3,000 small-scale farmers benefit from Equity Bank agribusiness skills
More than three thousand small-scale farmers in Ol Kalou Constituency, Nyandarua County, have benefitted from free agribusiness training offered by the Equity Bank.Speaking during t…...
Read More The women making their mark on Rwanda’s fishing industry
In the evening, the green leaves of the verdant hills around Lake Kivu turn black against the orange sky, and a calm settles across the water. And then, out of the silence, comes a …...
Read More Next SGR phase to be launched as China cuts funding
The government plans to launch an expensive railway line that ends in the middle of nowhere after the Chinese government pulled the plug on funding for the next phase.Transport Cabi…...
Read More Chinese enterprises to help end Zimbabwe's chronic water problems
China has stepped up again to help Zimbabwe in a moment of need. This is after the Harare City Council last week approved four Chinese companies to implement over $1 million worth o…...
Read More Ethiopia turns to drones and satellites to improve food security
(Bloomberg) - A former JP Morgan Chase analyst is using drones and satellites to boost Ethiopia’s agricultural exports and improve food security in a nation once synonymous with fa…...
Read More Africa's Fintech Makeover
Telecoms and local start-ups are bringing digital banking to underserved areas of the continent, often in partnership with traditional banks. But working together isn’t always easy…...
Read More FOOD: Dining with the stars at Legends
At the entrance sits a piano, open for anyone to play. As you walk through the door, a poster of a smiling Sol Kerzner welcomes you in. Another piano is suspended from the strong wo…...
Read More Qatar banks on RwandAir deal to expand in Africa
Rwanda is in the process of selling shares in the national carrier RwandAir to Qatar Airways, in a deal that is expected to shake up the country’s aviation industry and beyond.Avia…...
Read More CMC, Stanbic sign car financing deal
Stanbic Bank has partnered with motor dealer CMC Motors Group to offer financing to customers buying Ford vehicles over the next two-and-half months.Customers are set to receive 100…...
Read More Microfinance lender disburses Sh4 billion to SMEs
Kenya-based microfinance venture 4G Capital has lent Sh4.3 billion ($41.69 million) to small and medium enterprises over the past year, co-founder and CEO Wayne Hennessy-Barrett, sa…...
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