Small Business
RwandaSmall Business
IFAD, AgDevCo Ventures Sign $10 Million Loan to Close Financing Gap for Early-Stage African Agribusinesses
The International Fund for Agricultural Development and AgDevCo Ventures Limited, a subsidiary of AgDevCo, have signed a $10 million loan agreement to address...
BusinessSmall Business
AXIAN Group, AfDB Launch Programme to Reach 34,000 Women-Led Businesses Across Five Countries
AXIAN Group and the African Development Bank have launched a major financial inclusion programme targeting more than 34,000 women-led enterprises across five African...
MozambiqueSmall Business
MozParks Launches 12-Month SME Village Project in Northern Mozambique
Construction officially began Monday on the SME Village at MozParks’ Topuito Industrial Park in Mozambique’s Nampula Province, launching a 12-month project designed to...
Small BusinessZimbabwe
Strive Masiyiwa Deploys Econet to Absorb 115,000 Returnees, Targets 30,000 Jobs Through Mobile Money Push
Strive Masiyiwa, Zimbabwe’s richest man, has directed his Econet group to build employment pathways for more than 115,000 citizens who have poured back...
KenyaSmall Business
KCB Bank Secures $100 Million EBRD Facility to Fuel Kenya’s MSME Credit Boom
KCB Bank Kenya has locked in a US$100 million (KShs. 12.9 billion) financing facility from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, a...
Small Business
Top 18 African Green Startups Selected for 2026 FNF Afri GreenPitch Challenge
GreenCape and Westerwelle Startup Haus Mombasa, in partnership with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF), have announced the Top 18 finalists for...
Small BusinessSouth Africa
Creation Capital Launches Private Credit Fund to Expand Funding for South Africa’s Small Businesses
Creation Capital has launched a new private credit fund that aims to increase financing for South Africa’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs),...
KenyaSmall Business
TLG Capital Closes $120M Second Tranche for Africa Growth Impact Fund II
TLG Capital has announced a $120 million second close for its Africa Growth Impact Fund II, just 14 months after its $75 million...
