Nigeria
Founder of French video games company Ubisoft invested in the Lagos-based startup...
Coronavirus, oil price war take its toll on African oil producers
Recently, Congo reached out to OPEC for an emergency meeting to find a way to keep member nations from sinking into recession...
MTN subscriber base reaches 64.3 mn in 2019
Active subscribers also rose to 25.2 million, representing a 34.9% increase from 2018...
MTN Nigeria adds 108,000 agents to its mobile money network
The network served one million customers in its first four months...
MTN to invest $1.6 bn in Nigeria to boost connectivity
This follows the Nigerian government’s decision to drop charges against MTN Group for alleged unpaid taxes worth $2 bn...
Nigerian fintech startups attracted $122 mn in funding in 2019
Total funding accumulated by fintechs fell by 21.8% year-on-year...
Nigerian fintech Paga acquires Apposit to fuel expansion
The fintech raised $10 mn last year and announced its plan to expand globally...
African tech startups secure $491.6 mn in funding in 2019
2019 also witnessed a 61% increase in the number of investors to reach 261...