The World Bank through its private sector arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has committed to supporting the construction and operation of Safaricom Ethiopia’s 5G… Read More »Boost for Safaricom Ethiopia as World Bank Commits $257M for 5G Network Rollout
Rology, an Egyptian eHealth start-up has completed the takeover of Arkan United, a Saudi Arabian-based teleradiology company. In a statement seen by Emerging Brand Africa,… Read More »Egyptian e-Health Start-up Rology Acquires Saudi Firm Arkan United
South Africa’s business confidence index fell for the fifth successive quarter to a near three-year low of 27 points in the second quarter of 2023.… Read More »South Africa’s Business Confidence Index falls for Fifth Successive Quarter
Kenya and the UK on Thursday witnessed the groundbreaking of a new geothermal power plant in Kenya’s Rift Valley region. According to a statement from… Read More »Kenya, UK Ink New Geothermal Power Plant Deal
Africa has been urged to grab opportunities on the continent’s Carbon Market for transparency, equitable, and jobs creation from the climate change projects. Africa Finance… Read More »Africa CEO Forum 2023: Tapping Opportunities in Carbon Market Headlines Summit
A South African digital healthcare start-up, EMGuidance has launched a new digital prescription tool designed to transform the way prescriptions are managed and shared. According… Read More »South Africa Start-up EMGuidance Launches Digital Prescription Tool
Tushop, a Kenyan social-commerce platform that enables communities in Nairobi to buy groceries more cheaply with free delivery, has secured $3 million in a pre-seed… Read More »Kenyan Social-Commerce Platform Tushop Raises $3M Funding
Mastercard and Morocco’s fintech firm NAPS have partnered to develop innovative payment solutions for individuals and businesses. Mastercard’s Country General Manager Mohamed Benomar and NAPS… Read More »Morocco’s Fintech Firm NAPS partners with Mastercard to Develop Innovative Payment Solutions
The Financial Remittances Sector is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the world. In Africa, this sector accounts for hundreds of thousands of direct jobs… Read More »African Tech firm Multigate gets SWIFT green light
Kenya’s President William Ruto has underscored the need to come up with a solution for disparities in currencies which act as an obstacle to free… Read More »Push for Africa’s Unified Currency Gains Momentum to Promote Free Trade