LATEST NEWS Mining, Energy, Oil & Gas General Electric abandons Kenya’s Lamu coal power plant deal in energy policy shift 12 mins ago KENYA – American conglomerate General Electric (GE) will walk away from an agreement to build…
Govt. & Development Organisations Investments, Financials & Economy LATEST NEWS Angola’s AIPEX partners US agencies to promote bilateral trade and investment 34 mins ago ANGOLA – The Angolan Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (AIPEX) and a number of US…
Hospitality & Tourism Investments, Financials & Economy LATEST NEWS Serena expands into DRC with new Goma hotel 1 hour ago DRC – Serena Hotels has opened a new five-star Goma Serena Hotel located at the…
LATEST NEWS Pharmaceuticals & HealthCare Sustainability & Renewable Energy Solar to power healthcare facilities around sub-Saharan Africa 2 hours ago AFRICA – Power Africa has announced the disbursement of $2.6million in grants to solar companies…
LATEST NEWS Telecoms, ICT & Media Rack Centers unveils US$100m data center expansion plan to cater for rising demand 3 hours ago NIGERIA – Rack Centre, West Africa’s leading carrier neutral data center operator, has announced an…
Hospitality & Tourism LATEST NEWS Crowne Plaza hotel obtains Kenya’s first Covid clean certification 3 hours ago KENYA – Airport hotel, Crowne Plaza has led the hotels in Kenya by receiving a…
Govt. & Development Organisations Infrastructure, Construction & Real Estate LATEST NEWS Sustainability & Renewable Energy WORLD NEWS Gap Fund launched to support development of climate resilient cities 4 hours ago GLOBAL– The Governments of Germany and Luxembourg in collaboration with the World Bank, European Investment…
Hospitality & Tourism Investments, Financials & Economy LATEST NEWS Zimbabwe’s RTG upgrades its Rainbow Towers for $4.4 million 4 hours ago ZIMBABWE – Hospitality group Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) has announced the upgrading and development of…
DealStreet Africa LATEST NEWS Manufacturing & Retail The Foschini Group gets green light to acquire Jet Stores 5 hours ago SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa’s Competition Tribunal has approved the proposed acquisition of Jet Stores…
Aviation, Transport & Logistics DealStreet Africa LATEST NEWS South Africa’s Vuna Partners acquire 80% of logistics leader 4PL Group 6 hours ago SOUTH AFRICA – Vuna Partners Fund have announced its acquisition of an 80% equity stake…
Aviation, Transport & Logistics LATEST NEWS Emirates to resume flights to Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Harare and Mauritius 7 hours ago AFRICA – United Arab Emirates carrier Emirates has announced resumption of flights to Johannesburg, Cape…
LATEST NEWS Start-ups Kenyan digital addressing startup OkHi raises $1.78m funding from UK Angel Network 1 day ago KENYA – Kenyan startup OkHi, which has developed a digital addressing system for emerging markets,…
Agriculture & Agribusiness LATEST NEWS Zambian agribusinesses to benefit from €1million EU grant 1 day ago ZAMBIA – The European Union – EU Zambia office has called for agribusiness proposals from…
LATEST NEWS People Nigerian investor/ philanthropist Tony Elumelu among Times 100 Most Influential People in 2020 1 day ago AFRICA – Time, an American leading magazine has named Tony O. Elumelu, a leading investor…
Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS Sustainability & Renewable Energy Power Africa commits US$2.6m towards supporting renewable energy access in Africa 1 day ago AFRICA – Power Africa, through the United States Agency for International Development, has announced grants…
Govt. & Development Organisations Investments, Financials & Economy LATEST NEWS Sustainability & Renewable Energy Africa Finance Corporation secures $162 million in inaunagural green bond 1 day ago AFRICA – Africa Finance Corporation, an infrastructure solutions provider in Africa, has announced the successful…
Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS Telecoms, ICT & Media ipNX partners USTDA to develop ICT infrastructure in Nigeria. 1 day ago NIGERIA – Nigeria’s leading information, communications and technology (ICT) company, ipNX has partnered with the…
LATEST NEWS People African Guarantee Fund appoints CEO Felix Bikpo as chairman 1 day ago KENYA – The board of Pan-African non-bank financial institution African Guarantee Fund (AGF), a small…
DealStreet Africa LATEST NEWS Mining, Energy, Oil & Gas Royal Dutch Shell acquires oil exploration assets from Kosmos Energy 1 day ago AFRICA – Royal Dutch Shell, the third largest oil and gas company in the world…
Investments, Financials & Economy LATEST NEWS French private equity firm I&P opens Kenya office with eye on SMEs 1 day ago KENYA – French private equity fund Invertases’ & Partenaires (I&P) has opened a regional office…
Agriculture & Agribusiness DealStreet Africa LATEST NEWS Start-ups UK based IT firm Zetogon invests in Nigerian agritech company AirSmat 1 day ago NIGERIA– Zetogon, a UK based Information Technology company has invested US$100,000 in AirSmat, a Pan-African…
