Kenya Airways Signs a Codeshare Agreement with SA Airlines to Widen Connections
Kenya Airways (KQ), Kenya’s national carrier, and South African Airways (SAA) have signed a codeshare agreement that opens more destinations for seamless travel opportunities. As demand for air travel rebounds, [...]
Nigeria Hikes Intrest Rate to a 3-Year High of 14%
Nigeria’s central bank increased its key interest rate at successive meetings for the first time in more than a decade and signalled even higher borrowing costs, escalating its response to curb accelerating [...]AfCFTA and Equity Bank Sign MOU to deepen Africa's economic integration
At the margins of the 41st Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union taking place in Lusaka, Zambia, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and [...]
AfDB Approves $175 Million Risk Participation Agreement facility for Eastern and Southern African Trade Development Bank
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $175 million Trade Finance Funded Risk Participation Agreement facility between the African Development Bank and Trade Development Bank (TDB). The agreement [...]AfricInvest and Cathay Innovation Complete Final Close of €110M Pan-African Venture Fund -CAIF
Investment company AfricInvest and venture capital firm Cathay Innovation, have announced the final close of their joint Pan-African Venture fund, Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund (CAIF) at €110M. The fund is [...]Exim Bank Acquires First National Bank Tanzania
Exim Bank Tanzania has completed the acquisition of assets and liabilities of First National Bank (FNB) Tanzania Limited as it ups its expansion plan domestically and regionally. The move comes [...]MTN Takes on Vodacom with Proposed Telkom Takeover
MTN Group has commenced talks to take over Telkom according to statement confirmed by both companies. The carriers however note that the discussions are still in very early stages and [...]Kenya, Guinea-Bissau Sign Agreements to Boost Economic and Social Ties
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Guinea-Bissau counterpart, President Sissoco Embaló, on Friday 15th July signed three agreements aimed at boosting economic and social ties between the two countries. This [...]Interview: How OX Delivers is Bridging the Gap of Transport Poverty in Africa
OX Delivers is an on-demand logistics company bridging the gap in Transport Poverty in Africa. With a strong focus on African rural emerging markets, OX uses clean, reliable, and affordable [...]Blockchain offers an entry point for women entrepreneurs
My co-founder at African Tech Roundup, Andile Masuku, recently hosted a candid three-way African Tech Roundup podcast conversation with colleagues from his day job at Founders Factory Africa (FFA). He [...]
Event; Investing in Africa Conference Expo 2022 (AFSIC)
The Investing in Africa conference (AFSIC) is slated to happen on October 10th and 11th 2022 in London, Westminister. AFSIC is the largest annual event bringing together African investors and [...]Ethiopia's Creditors Committee Set to Meet on Monday
Ethiopia's creditors' committee will meet on Monday, a source briefed on the matter said on Tuesday, moving the cash-strapped African country a step closer to restructuring its debts under a [...]
