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Banking Sector Urged To Digitize To Build Resilience

Banking Sector Urged To Digitize To Build Resilience

Bankers from Sub Saharan Africa and China who attended the Huawei Sub-Saharan Africa Financial Services Industry Online Summit 2020 agree that digitisation of the sector will give i…...

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Safaricom Eyes an Opportunity to Expand into Ethiopia

Safaricom Eyes an Opportunity to Expand into Ethiopia

Safaricom PLC is planning to extend its reach into Ethiopia, Kenya’s northern neighbour.Although not initially successful with its first few attempts, new changes within the Ethiop…...

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HSEVEN launches three programmes for African entrepreneurs

HSEVEN launches three programmes for African entrepreneurs

Moroccan startup acceleratorHSEVEN, the largest startup accelerator in Africa, has launched three incubation and acceleration programs to help African entrepreneurs build high-impac…...

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3 Digital Solutions from Vodacom to Get South Africans Back to Work Safely

3 Digital Solutions from Vodacom to Get South Africans Back to Work Safely

As businesses across South Africa start returning to work, the safetyof employees and customers is of paramount importance. This means that employers will have to make extra changes…...

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COMESA To Develop Online Platform For Exchanging Information On Availability Of Essential Products

COMESA To Develop Online Platform For Exchanging Information On Availability Of Essential Products

COMESA will develop an online platform for exchanging information on the availability of essential products within the COMESA Member States as part of the response measures to the C…...

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Country launches new dam project to boost agriculture

Country launches new dam project to boost agriculture

The Ethiopian authorities have just selected three companies for the construction of the Kaza dam as well as the development and rehabilitation of new irrigation facilities. This pr…...

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Kigali maintains second position as meetings destination in Africa

Kigali maintains second position as meetings destination in Africa

Kigali maintained its position as the second most popular destinationfor Meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) events in Africa, according to the International Co…...

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EAC presidents back SMEs financing schemes in pandemic war

EAC presidents back SMEs financing schemes in pandemic war

The East African presidents Tuesday resolved to establish special purpose financing schemes for small and medium enterprises as part of efforts to cushion vulnerable businesses from…...

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Equity Bank’s Sh200b kitty for lending to small enterprises

Equity Bank’s Sh200b kitty for lending to small enterprises

Equity Bank has established a Sh200 billion-kitty for lending to small enterprises as part of helping them overcome the ravages of Covid-19.While unveiling the kitty during the week…...

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Construction of Kaptis Hydropower Project in Kenya to Start

Construction of Kaptis Hydropower Project in Kenya to Start

Kenya is soon to commence construction of Kaptis hydropower project. A joint development agreement, to bring the project through to financial close and construction in 2020, has bee…...

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