Kenya launches US$13.9m coffee revitalization project in partnership with the World Bank
KENYA – The Kenyan governmentin partnership with the World Bank has launched phase one of coffee revitalization project to a tune of Ksh 1.5 billion (US$13.9m) concessional loan in…...
Read More Africa turns to mobile payments as a tool to curb COVID-19
Africa is using digital finance as a means to stem the spread of COVID-19.Governmentsand startups on the continent are implementing measures to shift a greater volume of payment tra…...
Read More Tech drives 4IR awareness in Africa AgricultureBanking & FinanceCloudGovernmentHealthcareNetworkingR
African countries are increasingly looking for innovative ways toharness the benefits of technology in their daily operations. Ian Jansen van Rensburg, Senior Systems Engineer at VM…...
Read More Kenya-based investor sees opportunity in Covid-19 crisis
EquaLife Capital, a venture debt investor based in Nairobi, has launched its $20 million Africa Venture Debt Covid-19 Relief Fund and iscurrently seeking investors to commit capital…...
Read More Morocco’s Production Can Cover Vegetable Demand Until December 2020
Rabat – Morocco’s vegetable productioncan cover the national market’s demand until December 2020, revealed Moroccan Minister of Agriculture Aziz Akhannouch on Friday, April 10.Th…...
Read More New water bottling company in Ethiopia joins the burgeoning Industry
ETHIOPIA – Kefeta Spring Water, anew water bottling company in Ethiopia has joined the competitive industry withan investment of 62 million Br (US$1.9m) and partial financing from …...
Read More World Bank to support Ghana and six others to harmonise statistics
Ghana and six other West African countries are to benefit from a $379 million World Bank Group support to help harmonise and improve their statistical systems.The other countries ar…...
Read More Ghana Grains Council, BUSAC Fund collaborate to promote standards in the grain industry
Ghana Grains Council (GGC) in collaboration with the Business Sector Advocacy Challenge Fund (BUSAC Fund) (an advocacy financing initiative of USAID and DANIDA) is embarking on amon…...
Read More IFC invests US$55.9M in Habesha Breweries, boosting Ethiopia’s barley industry
ETHIOPIA — The InternationalFinance Corporation (IFC) has extend US$55.9 million financing to HabeshaBreweries S.C., abeverage manufacturer in Ethiopia to help the company expand i…...
Read More Minister Bartlett in Kenya to establish resilience outpost
Edmund Bartlett, minister of tourism for Jamaica, has paid a flying visit to Kenyatta University to review progress towards the setting up of a Global Tourism Resilience & Crisi…...
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