Women in Tech Kenya accelerator awards 9 million shillings to seven startups.
Standard Chartered Foundation awarded 9 million Kenyan shillings in grants to seven women-led startups on Tuesday through its Women in…
Airtel Money targets at least $800 million in London IPO.
Airtel Money, the mobile money business of Airtel Africa, plans to raise at least $800 million through a London initial…
Financing Women Entrepreneurs is Becoming a Bigger Focus for Africa’s Development Finance Institutions.
The African Development Bank’s AFAWA initiative and the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative held a four-day learning event in Côte d’Ivoire…
No Plant, No Minerals: Namibia Sets the Terms for Foreign Investors.
Namibia will make access to its critical minerals conditional on foreign investors building processing plants in the country, President Netumbo…
Uganda’s NSSF assets rise 26.4% to 32.87 trillion shillings as income jumps 85%.
Uganda’s National Social Security Fund (NSSF) said its assets rose 26.4% to 32.87 trillion Ugandan shillings in the 2025/26 financial…
Gamblers Score Higher Than Non-Gamblers on Financial Literacy, U.S. Study Finds.
U.S. gamblers scored higher on a financial literacy measure than non-gamblers in a new national survey commissioned by the American…
Africa M&A Market Rebounds In 2026 as Big Deals Lift Value.
Africa’s mergers and acquisitions market recovered in 2026 as the value of deals involving African targets or acquirers rose 19%…
Afreximbank Gives $29 Million Guarantee to Expand EAC Customs Bond.
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has issued a $29 million guarantee to BSMART Technology Ltd to support the expansion of…
NSE Derivatives Market Turnover Surpasses 1 Billion Shillings for First Time.
Kenya’s NSE Derivatives Market has surpassed 1 billion Kenyan shillings ($7.7 million) in year-to-date turnover for the first time, the…
Absa, UN Agencies Launch Guarantee to Boost Solar Cold Storage in Kenya.
Absa Bank Kenya, the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said on Wednesday they had…