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Mauritius' former central bank governor released on bailVillen Anganan

Source: Supplied. AfricArena celebrated 100 years of innovation with @totalenergies_za for the 100 Startupper of the Year Challenge at the AfricArena Cape Town Grand Summit 2024.

Global cities compete to host AfricArena innovation summits in 2025

2 Jan 2025

AltSchool Africa and Binance launch scholarships to nurture digital skills in 500 Africans

AltSchool Africa and Binance launch scholarships to nurture digital skills in 500 Africans

3 Dec 2024

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Addis Ababa © Dereje Belachew

Is Ethiopia the China of Africa?

Ewnetu Haile 28 May 2018

Tim Hutchinson, head of digital for financial markets, Standard Bank

#AfricaMonth: Fintech breaks down borders in FX trading

23 May 2018

African bank wins digital strategy award

African bank wins digital strategy award

21 May 2018

Creating business communities for African unity

Creating business communities for African unity

Bizcommunity.com 21 May 2018

Doing good is good for business: Tiekie Barnard explains the benefits of Shared Value

Doing good is good for business: Tiekie Barnard explains the benefits of Shared Value

Shift Social Development 21 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: Africa could be the next frontier for cryptocurrency

#AfricaMonth: Africa could be the next frontier for cryptocurrency

Pavithra Rao 18 May 2018

Moroccan e-commerce platform Hmizate expands into fintech

Moroccan e-commerce platform Hmizate expands into fintech

Tom Jackson 16 May 2018

Nations in new push to boost intra-Africa trade

Nations in new push to boost intra-Africa trade

Benjamin Ouma 15 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: Growthpoint Investec African Properties launched

#AfricaMonth: Growthpoint Investec African Properties launched

Sindy Peters 14 May 2018

Jaza Duka benefits local communities by giving them quicker, more reliable access to the products they need most to support their families.

Pilot study to overcome cash constraints for entrepreneurs

9 May 2018

Kharom Klamphian © –

#AfricaMonth: Pitching for Africa

Leigh Andrews 8 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: The power of smart technology in Africa

#AfricaMonth: The power of smart technology in Africa

Greg Morris 8 May 2018

Africa's new free trade area - streamlining trade and infrastructure development

Africa's new free trade area - streamlining trade and infrastructure development

Kieran Whyte and Jen Stolp 8 May 2018

SA's first biometric ATM by FNB

SA's first biometric ATM by FNB

7 May 2018

Tanzania's new mining laws signal sweeping changes

Tanzania's new mining laws signal sweeping changes

Peter Leon 4 May 2018

Christophe Viarnaud, founder of AfricArena and CEO of French-South African tech company, Methys.

#AfricaMonth: Feed our startup gazelles and unicorns with funding

leigh andrews 3 May 2018

Pemba in northern Mozambique has seen a surge of new arrivals in step with investments to exploit off-shore gas deposits. Flickr

Why natural resource finds are more than just a curse: the case of Mozambique

Gerhard Toews and Pierre-Louis Vézina 26 Apr 2018

Zimbabwe: Adopt rand now - Terrence Mukupe

Zimbabwe: Adopt rand now - Terrence Mukupe

25 Apr 2018

Investment in agriculture helps tackle pressing SDGs

Investment in agriculture helps tackle pressing SDGs

25 Apr 2018

Dan Sackey, regional executive for Anglophone West Africa & managing director of Ecobank Ghana

Economic prospects in Anglophile West Africa are looking up

23 Apr 2018

The Shared Value shift: It's time for business to take the lead - for real

The Shared Value shift: It's time for business to take the lead - for real

Shift Social Development 23 Apr 2018

Responsible investors channel over $400bn into Africa

Responsible investors channel over $400bn into Africa

UCT Graduate School of Business 20 Apr 2018

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Tom Jackson 19 Apr 2018

Source: AGCO Corporation

Partnership provides financial solution for Zambian farmers purchasing farm machinery

19 Apr 2018

CoinAfrique app makes its mark in francophone Africa

CoinAfrique app makes its mark in francophone Africa

19 Apr 2018

Sarb and BoE team up to train African central banks

Sarb and BoE team up to train African central banks

17 Apr 2018

Dustin Homer, director: client solutions for Fraym

Africa's growing healthcare insurance market

Dustin Homer 17 Apr 2018

Tigo Tanzania's chief officer for mobile financial services, Hussein Sayed (left), briefs journalists on the GSMA Mobile Money Certification. Flanking him is Tigo's corporate communications manager, Woinde Shisael (right).

