TDB Group’s TDF, GBF And AGF Support 16,000 Small Scale-Farmers By Financing 3 Women And Youth-Led Agribusiness SMEs In East Africa
Approximately 16,000 small-scale farmers in East Africa were supported in 2021, as a result of a USD 1 million debt facility extended in 2020 by Trade and Development Fund (TDF), enhanced with a partial risk guarantee from the African Guarantee Fund (AGF), and managed by Grassroots Business Fund (GBF). The Facility finances agribusinesses by providing […]
Women Must Be At The Centre Of Africa’s Transformative Free Trade Area
Meanwhile, the 66th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), which begam March 14 is scheduled to conclude on March 25. By Kingsley Ighobor Ambassador Mathu Joyini began her role as the Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations in January 2021, becoming the first South African woman to hold the position. Representing the […]
Miami PoP: A Global Data Intersection For Securing Connections And Contents From Across The World
The Point of Presence (PoP) in Miami offers an international cross-connectivity location for businesses to manage data, applications and services between the USA, Latin America, Europe and Africa. This centralized point is a digital intersection that joins several major subsea cables and sophisticated data centre infrastructure to latency-efficient routings that make it possible for companies and […]
DP World Hosts Africa Forum At EXPO Flow Pavilion On The Role Of Trade In Unlocking The Continent’s Potential
Keynote speeches and panel events explored the untapped potential of Africa in global trade NBA Hall of Famer, global humanitarian, investor, and entrepreneur Dikembe Mutombo, featured as a special guest DP World hosted on 16 March the Africa Forum at its Flow Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Convening thought leaders, industry experts and over 60 […]
Lucky – Egypt’s Leading App For Credit Products, Offers & Cashback Rewards, Secures $25 Million In Series A Fundraise
Lucky, Egypt’s leading app for credit products, offers and cashback rewards, announces its $25 million fund Series A raise. The funding round, which is Egypt’s largest Fintech Series A round so far, was led by Nclude Fintech Fund by Global Ventures. Major investments also came from PayU, the Prosus-owned Fintech firm specializing in emerging markets; […]
Gaborone Reverses Vaccine on Entry Rules
Botswana will allow unvaccinated travelers into the country, provided they produce a negative COVID-19 test result. That’s a reversal from last month, when the nation started denying entry to travelers who were partially vaccinated or unvaccinated and not willing to get a free shot. Botswana Ministry of Health spokesperson Christopher Nyanga says the vaccine validity […]
Spend a Gap Year in this Kenyan Reserve
Travelling on a gap year is an ideal way to experience the world and gain valuable knowledge about life and the professional world at the same time. Want to have breakfast with the Giraffes at a country estate or perhaps spend some time with orphaned elephant calves, offering them milk and playing with them? As […]
Miss this Cape Town District and You’ll Miss Out
Butting right up against the City Bowl District and the popular tourist base Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, Woodstock doesn’t draw in half the amount of tourists that its neighbours do. Why? It’s not showy or modern, and parts of it are lined with rickety porticos and industrial businesses. But the closer you look, the more […]
This Luxurious Train Trip is Still Worth It
This extravagant railway has been traveling throughout Africa for 33 years. The experiences start before you even board—when departing from Pretoria, Rovos Rail travelers are granted exclusive access to a private lounge, where Champagne and canapés greet them—and a strict “no cellphone” rule is maintained for your own good. Enjoy the moment(s) provided by this […]
Find Out What Africa can Offer during a Vacation on the Continent
Fatimatou Diallo is a young Afro-French woman from Paris who created an Instagram page to help people find good and reliable places to stay in Africa. Launched in 2018, Sleep In Africa’s Instagram account has 12,000 followers who are often informed about Black-owned accommodations across Africa. The concept was born in 2018 after realizing how […]
