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- 29 Sept 2021
IFC, Africa Re Partnership Boosts Insurer’s Capacity to Underwrite Agribusiness
Insurance Companies in Nigeria and Africa have acquired capacity to underwrite agribusiness towards the support for food security in the continent following a partnership deal between Africa…
- 26 Mar 2019
IFC, Africa RE to Develop New Insurance Market for Nigeria’s Farmers
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Africa RE, a pan-African reinsurance company headquartered in Nigeria, to help thousands of small holder…
- 27 Jul 2017
Google CEO in Nigeria Says "We're Making Internet Work for Everyone in Africa"
By 2034 Africa is expected to have the world’s largest working-age population of 1.1 billion—yet only 3 to 4 million jobs are created annually. That means there’s an urgent need to create…
- 24 Mar 2015
Lamudi.com Lists 10 Trendiest Places to Live In Africa
If you’re looking to settle down, or to visit somewhere new and exciting on the continent, why not add Kiambu, Maputo and Osu to your list of possibilities. From relaxing cafe cultures and world…
- 1 Aug 2023
Beyond doing good: Why ESG makes great business sense for African fintechs
By Funmi Dele-Giwa, General Counsel & Head, GRC at MFS Africa If you’re reading this, there’s a very good chance you’re already familiar with the acronym ESG. Standing for “environmental”,…
- 14 Mar 2022
15 Startups Selected for Google Startups Accelerator Africa Cohort 7
Google on Monday announced the participants in its 2022 Startups Accelerator Africa Class 7. The selected startups are developing solutions in areas such as healthcare, education, fleet management,…
- 3 Jul 2026
Why We’re Partnering With NIHOTOUR To Bring Nigerians In South Africa Home - Steve Babaeko
When Nigerians began arriving back home on emergency flights following an ultimatum from anti-migrant groups in South Africa, Steve Babaeko, alongside The Nigerian Institute of Hospitality and…
- 21 Nov 2017
Vodacom Director Urges Accountants to Leverage Sage/ACCA Partnership
By peter oluka Mr Oluseyi Olanrewaju, the finance director at Vodacom Business Africa (Nigeria) Limited, has re-emphasised the need for accounting professionals to embrace digital culture. He made…
- 24 Apr 2019
Using Blockchain To Re-Tool Nigeria’s Economy, By Chimezie
Africa is home to 16.3 percent of humanity but home to less than one percent of the world’s billion-dollar companies and only about four percent of global GDP. Africa cannot afford, nor does it have…
- 18 Sept 2020
Facebook to Open Office in Lagos
As part of its continued commitment and on-going investment in Africa, Facebook announced it will be opening an office in Lagos, Nigeria - its second office on the African continent. Aimed at…
- 18 Sept 2020
Facebook to Open New Office in Lagos, Nigeria
Facebook has announced that it will be opening an office in Lagos, Nigeria as part of its continued commitment and ongoing investment in Africa. This will be its second office on the African…
- 7 Nov 2022
OmniBiz Africa, Emergency Response Africa, Others Receive Awards at the Nigeria Innovation Summit 2022
The Nigeria Innovation Summit 2022 with the theme: Re-imaging Innovation, organized by InnovationHub Africa, and held on October 4-8, 2022 was successfully concluded with the participation of…
- 5 May 2009
Suburban Re-strategies for Efficient Service Delivery
Suburban West Africa, the holding company of the Suburban group of companies, has restructured its board of directors and has expanded its management team, in order to prepare the company to achieve…
- 26 Oct 2018
Microsoft 4Afrika deepening Data & AI capabilities in Africa to enhance employability and entrepreneurship
Digital transformation is re-imagining industries around the world. Technology is no longer a nice-to-have, but a necessity for staying in business. Research shows that modern technologies like AI…
- 23 Feb 2009
Intercontinental Bank Gets $100M Credit Line from AFDB
African Development Bank Group (AFDB) has approved the sum of $100million Line of Credit (LoC) to Intercontinental Bank Plc to finance small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The Company for…
- 2 Oct 2025
