News from across Africa covering business, markets, policy and development in North, West, East, Central and Southern Africa.
The Arab-Africa Trade Bridges (AATB) Program, a multi-donor, multi-country, and multi-organizations program in partnership with the Ministry of Economy and Planning of the Republic of Tunisia organized a business matching …
Africa’s leading creator and producer of children’s educational media, Ubongo is delighted to announce that it has been chosen as one of the five recipients of the Lego Foundation’s global …
Morocco and the United States co-hosted the North African Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) workshop from December 6-8 in Tangier. The workshop, the first of its kind in the region, shows …
Strike, the world’s leading digital payments platform built on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, today announced its “Send Globally” feature, enabling instant, low-cost payments to Africa. Strike’s Send Globally is available to …
South Africa could lose part of its preferential access to the US if its trade policies disadvantage American exporters relative to their developed-nation counterparts, according to people familiar with the …
German Foreign Minister Robert Habeck opened the two-day German-Africa business summit in Johannesburg with positive words. “The government will provide additional incentives for investment in regions like southern Africa where …
Experts on Wednesday raised concerns over a new policy announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria that heavily limits withdrawals of money in a push for a cashless economy. The …
Developing nations may need to find as much as $2.5 trillion over five years to meet external debt-service costs as interest rates rise and poorer countries struggle to refinance borrowings, …
The world’s 69 poorest countries need an extra $436 billion over five years to address the aftermath of Covid-19, rebuild external buffers and grow incomes, the International Monetary Fund said. …
Safaricom consortia will spend Sh36.3 billion ($300 million) annually in Safaricom Ethiopia. Safaricom Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Peter Ndegwa said the amount will be invested every year. This comes at …
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