Sun Exchange secures $2.5 million convertible note financing
This follows ARPF’s previous investment of $3 million as the lead investor in the Sun Exchange Series A funding round Sun Exchange (www.SunExchange.com) has secured $2.5 million in the form…
Co-Impact Fund to Advance Gender Equality and Women’s Leadership
Invites applications, for funding, from initiatives based in Africa, Asia and Latin America Co-Impact (www.Co-Impact.org), a global philanthropic collaborative, has reiterated its commitment to raising and deploying US $1 billion,…
Information Security in Africa – The Canon Perspective
(By Quentyn Taylor) Implementing cybersecurity basics is key to reducing risk and building cyber-resilience With remote and hybrid working a new ‘normal’ and cybercrime escalating at a rapid rate, more…
Thousands of Zambian smallholders to benefit from EUR 30 million (635m ZK) agriculture investment initiative launched by Zanaco and Team Europe
This represents the first targeted support for agriculture in Zambia by the European Investment Bank, the world’s largest international public bank First targeted European Investment Bank (www.EIB.org) support for sustainable…
Africa’s Business Heroes” Announces Top 10 Finalists for 2021
Ten finalists, 50% female and from 7 African countries, will make their pitch at the grand finale pitch in November The 2021 Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) (https://AfricaBusinessHeroes.org) prize, a flagship…
‘I Will Do Right By The People Of Uasingishu’ Amb Julius Bitok Says
Amb Julius Bitok had a heart to heart conversation today with residents from different parts of Uasingishu county including Ngeria.They discussed a number of issues on how they can improve…
DPI raises one of the largest Africa funds at US$900m to invest in innovation-led companies
This brings a total of US$1.15 billion for investments on the continent Development Partners International (DPI) (www.DPI-llp.com), a premier investment firm focused on Africa, today announced that African Development Partners…
One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Climate Change Will Not Work for Cameroonians; A lot of energy projects need to be developed
While Cameroon needs to develop its natural resources, it is important to pay attention on having an enabling environment to do business and also improve investor confidence and dealmaking The…
CR2 Continues to Expanding In The Digital Banking Sector In Africa
The latest report outlines various examples of CR2’s partnerships and innovations and how these are transforming digital banking in Africa Africa has a diverse population of more than 1.2 billion…
SEACOM selects NETSCOUT to offer managed DDOS services to customers in Kenya and South Africa
Market-leading solution provides customers with next-generation DDoS visibility and protection NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. (Netscout.com), (NASDAQ: NTCT), a leading provider of security, service assurance, and business analytics, and Africa’s leading broadband…