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2,500 Kenyan fashion creators poised to enter global markets

2,500 Kenyan fashion creators poised to enter global markets

2 May 2024

A client uses an automated teller machine (ATM) at the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 31 July 2019. Reuters/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese/File Photo

Commercial Bank of Ethiopia recovers $11m lost in system glitch

By Dawit Endeshaw and Hereward Holland 27 Mar 2024

Omar Abdisalan/Amisom/Flickr

Mobile money transfers have taken off in Somalia. But there are risks

Victor Odundo Owuor 15 Oct 2018

#FairnessFirst: How sending girls to school changes the economy

#FairnessFirst: How sending girls to school changes the economy

Leigh Andrews 15 Oct 2018

Here are the 2018 Ai Institutional Investment, Capital Market Awards winners

Here are the 2018 Ai Institutional Investment, Capital Market Awards winners

1 Oct 2018

AfDB releases inaugural Africa-to-Africa (A2A) Investment Report: A First Look

AfDB releases inaugural Africa-to-Africa (A2A) Investment Report: A First Look

28 Sep 2018

AfDB-Cananda trade mission.

'Africa cannot be ignored'

27 Sep 2018

Is Africa the Silicon Valley of banking?

Is Africa the Silicon Valley of banking?

27 Sep 2018

(c) Rabia Elif Aksoy -

Digital culture makes or breaks digital transformation initiatives

Jonathan Houston 26 Sep 2018

AfCFTA will spur industrialisation

AfCFTA will spur industrialisation

24 Sep 2018

John Kamaro, director for Global Gaming Africa

Blockchain as a solution to Africa's challenges

Katy Micallef 21 Sep 2018

New pan-African audit body plans to restore confidence in profession

New pan-African audit body plans to restore confidence in profession

17 Sep 2018

Lionel October, director general of the dti

Intra-African trade remains a priority

14 Sep 2018

Parade of world leaders court Africa

Parade of world leaders court Africa

Souhir Mzali 6 Sep 2018

Africa's insurance journalism awards open

Africa's insurance journalism awards open

5 Sep 2018

Why Tanzanian women entrepreneurs don't apply for formal loans

Why Tanzanian women entrepreneurs don't apply for formal loans

Vanessa Naegels 4 Sep 2018

Demand for affordable, cross-border payments drives innovation in Africa

Demand for affordable, cross-border payments drives innovation in Africa

3 Sep 2018

Dr Ayodele Odusola, chief economist, UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa

Investing in Africa is sound business and a sustainable corporate strategy

Ayodele Odusola 31 Aug 2018

Beijing has lent $90bn to African governments, SEOs

Beijing has lent $90bn to African governments, SEOs

Said Aboubaker & Savious Kwinika 31 Aug 2018

Dr Mukhisa Kituyi, UNCTAD Secretary-General.

Africa has phenomenal potential for intra-continental trade

Zipporah Musau 30 Aug 2018

African Union chairperson and president of Rwanda Paul Kagame (from left); president of Niger Mahamadou Issoufou and African Union Commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat at the launch of AfCFTA in Kigali in March 2018. Credit: Office of President Paul Kagame.

Africa's massive free trade area a "gamechanger"

Kingsley Ighobor 29 Aug 2018

Paxful, Zam Zam Water make Bitcoin-funded charity in Africa a reality

Paxful, Zam Zam Water make Bitcoin-funded charity in Africa a reality

6 Aug 2018

Brics gears up to take its place in digital revolution

Brics gears up to take its place in digital revolution

27 Jul 2018

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Global issues dominate day one of Brics Summit

26 Jul 2018

Fay Mukaddam, CEO of 4AX

Are cryptocurrencies the next step in colonialism or the road to upliftment?

24 Jul 2018

Luko Onke Binase

How cryptocurrencies could offer solutions to Africa's payments challenges

Luko Onke Binase 23 Jul 2018

(L-R): Allen Semboze, Regional Head Africa of Unimoni, and Promoth Manghat, Executive Director of Finablr.

Unimoni rebrand targets 14 African markets

23 Jul 2018

Never Ncube is the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of Dandemutande.

Seizing opportunities in Zimbabwe's new era

Never Ncube 19 Jul 2018

Alain Ebobissé is the CEO of Africa50.

The recipe for long-term growth in Africa

Alain Ebobissé 18 Jul 2018

AfricaCom 2018 launches conference, expos

16 Jul 2018

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

13 Jul 2018

Absa embraces Africa with new brand

11 Jul 2018

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Omar Abdisalan/Amisom/Flickr

Mobile money transfers have taken off in Somalia. But there are risks

Victor Odundo Owuor 15 Oct 2018

#FairnessFirst: How sending girls to school changes the economy

#FairnessFirst: How sending girls to school changes the economy

Leigh Andrews 15 Oct 2018

Here are the 2018 Ai Institutional Investment, Capital Market Awards winners

Here are the 2018 Ai Institutional Investment, Capital Market Awards winners

1 Oct 2018

AfDB releases inaugural Africa-to-Africa (A2A) Investment Report: A First Look

AfDB releases inaugural Africa-to-Africa (A2A) Investment Report: A First Look

28 Sep 2018

AfDB-Cananda trade mission.