Maliyo Games Champions African Gaming Talent as Global Recognition Grows
Maliyo Games, a trailblazing Pan-African game development studio, is strengthening its role as a cultural and creative powerhouse by championing African talent on the global stage. With editorial…
- 9 Dec 2016
BBC to Simulcast African Footballer of the Year Live on DStv
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Brit will simulcast the live announcement of African Footballer of the Year from BBC World News for the first time on Monday, 12 December 2016 at 6:30pm.‎…
- 10 Jun 2021
Luno Continues Rapid Growth, Hits 8M Milestone at a Rate of 1.2m New Customers
Luno, the leading global cryptocurrency company on a mission to upgrade the world to a better financial system, today announces it has hit 8mn customers (wallets), with 1mn added in just 12 weeks.…
- 25 May 2009
Kilimbe urges Nigeria to Re-Invest in Satellite Communications
Jones Kilimbe, director general, Regional African satellite communications organization has urged Nigeria to re-invest in the regional satellite communications in Africa. Kilimbe stated this during a…
- 15 Mar 2016
Gwarzo Reelected as Chair of IOSCO’s AMERC
Mr. Mounir Gwarzo, director general of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has been unanimously re-elected to continue providing leadership to the Africa Middle East Regional Committee (AMERC)…
- 29 Mar 2023
DFS Lab Launches Fund to Back Fintech Teams Across Africa
Fintech incubator DFS Lab has launched the DFS Lab Stellar Africa Fund I to back high-potential innovators across Africa. The focus is to transform digital payments by building on a finan cial…
- 18 May 2023
Made by Africa: Meta celebrates Africa’s Rising Stars in its 2023 ‘Loved by the World’ Campaign
As part of Africa Day celebration on 25 May, Meta announced the third iteration of its pan-African 'Made by Africa, Loved by the World' campaign. Themed "Rising Stars" , this year's edition aims to…
- 7 Jan 2015
Phase 3 Telecom to Connect More Cities this Year
Phase3 Telecom, West Africa’s largest independent fibre optic infrastructure and telecommunications services provider said it would connect more cities to its network this year while re-affirming its…
- 17 Oct 2023
5 Ways Google Health is Using AI in Africa
Every day across Africa, people turn to Google products like Search, YouTube and Fitbit for insights about their health and wellbeing. But many may not know that we have also been researching how AI…
- 9 Jan 2023
Releaf Secures $3.3M Pre-series A Funding, Unveils New Technologies
Releaf, a technology company that makes it easier for consumer goods manufacturers in Africa to access high-quality ingredients for their factories, has raised $3.3 million in an oversubscribed…
- 23 Feb 2014
AstraZeneca Nigeria Research Grant – Making Meaningful Difference in Health
The ‘AstraZeneca Nigeria Research Grant’ is an initiative to facilitate research in both communicable and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in this West African country and follows closely on the…
- 27 Jul 2017
African Startups, Gidi Mobile & Siyavula Secure $2.5m Grants from Google
Google is committing $50M in Googleorg nonprofit grants to help people prepare for the changing nature of work, out of which $20million will be apportioned to Africa. It announced on Thursday an…
- 11 Feb 2020
Facebook, NGOs Across Africa to Work Together for a Better Internet
Facebook is partnering with nine non-profit organisations and government agencies throughout sub-Saharan Africa to raise awareness about Internet safety and security for Safer Internet Day,…
- 30 Jun 2024
TD Africa, ZTE Announce Strategic Partnership with the Unveiling of Affordable Nubia Smartphone Series
It was a night of glitz and glamour as ZTE, a global giant in telecommunications partners TD Africa, the continent’s leading tech distribution firm to launch its groundbreaking ZTE Nubia series. The…
- 5 Dec 2023
Airtel Africa Unveils Nxtra by Airtel to Accelerate Africa’s Digital Transition
Airtel Africa has launched Nxtra by Airtel (“Nxtra”), a new data centre business founded on a commitment to meet the continent’s growing needs for trusted, and sustainable data centre capacity and to…