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IsDBI unveils flagship Islamic finance marketplace

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Stokado expands portfolio with acquisition of self-storage facility

16 Nov 2023

Seedstars, IOE launch 4th edition of The Migration Challenge

Seedstars, IOE launch 4th edition of The Migration Challenge

19 Sep 2023

Lamin Momodou Manneh, director, UNDP Regional Service Centre for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

#BizTrends2019: This could be a big year for Africa

Lamin Momodou Manneh 21 Jan 2019

New Economy workshop participants from Rwanda.

Digital transformation support for Rwanda from Alibaba

17 Jan 2019

Uprise.Africa scoops the award as the best crowdfunding platform

Uprise.Africa scoops the award as the best crowdfunding platform

14 Jan 2019

Not another consultant is what Africa needs

Not another consultant is what Africa needs

James Maposa 28 Dec 2018

170 million mobile wallets across Africa

170 million mobile wallets across Africa

14 Dec 2018

Mandla Shezi, CEO of Hollard International.

Understanding the diversity of Africa is key to its growth

11 Dec 2018

Africa 2018, Egypt.

#Africa2018: Africa is the future of the world economy

10 Dec 2018

Lamin M. Manneh is director, UNDP Regional Service For Africa.

Enabling youth entrepreneurship in Africa

Lamin M. Manneh 7 Dec 2018

#AEC2018: Accelerating AfCFTA to create growth for Africa

#AEC2018: Accelerating AfCFTA to create growth for Africa

7 Dec 2018

#AEC2018: Africa's "easy decade" of economic growth is over

#AEC2018: Africa's "easy decade" of economic growth is over

6 Dec 2018

Africa's mobile money ecosystem connects to China

Africa's mobile money ecosystem connects to China

5 Dec 2018

12 African social enterprises awarded funding from Google

12 African social enterprises awarded funding from Google

4 Dec 2018

Search is on for Africa's best innovators and makers

Search is on for Africa's best innovators and makers

3 Dec 2018

Africa Forum to focus on youth, women entrepreneurship

Africa Forum to focus on youth, women entrepreneurship

3 Dec 2018

New African magazine's list of 100 Most Influential Africans

New African magazine's list of 100 Most Influential Africans

30 Nov 2018

Orange, MTN launch pan-African mobile money

Orange, MTN launch pan-African mobile money

27 Nov 2018

#EntrepreneurMonth: Meet SA's pioneer of biodegradable food packaging

#EntrepreneurMonth: Meet SA's pioneer of biodegradable food packaging

Lauren Hartzenberg 23 Nov 2018

Africa's business revolution

Africa's business revolution

22 Nov 2018

All the 2018 AfricaCom Awards winners

All the 2018 AfricaCom Awards winners

15 Nov 2018

Fostering a culture of creative entrepreneurship

Fostering a culture of creative entrepreneurship

Mike Beukes 15 Nov 2018

Basetsana Kumalo, Executive Chairman & CEO, Basetsana Woman Investment Holdings, South Africa, with the winner of the AWIEF Awards 2018 Creative Industries Award, Nana Akua Oppong-Birmeh, CEO of Archxenus, an architectural design company based in Accra, Ghana.

Africa's women entrepreneurs honoured at AWIEF Awards

12 Nov 2018

Irene Ochem, founder and CEO of AWIEF.

'Women of Africa are our most valuable, untapped resource'

Louise Marsland 9 Nov 2018

Startup challenge for Africa returns

Startup challenge for Africa returns

7 Nov 2018

Women entrepreneurs win at 2018 Anzisha Prize Awards

Women entrepreneurs win at 2018 Anzisha Prize Awards

6 Nov 2018

'Africa Talks Jobs' conference

'Africa Talks Jobs' conference

6 Nov 2018

How to build a successful business in Africa

How to build a successful business in Africa

2 Nov 2018

AfricaCom Awards 2018 finalists

AfricaCom Awards 2018 finalists

1 Nov 2018

Next 100 African Startups initiative

Next 100 African Startups initiative

1 Nov 2018

Regina Gouden, provincial manager for Retail Relationship Banking, Small Business and Professional Banking, Gauteng North.

Women entrepreneurs in Africa need to leave a legacy

25 Oct 2018

TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield heads for Nigeria

TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield heads for Nigeria

23 Oct 2018

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Lamin Momodou Manneh, director, UNDP Regional Service Centre for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

#BizTrends2019: This could be a big year for Africa

Lamin Momodou Manneh 21 Jan 2019

New Economy workshop participants from Rwanda.

Digital transformation support for Rwanda from Alibaba

17 Jan 2019

Uprise.Africa scoops the award as the best crowdfunding platform

Uprise.Africa scoops the award as the best crowdfunding platform

14 Jan 2019

Not another consultant is what Africa needs

Not another consultant is what Africa needs

James Maposa 28 Dec 2018

170 million mobile wallets across Africa

170 million mobile wallets across Africa

14 Dec 2018

Mandla Shezi, CEO of Hollard International.

