On the sidelines of the Mobile World Congress Africa, taking place in Kigali, the Smart Africa alliance and Orange Middle East and Africa have signed a three-year agreement aimed to…
The South African rand strengthened in early trade ahead of a central bank monetary policy review on Tuesday and local inflation figures the following day. At 0723 GMT, the rand…
South African-based sellers can register now, ahead of the store launch next year.Amazon announced that it will launch Amazon.co.za in 2024, providing South African-based sellers the ability to reach customers…
The pan-African group AXIAN announces the appointment of Amélie Yan-Gouiffes as Impact & Sustainability Group Director. In her new role, Amélie will be responsible for designing and implementing the Group’s…
MVola is expanding, thanks to its partnership with MFS Africa, its remittance partners. The Malagasy diaspora will be able to send money to their loved ones in Madagascar. MVola, Madagascar’s…
U.S. International Development Financing Corporation Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Scott Nathan traveled to Accra, Ghana, to meet with prospective private sector partners to discuss opportunities to work together to promote…
Proparco has granted a loan of 1.5 million euros to ZIZ Energie, a construction company specializing in rural and urban electrification. The funding provided will enable ZIZ energy to launch…
Kuramo Capital Management, an investment management firm with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has revealed plans to invest $150 million (Ksh. 22 billion) in female-led enterprises over the next…
MTN Xlerator is MTN South Africa’s enterprise supplier development (ESD) programme that plans to increase MTN’s procurement spend by R4 billion over two years with 51% black-owned SMMEs. The programme…
Absa Bank Kenya has today launched a new digital platform, Wezesha Stock that aims to boost inventory management and trading for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Wezesha Stock, which is…