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Redtech, MoMo PSB, and United Bank for Africa (UBA) have launched a payment interoperability partnership that expands cardless payment access for consumers and merchants across Nigeria. The partnership brings together …
Concerns over Africa’s global representation took centre stage on Thursday as scholars and communication experts argued that the continent continues to be defined largely through external narratives that distort its …
A Kenyan woman who has been operating a salon business in the town of Estcourt in the uThukela District of KwaZulu-Natal Province is pleading with the government to evacuate her …
Zenith Bank Plc has announced the retirement of its founder and long-serving chairman, Jim Ovia, marking the end of an era for one of Nigeria’s most successful financial institutions. The …
The Jerry Eze Foundation has injected fresh hope into Nigeria’s business community after awarding N1 billion in grants to 240 small and micro enterprises across the country. Each selected entrepreneur …
Business insolvencies in South Africa are projected to reach up to 1,540 cases in 2026, and while this is a decline from the start of the decade, risks from the …
The Lagos State Waterways Authority has entered a strategic partnership with Interferry to launch a ferry safety development and mentoring programme aimed at strengthening standards across Nigeria’s inland waterways sector. …
Amid rising geopolitical tensions, the United States is stepping up efforts to reshape its economic engagement with African countries, pivoting towards diversified entrepreneurial partnerships and policy frameworks that place greater …
Tunisia’s leading microfinance institution, Enda Tamweel, has launched a distributed ledger technology (DLT)-driven loyalty programme built on the Hedera network, in a move that signals growing adoption of blockchain solutions …
The African Union has launched the third phase of its flagship Joint Labour Migration Programme, JLMP, a four-year initiative valued at $16 million and designed to strengthen labour mobility governance …
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