Understanding the diversity of Africa is key to its growth

11 Dec 2018

Africa 2018, Egypt.

#Africa2018: Africa is the future of the world economy

10 Dec 2018

Lamin M. Manneh is director, UNDP Regional Service For Africa.

Enabling youth entrepreneurship in Africa

Lamin M. Manneh 7 Dec 2018

#AEC2018: Accelerating AfCFTA to create growth for Africa

#AEC2018: Accelerating AfCFTA to create growth for Africa

7 Dec 2018

#AEC2018: Africa's "easy decade" of economic growth is over

#AEC2018: Africa's "easy decade" of economic growth is over

6 Dec 2018

Africa's mobile money ecosystem connects to China

Africa's mobile money ecosystem connects to China

5 Dec 2018

12 African social enterprises awarded funding from Google

12 African social enterprises awarded funding from Google

4 Dec 2018

Search is on for Africa's best innovators and makers

Search is on for Africa's best innovators and makers

3 Dec 2018

Africa Forum to focus on youth, women entrepreneurship

Africa Forum to focus on youth, women entrepreneurship

3 Dec 2018

New African magazine's list of 100 Most Influential Africans

New African magazine's list of 100 Most Influential Africans

30 Nov 2018

Orange, MTN launch pan-African mobile money

Orange, MTN launch pan-African mobile money

27 Nov 2018

#EntrepreneurMonth: Meet SA's pioneer of biodegradable food packaging

#EntrepreneurMonth: Meet SA's pioneer of biodegradable food packaging

Lauren Hartzenberg 23 Nov 2018

Africa's business revolution

Africa's business revolution

22 Nov 2018

All the 2018 AfricaCom Awards winners

All the 2018 AfricaCom Awards winners

15 Nov 2018

Fostering a culture of creative entrepreneurship

Fostering a culture of creative entrepreneurship

Mike Beukes 15 Nov 2018

Basetsana Kumalo, Executive Chairman & CEO, Basetsana Woman Investment Holdings, South Africa, with the winner of the AWIEF Awards 2018 Creative Industries Award, Nana Akua Oppong-Birmeh, CEO of Archxenus, an architectural design company based in Accra, Ghana.

Africa's women entrepreneurs honoured at AWIEF Awards

12 Nov 2018

Irene Ochem, founder and CEO of AWIEF.

'Women of Africa are our most valuable, untapped resource'

Louise Marsland 9 Nov 2018

Startup challenge for Africa returns

Startup challenge for Africa returns

7 Nov 2018

Women entrepreneurs win at 2018 Anzisha Prize Awards

Women entrepreneurs win at 2018 Anzisha Prize Awards

6 Nov 2018

'Africa Talks Jobs' conference

'Africa Talks Jobs' conference

6 Nov 2018

How to build a successful business in Africa

How to build a successful business in Africa

2 Nov 2018

AfricaCom Awards 2018 finalists

AfricaCom Awards 2018 finalists

1 Nov 2018

Next 100 African Startups initiative

Next 100 African Startups initiative

1 Nov 2018

Regina Gouden, provincial manager for Retail Relationship Banking, Small Business and Professional Banking, Gauteng North.

Women entrepreneurs in Africa need to leave a legacy

25 Oct 2018

TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield heads for Nigeria

TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield heads for Nigeria

23 Oct 2018

4 challenges facing young entrepreneurs and what to do about them

4 challenges facing young entrepreneurs and what to do about them

Sandiso Sibisi 19 Oct 2018

The rise of the digital-preneur

The rise of the digital-preneur

Anita Amorighoye 18 Oct 2018

Empowering women in Africa as entrepreneurs, innovators

Empowering women in Africa as entrepreneurs, innovators

Louise Marsland 15 Oct 2018

6 African startups among TIME's Genius Companies for 2018

6 African startups among TIME's Genius Companies for 2018

Tom Jackson 15 Oct 2018

AI Summit launches at AfricaCom 2018

AI Summit launches at AfricaCom 2018

10 Oct 2018

This Mozambican startup is plotting an African data revolution

This Mozambican startup is plotting an African data revolution

Tom Jackson 9 Oct 2018

The African innovation ecosystem

The African innovation ecosystem

20 Sep 2018

WorldRemit launches digital money transfers within Africa

WorldRemit launches digital money transfers within Africa

19 Sep 2018

Finalists announced for Africa women entrepreneurs awards

Finalists announced for Africa women entrepreneurs awards

18 Sep 2018

AfricaCom 2018 takes place in Cape Town, 13-15 November 2018.

Celebrating Africa's digital heroes in 2018

14 Sep 2018

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