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BusinessEgypt

Souhoola Expands in Egypt With New City Stars Branch to Boost Financial Inclusion

Egypt’s consumer finance sector continues to grow as more companies focus on making flexible payment solutions available to a wider population. In line...

BusinessTech

Africa Finance Corporation Commits US$100 Million to Boost Africa’s Technology Ecosystem

Technology is becoming an increasingly important part of Africa’s economic growth story, but many startups still face difficulties securing the long-term funding needed...

BusinessNamibia

NMB Bank Secures $180 Million to Expand Financing for Tanzanian Small Businesses and Farmers

NMB Bank Plc has secured $180 million in financing from international development finance institutions to expand lending to small businesses, farmers and women...

BusinessMozambique

FSD Africa Invests £100,000 to Grow Climate and Biodiversity Businesses in Mozambique

Mozambique’s growing climate and biodiversity sectors are set to receive a major boost after FSD Africa awarded a £100,000 catalytic grant to Miarakap...

BusinessStartups

12 African Entrepreneurs Selected for CircularLeap Scale-Up Programme

A new group of African entrepreneurs is showing how waste can become a source of jobs, income, innovation and sustainable growth. Through the...

BusinessKenya

Qhala Partners With Mistral AI and French Tech Nairobi to Launch Accelerator for African Startups

African technology company Qhala has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding with Mistral AI and French Tech Nairobi to launch the Mistral Accelerator...

BusinessKenya

GCF, World Bank Launch $695 Million Clean Energy Push to Connect 40 Million Africans

A sweeping new climate-finance programme designed to transform energy access across Eastern and Southern Africa has officially entered implementation, unlocking nearly $700 million...

BusinessSouth Africa

Yoco Launches Tap to Pay on iPhone in South Africa, Expanding Digital Payments for Small Businesses

Yoco has launched Tap to Pay on iPhone in South Africa, introducing a new way for small businesses to accept contactless payments without...