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Firms partner to offer medicine on credit via app

Firms partner to offer medicine on credit via app

Irish digital loans startup Umba—which received seed capital from ACT Venture Capital Frontline Ventures and Bloom Equity—has partnered with Kenya’s MYDAWA to fund purchase of dr…...

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Kenyan youth: We save, run businesses and are in farming

Kenyan youth: We save, run businesses and are in farming

A majority of Kenyan youth invests their savings in business and agriculture, a new survey shows, providing a hint about the financial habits of the largest portion of the country’…...

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Java Coffee feted as brand of year at global awards

Restaurant chain Java House has been awarded the Brand of the Year trophy in the coffee and food chain category at the World Branding Awards.https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/vide…...

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Kenya Leads Africa In Artificial Intelligence. Here’s Why

Kenya Leads Africa In Artificial Intelligence. Here’s Why

By Dennis Waweru - Many of you will probably not believe (I didn’t) but yes, as of July this year, Kenya was ranked on top in preparedness for the future that is artificial intelli…...

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Construction of Nigerian rolling Stock Factory begins

Construction of Nigerian rolling Stock Factory begins

NIGERIA: The construction of a rolling stock assembly plant at Kajola in Ogun state was launched when Vice-President Yemi Osinbanjo attended a groundbreaking ceremony on November 9.…...

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Construction of 600-bed kayayei hostel commences in Agbogbloshie, Ghana

Construction of 600-bed kayayei hostel commences in Agbogbloshie, Ghana

Accra, Nov. 13, GNA – Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance, on Wednesday announced that preparations are completed andthe construction of the first 600-bed kayayei hostel will co…...

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Seaweed farming in Zanzibar

Seaweed is increasingly becoming Zanzibars big export. Seaweed export earnings rose from $3.7m in March 2018, to $3.9m in March 2019, according to the Bank of Tanzania. About 90% …...

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SMEs urged to trade beyond borders

SMEs urged to trade beyond borders

ENTREPRENEURSHIPKAMPALA - According to the African Union Roadmap on Harnessing the Demographic Dividend through Investments in Youth, “Africa is on the march towards a more prosper…...

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Morocco-Nigeria: Gas Pipeline Project, Milestone for Regional Integration

Morocco-Nigeria: Gas Pipeline Project, Milestone for Regional Integration

Nov 15, 2019 - The gas pipeline project to link Nigeria to Morocco is a strategic undertaking for regional integration in West Africa, said Mrs. Amina Benkhadra, Head of Morocco’s …...

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How Africa can ride on tech to attain shared prosperity

How Africa can ride on tech to attain shared prosperity

Developing countries must immediately take control of their own digital destinies or risk losing out on the Fourth Industrial Revolution race.The sentiments were made during the lau…...

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