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DealStreet Africa Hospitality, Tourism & Entertainment LATEST NEWS Hospitality investment platform Kasada acquires 1602-room hotel portfolio from AccorInvest 20 hours ago SOUTH AFRICA – Kasada Capital management through its Kasada Hospitality Fund LP (“Kasada”), has acquired…
DealStreet Africa Financial Services LATEST NEWS AfDB partners EIB to boost public and private sector investment in Africa 21 hours ago AFRICA – The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed…
DealStreet Africa LATEST NEWS Manufacturing & Retail DEG finances toy company Steiff’s African production facility to safeguard jobs during the pandemic 2 days ago TUNISIA – DEG, a German development finance institution, is providing German toy company Steiff’s African…
Govt. & Development Organisations Investments, Financials & Economy Manufacturing & Retail United Kingdom’s CDC Group targets US$1b of African investments in 2021 2 days ago AFRICA – CDC Group, a development finance institution owned by the UK government is planning about…
Aviation, Transport & Logistics LATEST NEWS People IAG Cargo appoints Freddie Overton as commercial manager for Africa and Europe 3 days ago AFRICA – IAG Cargo, the cargo handling division of International Airlines Group, has announced two…
DealStreet Africa LATEST NEWS Sustainability & Renewable Energy Climate Investor Two secures US$23m from EU to support its climate change adaptation sectors 4 days ago AFRICA – The European Union (EU) has committed EUR19.7 million (US$23.89m) to Climate Investor Two…
LATEST NEWS Pharmaceuticals & HealthCare GSK, Novartis launch US$3.6m project to support high-quality genetic scientific research in Africa 4 days ago AFRICA – GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK), a British multinational pharmaceutical, and Novartis International AG is a…
Financial Services Investments, Financials & Economy LATEST NEWS AfDB makes two additions to its Bloomberg African Bond indices as it deepens local currency bond market 4 days ago AFRICA – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced the addition of two new countries…
DealStreet Africa LATEST NEWS Sustainability & Renewable Energy Private equity firm Emerging Energy Corp partners with (B) Energy for biogas supply in Africa 5 days 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 5 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 5 days ago AFRICA – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has appointed Paula Santos Da Costa, a national…
DealStreet Africa LATEST NEWS SPE Capital Partners announces final close of Africa-focused private equity fund SPE AIF I 1 week ago AFRICA – SPE Capital Partners, an independent Private Equity firm focused on Africa and the…
LATEST NEWS New Markets & Products TeamApt changes business model as expanding across West and North Africa 1 week ago NIGERIA – TeamApt, the Nigerian fintech company that provides digital financial services solutions and payment…
Aviation, Transport & Logistics Financial Services LATEST NEWS Emirates introduces Covid-19 insurance cover as it eyes increase in passenger volumes 1 week ago AFRICA – Emirates airline has introduced incentives to help increase passenger volumes, including Covid-19 insurance…
DealStreet Africa Financial Services LATEST NEWS FEI secures US$24m from KfW to meet the rising demand for energy across Africa 1 week ago AFRICA – The Facility for Energy Inclusion (FEI), a debt financing facility for small-scale energy…
Financial Services Investments, Financials & Economy LATEST NEWS Africa Finance Corporation secures US$250m from DFC to strengthen investment capacity 1 week ago AFRICA – Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), an investment grade multilateral finance institution, has secured a US$250m tier-2…
Hospitality, Tourism & Entertainment LATEST NEWS New Markets & Products French tv startup Molotov set to launch its services in 7 African countries 1 week ago AFRICA – Molotov, a French startup that provides an OTT TV streaming service with live…
LATEST NEWS Pharmaceuticals & HealthCare SME health providers in five African countries get US$30m funding from Health Finance Coalition 1 week ago AFRICA – Private and small- and medium enterprise (SME) health providers in five high malaria…
Aviation, Transport & Logistics Industry Reports LATEST NEWS African airlines record 1.7% decline in freight demand in November – IATA 2 weeks ago AFRICA – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for global air freight…
LATEST NEWS People Pharmaceuticals & HealthCare Pfizer picks Patrick van der Loo to head Africa and the Middle East region 2 weeks ago AFRICA – American multinational pharmaceutical corporation, Pfizer has announced the appointment of Patrick van der…
