30 results
- 18 May 2021
Access Bank Buys Mozambique’s African Banking Corporation in Latest Frenzy
Access Bank Plc has acquired Mozambique’s African Banking Corporation, as part of its aggressive expansion drive in African continent. There is no mention of the value of the transaction yet. Its…
- 20 Jan 2022
MultiChoice Expands Hyperlocal Offering to Angola & Mozambique
MultiChoice, Pan-African entertainment company, has further expanded its hyperlocal offering with the launch of two new TV channels – Maningue Magic and Kwenda Magic – for audiences in Mozambique and…
- 27 Oct 2013
Flexenclosure Opens Office for Southern Africa
Flexenclosure, a specialist developer of intelligent power management systems and pre-fabricated data centres for the ICT industry, has opened a new office in Maputo, Mozambique to serve its growing…
- 2 Dec 2015
Growth Potential: MasterCard Index Ranks Lagos 2nd African Large City
Lagos State (West Africa’s commercial hub) follows closely to Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, as the largest African city with the highest potential for inclusive growth, according to the 2015…
- 13 Jun 2021
Meet the 12 Development Lab Candidates for the Realness Institute in Partnership with Netflix
From over 500 applications, 12 creative industry professionals from Kenya, Nigeria, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe were selected to be part of the inaugural three-month development lab for…
- 6 May 2022
Bruce Onobrakpeya, Mozambican artist take center stage on Glo-Sponsored CNN African
Nigeria’s legendary artist, Bruce Onobrakpeya will, alongside Lizette Chirrime, a visual artist from Mozambique, take the center stage on this week's edition of Glo-sponsored African Voices…
- 25 Jul 2019
WorldRemit Launches New Mobile-To- Mobile Digital Payment Service in Africa
WorldRemit users can now make instant, low-cost international mobile money transfers to 15 million accounts in Guinea, Malawi, Madagascar, Mozambique, and Niger. Digital money transfer…
- 23 Apr 2013
Eastern Africa Resurgence Reshapes Oil Landscape
Recent large and world-class gas discoveries in Mozambique and Tanzania, with potential for more to come, and commercial oil flows in Kenya, show the potential of the enormous exploration frontiers…
- 24 Nov 2014
Africa Becoming Magnet for Foreign Investment, But- Deloitte
Rising consumer demand, aligned with annual growth of around eight per cent, is likely to add around $1.1 trillion to African GDP by 2019, with Ethiopia, Uganda and Mozambique among the fastest…
- 12 Aug 2025
Airtel, Vodacom sign Network Infrastructure Agreement to Drive Digital Inclusion
Airtel Africa and Vodacom Group have announced a strategic infrastructure sharing agreement in key markets including Mozambique, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), subject to…
- 10 Aug 2015
Global Goals Campaign Presents Africa’s First Crowdsourced Song
Award-winning songwriters and producers, Cobhams Asuquo from Nigeria, David “KING DAVID” Muthami from Kenya and Ellputo from Mozambique have joined forces to create a song that inspires the youth of…
- 14 Sept 2017
Taylor, Asks CTO Members to Invest in Broadband to Tap IoT,AI Evolution
Shola Taylor, secretary-general of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation, has warned of the risk of many countries missing out on the benefits of IoT, Big Data, AI and augmented reality…
- 27 Dec 2013
Nigeria Missing in Africa’s Top 5 Performing Economies of 2013
That Africa is set to become the world’s economic engine in the next 10 years or during the 21st century is no doubt a well-known fact. Unfortunately, Nigeria is not one of the top five. Countries…
- 28 Oct 2020
Access Bank Gets CBN’s Nod to Restructure into Holdco
Access Bank, the biggest retail bank in Africa, has announced that it has received Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN’s) Approval-in-Principle to restructure to a Holdco. The bank has also received…
- 23 Dec 2018
Organised Crime Syndicates Harvest Human Organs in Nigeria, Others
Human organ harvesting is one of the most profitable black market operations around the world. According to Business Insider, across the globe, it is coordinated by an organized crime…
- 18 Jul 2016
CNN MultiChoice Announces African Journalist 2016 Finalists
Finalists in the prestigious CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2016 Competition were announced today by Ferial Haffajee, Chair of the independent judging panel. This year, the competition received…
- 28 Aug 2016
Can Innovation Solve Nigeria’s Most Pressing Economic Challenges?
A closer look at Lagos, Abuja and other business hubs in Nigeria, one finds it easy to see the progress made through innovations and the effects on these cities – busy streets, construction of…
- 8 Dec 2025
UBA Wins Africa’s Bank of the Year for Third Time in Five Years
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has once again, reaffirmed its leadership as one of the continent’s most innovative and resilient financial institutions, as the bank has, for…
- 14 Feb 2019
Nigeria Lags in DHL Global Connectedness Index
DHL released the fifth edition of the DHL Global Connectedness Index (GCI) this week – a detailed analysis of globalization, measured by international flows of trade, capital, information and people.…
- 23 Dec 2015
AfDB Commits $1Bn in Power, Infrastructure in Africa
The Bank Group has devoted approximately $1 billion to supporting power and infrastructure in Africa in 2015, which the Private Sector Department (OPSD) experts describe as “an unprecedented record…
- 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…
- 7 Jun 2014
DHL Tasks Local Businesses on Leveraging Africa’s Rising Opportunities
Due to Africa being home to seven of the 10 fastest growing economies in the world1, the continent is fast becoming top of mind for many global businesses. According to Sumesh Rahavendra, head…
- 8 May 2014
Western Union, Moneygram Hit Nigeria, Others with Charges
Western Union and Moneygram, the world's leading money transfer companies, have been accused of charging a premium of up to 12 per cent on remittances into Africa, according to a recently released…
- 18 Mar 2012
Big Brother Returns with ‘Stargame’
Africa’s largest reality show, Big Brother Africa by M-Net, is in its seventh season. The seventh edition to be known as ‘Stargame’ starts on Sunday, May 6 when M-Net opens the doors of Big Brother…
- 15 May 2017
GE Plans 2GW Hydroelectric Power in Nigeria
The General Electric is planning to install hydroelectric plants that will generate additional two gigawatts of electricity in the country by 2030 in view the the nation’s growing power demands. This…
- 15 Feb 2010
Zambia’s Lukando Wins Face of Africa 2010
On Saturday February 6, in a stylish haute couture showcase 22-year-old Lukando Nalungwe from Zambia joined an exclusive group of winners when she was named the eighth and newest M-Net Face of…
- 26 Dec 2016
Only 9.3% People Across African Are Internet Users-Report
The Internet is one of the most important enablers of social development and education. While Internet services have been quite phenomenal in the rest of the world, access to the Internet remains…
- 15 Jul 2016
Djembe Communications Expands Footprint in Africa
Djembe Communications, the pioneering Pan-African communications consultancy, has its sights set for continued growth in the second half of 2016. Building a solid growth foundation in the first half…
- 2 Jan 2017
Kamaleon, Tech Start-Up Develops Solar Powered Mobile Computer for Africa
The Internet is one of the most important enablers of social development and education. While Internet services have been quite phenomenal in the rest of the world, access to the Internet remains…
- 6 May 2019
Kaspersky says SIM Swap Fraud is Targeting Africa’s Financial, Online Services
Kaspersky Lab experts at its annual Cyber Security Weekend discussed the wide spread growth of mobile payments across the globe and the many cyber risks that surround such technology, especially the…