President Kersti Kaljulaid to visit Benin
07/11/2018The Office of the President announced on Tuesday that Kaljulaid will travel to Benin for a state visit from 4 to 7 December. The trip is the incumbent president’s first.
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Ecobank Academy launches programme to improve Africa’s health systems
07/11/2018Ecobank Academy, a corporate university of independent pan-African banking group in collaboration with Ecobank Foundation, has launched an innovative development programme aimed at improving Africa’s health systems through rigorous financial.
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Airtel Africa raises $1.25bn from SoftBank, five other investors
24/10/2018Airtel Africa Ltd, a subsidiary of India’s Bharti Airtel Ltd, said on Wednesday it had raised $1.25 billion from six global investors including SoftBank Group Corp, Warburg Pincus LLC and.
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Green Climate Fund Board approves three AfDB Green Climate Projects totaling $ 110 million
24/10/2018The Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved funding for three proposals from the African Development Bank totalling over $110 million. The approvals were granted at the GCF’s.
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Samsung opens its largest retail store in Africa in Nairobi
24/10/2018Samsung Electronics has opened a new interactive store at Two Rivers Mall in Nairobi bringing to 29, the total number of Samsung Experience Stores across the country. The store is.
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Pure Oil Invests $9m in Soya Farming
24/10/2018PURE Oil Industries, one of Zimbabwe’s major cooking oil producers, says it has invested $9 million towards supporting contract farmers to produce soya bean required for the manufacture of edible.
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[South Africa] Tigers and Anthonij Rupert Wyne enter wine export deal
24/10/2018Global logistics specialist Tigers is supporting the export of South African wine to Germany and the USA by streamlining the B2B supply chain for Anthonij Rupert Wyne through end-to-end solutions..
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U.S. invests N8.6 billion to boost small-scale farming in Nigeria
24/10/2018United States Africa Development Foundation has invested over N8.64 billion ($24 million) to boost the capacity of farmers across the country. Speaking at an Agriculture mini-fair, organised by the foundation.
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International bankers, tech companies target African entrepreneurs with blockchain initiative
24/10/2018A consortium of international bankers, Papersoft Africa, and Digital Transformation company iVEDiX have teamed up to launch a transformative blockchain and digital currency initiative with exclusive contracts in place to.