December 23, 2021
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5min
The release of this flagship report aims to bridge the gap between these two complimentary industries by investigating and assessing the role of Nigerian pension funds in empowering local investors in Nigeria’s private equity industry       LONDON, United Kingdom, December 14, 2021/ — The African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) (www.AVCA-africa.org) and […]

December 22, 2021
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3min
      Smart Africa will consult public and private sector actors to develop an online training program that will directly benefit 600 stakeholders ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, December 17, 2021 — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.com) has approved a $1.5 million grant to assess policy gaps in the digital trade […]

December 22, 2021
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10min
      Marginal field development has also allowed indigenous companies to step out from oil majors’ shadow and thrive JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, December 13, 2021/ — By NJ Ayuk, Chairman, African Energy Chamber Nigerian energy-industry leaders have been reminiscing lately about the country’s earliest efforts to develop marginal oil and gas fields. That’s because […]

December 22, 2021
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The Partnership will further development of digital infrastructure and services in Africa       JERSEY, United Kingdom, December 13, 2021/ — Cassava Technologies (CassavaTechnologies.com), Africa’s first integrated tech company of continental scale, today announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Mitsui & Co., Ltd (Mitsui), one of Japan’s largest global […]

December 22, 2021
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5min
This expansion of the MCB’s scope to the Middle Eastern region is aligned with its mandate to further facilitate transactions to and from Africa     PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, December 13, 2021/ — The Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) (www.MCB.mu) announces that it has been licensed by the Dubai Financial Services Authority to provide Advising and Arranging […]

December 20, 2021
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Expansion Aims to Enable Organizations to Accelerate Digital Transformation throughout Africa REDWOOD CITY, United States of America, December 7, 2021/ — Equinix, Inc.(www.Equinix.com) (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world’s digital infrastructure company™, today announced its expansion into Africa through its intended acquisition of MainOne (www.MainOne.net), a leading West African data center and connectivity solutions provider, with presence in Nigeria, Ghana and […]

December 15, 2021
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5min
Joint venture between ITC Secure and Cassava Technologies heralds the creation of a world class Security Operations Centre (SOC) to deliver security services in Africa and cyber best practice Access Multimedia Content       LONDON, United Kingdom, December 15, 2021 — ITC Secure (ITC), a leading advisory-led cyber security services company and a Microsoft Gold […]

December 15, 2021
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      The time for oil and gas in Africa is just beginning, as hydrocarbons provide the best solution for Africa’s energy development and transition Access Multimedia Content JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, December 2, 2021 — By NJ Ayuk, Chairman of the African Energy Chamber (https://energychamber.org/) Oil and gas in Africa especially the central African […]

December 15, 2021
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3min
      The renewal of the partnership with Ecobank comes at a time when most African issuing banks are battling with the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, December 2, 2021/ — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) on 19 November 2021 approved a $35 million unfunded […]

December 15, 2021
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7min
Ministerial representatives from the CEMAC sub-region gathered in Congo-Brazzaville on 29-30 November to participate in the CEMAC Business Energy Forum, discussing the region’s development and inter-regional cooperation       BRAZZAVILLE, Congo (Republic of the), December 2, 2021 — The CEMAC Business Energy Forum, organized by Pro Meet Up and Learn and ML Consulting, which […]


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