DealStreet Africa LATEST NEWS Sustainability & Renewable Energy Climate Investor Two secures US$23m from EU to support its climate change adaptation sectors 12 hours ago AFRICA – The European Union (EU) has committed EUR19.7 million (US$23.89m) to Climate Investor Two…
Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS Mining, Energy, Oil & Gas Sudan and South Sudan sign oil production agreement 13 hours ago KENYA – East African nations of Sudan and South Sudan have signed a number of…
DealStreet Africa LATEST NEWS Telecoms, ICT & Media Orange partners Côte Ouest Audiovisuel to supply network access in West Africa 13 hours ago WEST AFRICA – Orange International Carriers, the wholesale arm of Orange Group, is partnering with…
Financial Services Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS Angola and Mozambique to access US$70m from AfDB under the ‘Lusophone Compact’ program 15 hours ago MOZAMBIQUE – African Development Bank (AfDB) has availed two lines of credit worth US$70 million…
LATEST NEWS Pharmaceuticals & HealthCare GSK, Novartis launch US$3.6m project to support high-quality genetic scientific research in Africa 16 hours ago AFRICA – GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK), a British multinational pharmaceutical, and Novartis International AG is a…
Financial Services LATEST NEWS Mining, Energy, Oil & Gas Bank of Zambia plans to build US$36m worth of gold reserves in 2021 to buffer local currency 16 hours ago ZAMBIA – Bank of Zambia (BOZ) has revealed plans to buy up about 600 kilograms…
Financial Services Investments, Financials & Economy LATEST NEWS AfDB makes two additions to its Bloomberg African Bond indices as it deepens local currency bond market 16 hours ago AFRICA – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced the addition of two new countries…
Financial Services LATEST NEWS TransUnion joins hands with South Africa’s start-up Fincheck to ease credit application process 17 hours ago SOUTH AFRICA – TransUnion, a global information, and insights company, has joined forces with South…
Financial Services LATEST NEWS CDC Group, Trade and Development Bank sign US$100m short-term finance facility 17 hours ago KENYA – CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, has announced a…
LATEST NEWS Mining, Energy, Oil & Gas Apex International Energy discovers oil in Western Desert of Egypt 17 hours ago EGYPT – Apex International Energy, a company backed in part by UK energy investment firm…
Financial Services LATEST NEWS Co-operative Bank of Kenya secures US$75m loan from IFC for SME lending 17 hours ago KENYA – International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank has…
Agriculture & Agribusiness DealStreet Africa LATEST NEWS Agritech Startup MooMe secures investment from Maxula Seed Fund 18 hours ago TUNISIA – Maxula Gestion, a manager and distributor of the Startup Maxula Seed Fund, has…
Aviation, Transport & Logistics LATEST NEWS Kenya Airways opts for more cargo planes as passenger numbers dwindle 18 hours ago KENYA – Kenyan national carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) is continuing to repurpose some of its…
Financial Services LATEST NEWS People Insurance group Britam picks Tavaziva Madzinga to replace long serving CEO Benson Wairegi 18 hours ago KENYA – Insurance Group Britam Holdings has appointed Tavaziva Madzinga, a strategy expert, as its…
DealStreet Africa LATEST NEWS Sustainability & Renewable Energy Private equity firm Emerging Energy Corp partners with (B) Energy for biogas supply in Africa 1 day ago AFRICA – Emerging Energy Corp (EEC), a Frankfurt private equity firm focused on financing energy…
DealStreet Africa LATEST NEWS Sustainability & Renewable Energy Solar supplier GreenTec merges with Nexus Energy to provide electricity access solutions 2 days ago AFRICA – GreenTec, a solar mini-grid supplier, has merged with Nexus Energy, a company owned…
Financial Services LATEST NEWS People AfDB appoints Paula Santos Da Costa as Acting Director, Office of Integrity and Anticorruption 2 days ago AFRICA – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has appointed Paula Santos Da Costa, a national…
Aviation, Transport & Logistics LATEST NEWS Emirates Airlines adds two more flights on Durban route 2 days ago SOUTH AFRICA – Emirates Airline will add two more flights into Durban rout from February…
DealStreet Africa LATEST NEWS Sustainability & Renewable Energy WORLD NEWS Total to acquire 20% stake in Adani Green Energy for US$2.5b 2 days ago WORLD – Total France, a global energy major, will pick up a 20 per cent…
Financial Services LATEST NEWS Kenyan insurers feel the pinch as policy cancellations hit US$45.4m on Covid-19 2 days ago KENYA – Insurance policy cancellations and withdrawals in Kenya jumped by nearly a third in…
LATEST NEWS New Markets & Products Telecoms, ICT & Media IT provider Ingram Micro selects Red Hat’s CCSP to expand into MEA region 2 days ago MEA – Ingram Micro, a distributor of information technology products, has announced the signing of…
