Long before sunrise in the tightly packed alleys of Mathare, one of Nairobi’s well-known informal settlements, a single bulb glowing from a tin-roofed home signals the beginning of Agnes Mbesa’s …
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Paymentology and Bank Zero expand digital banking in South Africa
In a move set to reshape South Africa’s digital finance landscape, global card processing giant Paymentology has entered into a strategic partnership with Bank Zero, becoming the bank’s first official …
West African energy company Tetracore Energy Group has announced plans to develop a $400 million data center in Nigeria in partnership with Huawei and Inspirive Technologies. The planned 20MW facility …
Wingu Africa, the pioneering specialist provider of carrier-neutral, Tier III-standard data centres in East Africa, has announced the launch of the Wingu Cloud Exchange (WCX), a new private cloud platform …
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M-PESA Africa engages Stanford Business School on role of fintech in economic transformation
M-PESA Africahas hosted a delegation from the Stanford Graduate School of Business to explore the impact of digital financial infrastructure on economic growth and transformation. The engagement focused on the …
African Export-Import Bank has announced the underwriting of US$2.5 billion in the US$4-billion senior syndicated term loan in favour of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE (DPRP). Afreximbank and Access …
The Republic of Mauritius is preparing to host the U.S.–Africa Business Summit this July, a major economic gathering that further underscores the rising international focus on Africa as one of …
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Diesel shortages and price hikes threaten South Africa’s citrus export season
The Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has sounded the alarm over emerging diesel shortages and rising fuel prices, warning that the disruptions could threaten the smooth take-off of …
CRDB Bank has added another major milestone to its growing list of continental achievements after being named the “Best Trade Partner Bank East Africa 2026” by the International Finance Corporation …
High-stakes trade negotiations convened by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Yaoundé collapsed in the early hours of Monday, after deep-seated divisions among member states derailed attempts to reach consensus …