Africa

There are more mobile money accounts in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) than in any other region in the world in 2020. The…

A Federal High Court in Lagos State has barred the Federal Government from blocking SIM cards not linked to…

The Muhammadu Buhari administration has triggered yet another needless, distracting controversy…

Africa Prudential Plc— A digital Technology and Investor Services firm listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange—held…

If anything would increase a country’s chances of attaining economic independence, it is financial inclusion. With…

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency on Wednesday advised the three tiers of government and citizens across the…

The Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Mr. Tony O. Elumelu, has reiterated that equipping young people…

The African fintech startup scene is set for a boost after Flourish Ventures, a global fintech venture capital…

The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), managed by Investec Asset Management (IAM), today announced that it…

Launched in 2016 as lending platform Kudimoney, Kuda rebranded in June of 2019 and received a banking licence from…

The West African country of Burkina Faso is to get a new large-scale renewable energy plant, it was announced…

Telecommunications and mobile money services provider Airtel Africa said it signed an agreement under which The…

Purpose-driven investment firm RisCura is applying its institutional investment experience to impact…

South Africa has sold a million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for distribution in 14 fellow African…

A new report launched by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on the impact of COVID-19 on e-commerce in the…

Foreign investors should have long-term investment plans for Africa, because it boasts of huge returns on…

Following the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on African economies, stakeholders are to meet to review solutions…

Although relatively new, fintech has become a hit with Africa’s mobile-first population. While traditional…

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday, said Nigeria remained the  largest economy in Africa. This was…

United Bank for Africa (UBA) yesterday launched a new mobile banking for Nigeria and 19 other African countries.…

The two chambers of the National Assembly may not meet the mandatory constitutional requirement of 181 sittings…

With an estimated population of 1.216 billion people, you will agree with me that Africa is a great continent. But,…

The African Union (AU) has noted that though there has been a huge expansion of fibre optic networks on the…

Africa Prudential Plc has appointed Mrs Zubaida Rasheed as an independent non-executive director. The firm in a…

An infrastructure investment fund managed by Old Mutual Investment Group (Namibia) has acquired a majority stake in…

The decline of Angola, from being Africa’s top crude producer five years ago to barely pumping more than war-torn…

After an epic collapse last year, oil prices have tripled since April, raising inflationary pressures in emerging…

Justice C.J. Aneke of the Federal High Court in Lagos has granted permission to a former governor of Ekiti State,…

The Africa Vaccine Acquisition TaskTeam (AVATT), set up by the African Union to acquire additional vaccine doses so…

COVID-19 infection rate in Nigeria appears slowing down as another major slump in confirmed cases was reported on…