A recent analysis of global electricity revealed that wind and solar showed resilient growth in 2020 despite the pandemic, forcing a record fall in global coal power. The Global Electricity …
Radarr Africa Business Desk
Radarr Africa Business Desk
The Radarr Africa Business Desk reports daily on companies, markets, banking, energy, technology and policy across Nigeria and Africa. Stories are reviewed and edited by The Radarr Africa Editorial Team in Lagos. Story tips and corrections: business@radarr.africa.
- Real Estate
Wealth Migrate an African leader in obtaining a licence to offer crowdfunding services to investors
Online investing platform Wealth Migrate SA (Pty) Ltd has been approved as a Category I Financial Services Provider – FSP 47394, which allows it to provide its crowdfunding offering (when …
Last week, the Central Bank of Nigeria disclosed that it has disbursed about N3.6 billion for procurement of pre-paid meters to stabilise the billing system in electricity consumption in Nigeria. …
The world’s second-biggest cryptocurrency, ether, soared to $3,000 level for the first time, taking its gains to over 300% for the year. The Ethereum blockchain-based market capitalization is now valued …
Mastercard welcomes six fintech startups for its Mastercard Start Path program from companies building blockchain-based payments solutions with the aim of humanizing finance to startups designing sustainable lending platforms to …
In Nigeria and East Africa, avocado farmers aim to increase the production of avocado to become the leading exporters in the next decade. What strategy should both countries employ to …
One factor is the critically poor state of the economy. The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics recently published the country’s unemployment rate for the fourth quarter of 2020, reflecting a continued …
- SpotlightTechnologyWestern Africa
Kaspersky Partners DataGroupIT to Strengthen West African Footprint
Kaspersky, a cybersecurity firm has partnered with DataGroupIT to provide cybersecurity solutions and expand its footprint in Africa. “DataGroupIT is a well-known distributor in Africa with a clear value-add when …
The State has ordered Airtel Kenya to pay $20.025 million (Sh2.15 billion) for its expired licence to be exempted from a rule that requires telecoms operators to sell a 30 …
Tanzania’s coffee export increased in volume and value despite the market disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic. From 2020 to the first quarter of 2022 coffee export earned the country a …