Mastercard Appoints Victor Ndlovu As Director, Country Business Development Lead, East Africa
Mastercard has announced the appointment of Victor Ndlovu as Director, Country Business Development Lead, East Africa. Victor is a seasoned business leader with close to three decades of solid experience in the fintech, banking and payments industry. He joins Mastercard from Ukheshe, based in South Africa, where he spearheaded the Fintech’s presence in Africa with deals […]
Overcoming Bankability Issues To Make Renewable Energy Feasible In Ethiopia
Key factors for project finance, potential risks, mitigation tools and more discussed during webinar held by BonelliErede in collaboration with RES4Africa Foundation BonelliErede a leading international law firm, along with the RES4Africa Foundation, an organisation dedicated to promoting renewable energy in Africa, recently held a webinar which covered the management of bankability issues regarding renewable […]
PRESS INVITATION : Choose Africa On Air Digital Broadcast 8 June 2021, 11:00
On 8 June 2021, at 11:00, PROPARCO invites you to its digital broadcast “Choose Africa On Air”. Weakened by the Covid-19 crisis, SMEs in Africa will play a key role in the recovery. It is in this context that PROPARCO invites you to find out about Choose Africa, the French initiative to accelerate the growth of […]
DGB Powers Sales Success With New SAP Solution
In the highly competitive wine industry, producing great-tasting wines is not enough to ensure success. Without a super-charged sales team, even the best vintage runs the risk of gathering dust in a cellar. For DGB, a timely technology intervention has empowered a high-performance sales team with real-time insights into sales, orders and retail execution. DGB […]
Crosscall VP Part Of President Macron’s Business Delegation On Visit To SA
French mobile device manufacturer Crosscall has been selected as part of the high level business delegation accompanying French President Emmanual Macron on his first visit to South Africa as president this week. David Eberlé, Crosscall vice-president, says the trip to South Africa is an opportunity to discuss business opportunities, establish long-term business relationships and share […]
A Digital Library of Ghanaian Real Estate
Ghanaian startup DOBIISON, a provider of virtual tours and immersive digital experiences for the real estate, construction and tourism industries, is planning on scaling across Africa this year. Founded in 2018, DOBIISON has built the largest collection of Ghanaian virtual reality (VR) content. Currently at the growth stage, it leverages 360º immersive, interactive content with […]
Africa’s Only Mine to Employ an Entirely Female Work Force
Zimbaqua employs 25 women many of whom have little or no formal education. It sells the gems they dig to international wholesalers and to jewelry designers like the New York-based Renna Jewels. Gem and gold mining has long been a mixed blessing in Africa, providing much-needed income but — at unregulated or badly managed mines […]
Who’s Paying Whom in the Suez Canal Blockage?
The owner of the Ever Given container ship that blocked Egypt’s Suez Canal for days has blamed the Suez Canal Authority for its grounding, amid a legal dispute over compensation. The Ever Given incident caused chaos between 23 and 29 March, as it delayed around 400 ships and significantly disrupted global trade. Around 12% of […]
Orbitt Reveals Investor Behaviour Recorded in the First Half of 2021
East and West Africa remain the regional focus for investors, but with varying transaction profiles. For example, the average transaction size in West Africa was $25m, compared to the $10m average recorded in East Africa. Although the sectors of interest recorded were similar, investors expressed more interest in Technology, Financial Services and Healthcare in East […]
Nigerians Feel the Squeeze of a Battered Economy
Inflation is running at 18%. For food it is 23%, the highest in two decades. More than half of Nigerians are underemployed or unemployed. Before covid-19 about 80m of Nigeria’s 200m people lived on less than the equivalent of $1.90 a day. The pandemic and population growth could see that figure rise to almost 100m […]
