Africa

Coca-cola plans $100m Kenya investment over five years

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), the continent’s largest soft drinks bottler, said on Wednesday it would invest $100 million in Kenya…

MoneyGram partners Ghana’s devt. bank on financial inclusion, to launch cash-to-account transfers

As part of efforts to provide customers with convenient and accessible technology-based financial services, MoneyGram has partnered Ghana’s Agricultural Development…

East Africa dominates 2018 African Banker Awards

Winners of the 2018 African Banker Awards have been announced with East African banks stealing the show. This is despite…

Egypt to hold international bid rounds for oil, gas exploration

Egypt will launch two international bid rounds for oil and gas exploration in 2018, the petroleum ministry said in a…

AfDB approves $20m loan to boost lending to SMEs in Liberia

The African Development Bank has approved US$ 20 million loan facility to boost lending to small and medium-sized enterprises in Liberia.…

Equity blockchain fund targets 700 million unbanked African farmers

Swarm, a private equity (PE) blockchain fund is aiming to provide financial opportunities to the estimated 700 million unbanked African…