Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) and global technology company Mastercard today announced a strategic agreement that will enable the bank to provide payment cards to tech-enabled companies including fintech in Kenya. …
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AfDB, Coalition for Dialogue on Africa, launch $5.9 million project to stem illicit financial flows
The African Development Bank and the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA) have officially launched a three-year support project to improve regional coherent and coordinated response to illicit financial flows. …
Nokia today announced that Airtel Africa has selected its iSIM Secure Connect technology, in a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery model, as part of the operator’s wider digitalization efforts to offer its …
Rutgers Global recently announced the launch of Access Africa, a new initiative aimed at increasing access to study abroad programs in Africa for undergraduate students, according to a press release. …
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SA Competition Tribunal approves Heineken acquiring Distell, Namibia Breweries
Heineken N.V today announced that the South African Competition Tribunal has approved its offer to acquire control of Distell Group Holdings Limited (‘Distell’). The decision marks the final regulatory approval, …
Foreign Secretary announces sanctions on International Women’s Day targeting gender-based violence in Iran, Syria, South Sudan and the Central African Republic Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has today (8 March) announced …
Despite the tension associated with Nigeria’s general elections, no thanks to the slowdown in the economy, Naira swap crisis, scarcity of petrol, volatile forex, high inflation and wait-and-see attitude of …
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Nigeria:Farmers told to take advantage of identified planting window
The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), has advised cowpea farmers in the country to take advantage of identified planting windows, which was carefully arrived at after studying the weather pattern …
Agility Logistics Parks (ALP), a leading developer of industrial and logistics real estate in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, today announced the launch of tailored, master-planned data centre …
UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak has held a phone conversation with President Paul Kagame about the controversial scheme to deport migrants to Rwanda. The report says the leaders “committed to …