NIGERIA – Fintech startup Okra has partnered with Autochek, an automotive technology startup, to offer users of the latter access to digital car loans facilitated…
MOROCCO - Marlink, a provider of Smart Network Solutions, has extended its partnership with Soremar Group, a maritime company, to provide an enhanced range of…
AFRICA - ARISE Industrial Services (ARISE IS), a pan-African infrastructure developer and operator, has acquired 35% stake in Aera Group, a trader of environmental certificates…
AFRICA - The World Bank is preparing emergency financing to help about 30 African countries access Covid-19 vaccines, the global lender told Reuters, as the…
CÔTE D'IVOIRE - Moja Ride, an Abidjan-based digital transportation startup, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from Toyota Tsusho Corporation and its group company…
ZIMBABWE - Pan-African multilateral trade finance institution African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has approved US$70 million to finance the expansion and upgrade of the Beitbridge border…
EGYPT - Telecom Egypt, an integrated telecom operator, and one of the largest subsea cable operators in the region, has announced plans to launch a…
EAST AFRICA – TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) and Finland have signed a three-year agreement to revive and boost trade in the region following a decline…
UGANDA - Uganda Airlines has secured slots for departures and landing at London Heathrow Airport and Dubai International Airport as it prepares for commencement of…
TUNISIA - INMA Holding, a private equity firm dedicated to Tunisian SMEs, has announced the acquisition of a strategic stake in the capital of the…