'Africa cannot be ignored'

27 Sep 2018

Is Africa the Silicon Valley of banking?

Is Africa the Silicon Valley of banking?

27 Sep 2018

(c) Rabia Elif Aksoy -

Digital culture makes or breaks digital transformation initiatives

Jonathan Houston 26 Sep 2018

AfCFTA will spur industrialisation

AfCFTA will spur industrialisation

24 Sep 2018

John Kamaro, director for Global Gaming Africa

Blockchain as a solution to Africa's challenges

Katy Micallef 21 Sep 2018

New pan-African audit body plans to restore confidence in profession

New pan-African audit body plans to restore confidence in profession

17 Sep 2018

Lionel October, director general of the dti

Intra-African trade remains a priority

14 Sep 2018

Parade of world leaders court Africa

Parade of world leaders court Africa

Souhir Mzali 6 Sep 2018

Africa's insurance journalism awards open

Africa's insurance journalism awards open

5 Sep 2018

Why Tanzanian women entrepreneurs don't apply for formal loans

Why Tanzanian women entrepreneurs don't apply for formal loans

Vanessa Naegels 4 Sep 2018

Demand for affordable, cross-border payments drives innovation in Africa

Demand for affordable, cross-border payments drives innovation in Africa

3 Sep 2018

Dr Ayodele Odusola, chief economist, UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa

Investing in Africa is sound business and a sustainable corporate strategy

Ayodele Odusola 31 Aug 2018

Beijing has lent $90bn to African governments, SEOs

Beijing has lent $90bn to African governments, SEOs

Said Aboubaker & Savious Kwinika 31 Aug 2018

Dr Mukhisa Kituyi, UNCTAD Secretary-General.

Africa has phenomenal potential for intra-continental trade

Zipporah Musau 30 Aug 2018

African Union chairperson and president of Rwanda Paul Kagame (from left); president of Niger Mahamadou Issoufou and African Union Commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat at the launch of AfCFTA in Kigali in March 2018. Credit: Office of President Paul Kagame.

Africa's massive free trade area a "gamechanger"

Kingsley Ighobor 29 Aug 2018

Paxful, Zam Zam Water make Bitcoin-funded charity in Africa a reality

Paxful, Zam Zam Water make Bitcoin-funded charity in Africa a reality

6 Aug 2018

Brics gears up to take its place in digital revolution

Brics gears up to take its place in digital revolution

27 Jul 2018

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Global issues dominate day one of Brics Summit

26 Jul 2018

Fay Mukaddam, CEO of 4AX

Are cryptocurrencies the next step in colonialism or the road to upliftment?

24 Jul 2018

Luko Onke Binase

How cryptocurrencies could offer solutions to Africa's payments challenges

Luko Onke Binase 23 Jul 2018

(L-R): Allen Semboze, Regional Head Africa of Unimoni, and Promoth Manghat, Executive Director of Finablr.

Unimoni rebrand targets 14 African markets

23 Jul 2018

Never Ncube is the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of Dandemutande.

Seizing opportunities in Zimbabwe's new era

Never Ncube 19 Jul 2018

Alain Ebobissé is the CEO of Africa50.

The recipe for long-term growth in Africa

Alain Ebobissé 18 Jul 2018

AfricaCom 2018 launches conference, expos

16 Jul 2018

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

13 Jul 2018

Absa embraces Africa with new brand

11 Jul 2018

NEPAD to transform into new AU Development Agency

NEPAD to transform into new AU Development Agency

10 Jul 2018

African entrepreneurs join Alibaba's eFounders Fellowship in China

African entrepreneurs join Alibaba's eFounders Fellowship in China

Gabriella Mulligan 6 Jul 2018

Unlocking opportunities in payment systems in Africa

Unlocking opportunities in payment systems in Africa

5 Jul 2018

Visa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions

Visa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions

5 Jul 2018

Finding the potential in Africa's markets

Finding the potential in Africa's markets

Bassel Khatoun 5 Jul 2018

John Lentaigne, chief underwriting officer, ATI Roundtable

International lenders warn on capacity constraints in Africa

29 Jun 2018

African startups invited to apply for $50k impact investing challenge

African startups invited to apply for $50k impact investing challenge

Tom Jackson 28 Jun 2018

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Akon's building a Senegalese 'smart city' with his cryptocurrency 'Akoin'

Andy Walker 28 Jun 2018

This is why Silicon Valley is decamping to Algiers

This is why Silicon Valley is decamping to Algiers

27 Jun 2018

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Reciprocal trade missions to Addis Ababa and Cape Town

20 Jun 2018

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