Ethiopia To Offer Visa On Arrival To AU Members Starting November
Visitors from all other African countries heading to Ethiopia will from the 9th of November receive their visas upon arrival in the country. According to the office of the Prime [...]
Airtel Africa Raises $1.25 Billion To Reduce Existing Debt
Airtel Africa has announced that it has secured $1.25 Billion in funding from six global investors including SoftBank Group Corp, Warburg Pincus LLC and Temasek Holdings (Private). The funding is [...]Liquid Telecom Zimbabwe MD Appointed To Head Southern Regional
Liquid Telecom has appointed Managing Director of Liquid Telecom Zimbabwe, Wellington Makamure as the new Regional CEO of Southern Africa, placing him in charge of four key markets in the region namely Zimbabwe, Zambia, [...]Ethiopian Airlines to Resume Flights to Mogadishu After 41 years!
Ethiopian Airlines, Africa's largest has announced the resumption of its flights to Somalia capital Mogadishu, after stopping the service over four decades ago. Mr. Tewolde Gebremariam, Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, [...]
World Bank Holds Tanzania's $50m Over Contentious Statistics Act
According to the Citizen, the World Bank is holding up to $50 million set aside for Tanzania over the Statistics Act which restricts freedom of speech. However, Doto James, the [...]Ease Of Travel, Security Among Key Factors Affecting Tourism In Africa
Continental stakeholders in the tourism sector are now calling on African countries to offer visa on arrival for visitors from African countries or abolish it completely in an effort to [...]Intra-regional Trade to Caution Africa From Global Tensions
The World Bank is urging African Nations to foster intra-Africa trade to help caution themselves against trade tensions globally. In a report, the lender says policies that foster international trade [...]Rwanda To Receive $266 Million From US AfDB For Its Energy Sector
Rwanda is set to receive a joint loan worth $266m from the US and the Africa Development Bank for the funding of the construction of 795km of Medium Voltage and [...]African Banks Join JP Morgan's Blockchain-Based Interbank Network
African banks such as the National Bank of Kenya and Barclays Tanzania and Zambia have joined JP Morgan’s Interbank Information Network (IIN), the first live blockchain service the company is [...]Marriott International Set To Expand In Five Countries Across Africa
Kenya, Marriott International has announced rapid expansion plans across Africa which will see Marriott International on track to increase its portfolio by 50 per cent with over 200 hotels and [...]Vivo Energy Engen Restructure Acquisition Transaction of 10 Engen Operations in Africa
Vivo Energy and Engen Holdings have restructured the acquisition of Engen International Holdings by the former’s subsidiary, Vivo Energy Investments B.V. The restructuring process will enable the completion of the [...]World Bank Projects 3.1 % Growth In Sub-Saharan Africa In 2019
The World Bank is projecting a 3.1 per cent growth in Sub-Saharan African in 2019 and a 3.6 per cent growth in 2020. In a recent report, the group says [...]