Tigo mobile money receives certification

16 Apr 2018

Ghanaian startup crowned 2018 Seedstars Global Winner

Ghanaian startup crowned 2018 Seedstars Global Winner

16 Apr 2018

Barclays Accelerator.

Why African banks must work with fintech startups

Tom Jackson 13 Apr 2018

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Addis Ababa © Dereje Belachew

FinanceIs Ethiopia the China of Africa?

Ewnetu Haile 28 May 2018

Tim Hutchinson, head of digital for financial markets, Standard Bank

Finance#AfricaMonth: Fintech breaks down borders in FX trading

23 May 2018

African bank wins digital strategy award

Marketing & MediaAfrican bank wins digital strategy award

21 May 2018

Creating business communities for African unity

Marketing & MediaCreating business communities for African unity

Bizcommunity.com 21 May 2018

Doing good is good for business: Tiekie Barnard explains the benefits of Shared Value

Marketing & MediaDoing good is good for business: Tiekie Barnard explains the benefits of Shared Value

Shift Social Development 21 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: Africa could be the next frontier for cryptocurrency

Finance#AfricaMonth: Africa could be the next frontier for cryptocurrency

Pavithra Rao 18 May 2018

Moroccan e-commerce platform Hmizate expands into fintech

RetailMoroccan e-commerce platform Hmizate expands into fintech

Tom Jackson 16 May 2018

Nations in new push to boost intra-Africa trade

RetailNations in new push to boost intra-Africa trade

Benjamin Ouma 15 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: Growthpoint Investec African Properties launched

Property#AfricaMonth: Growthpoint Investec African Properties launched

Sindy Peters 14 May 2018

Jaza Duka benefits local communities by giving them quicker, more reliable access to the products they need most to support their families.

RetailPilot study to overcome cash constraints for entrepreneurs

9 May 2018

Kharom Klamphian © –

Marketing & Media#AfricaMonth: Pitching for Africa

Leigh Andrews 8 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: The power of smart technology in Africa

Marketing & Media#AfricaMonth: The power of smart technology in Africa

Greg Morris 8 May 2018

Africa's new free trade area - streamlining trade and infrastructure development

LegalAfrica's new free trade area - streamlining trade and infrastructure development

Kieran Whyte and Jen Stolp 8 May 2018

SA's first biometric ATM by FNB

FinanceSA's first biometric ATM by FNB

7 May 2018

Tanzania's new mining laws signal sweeping changes

Energy & MiningTanzania's new mining laws signal sweeping changes

Peter Leon 4 May 2018

Christophe Viarnaud, founder of AfricArena and CEO of French-South African tech company, Methys.

Marketing & Media#AfricaMonth: Feed our startup gazelles and unicorns with funding

leigh andrews 3 May 2018

Pemba in northern Mozambique has seen a surge of new arrivals in step with investments to exploit off-shore gas deposits. Flickr

Energy & MiningWhy natural resource finds are more than just a curse: the case of Mozambique

Gerhard Toews and Pierre-Louis Vézina 26 Apr 2018

Zimbabwe: Adopt rand now - Terrence Mukupe

FinanceZimbabwe: Adopt rand now - Terrence Mukupe

25 Apr 2018

Investment in agriculture helps tackle pressing SDGs

AgricultureInvestment in agriculture helps tackle pressing SDGs

25 Apr 2018

Dan Sackey, regional executive for Anglophone West Africa & managing director of Ecobank Ghana

FinanceEconomic prospects in Anglophile West Africa are looking up

23 Apr 2018

The Shared Value shift: It's time for business to take the lead - for real

FinanceThe Shared Value shift: It's time for business to take the lead - for real

Shift Social Development 23 Apr 2018

Responsible investors channel over $400bn into Africa

FinanceResponsible investors channel over $400bn into Africa

UCT Graduate School of Business 20 Apr 2018

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

RetailKenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Tom Jackson 19 Apr 2018

Source: AGCO Corporation

AgriculturePartnership provides financial solution for Zambian farmers purchasing farm machinery

19 Apr 2018

CoinAfrique app makes its mark in francophone Africa

ICTCoinAfrique app makes its mark in francophone Africa

19 Apr 2018

Sarb and BoE team up to train African central banks

FinanceSarb and BoE team up to train African central banks

17 Apr 2018

Dustin Homer, director: client solutions for Fraym

HealthcareAfrica's growing healthcare insurance market

Dustin Homer 17 Apr 2018

Tigo Tanzania's chief officer for mobile financial services, Hussein Sayed (left), briefs journalists on the GSMA Mobile Money Certification. Flanking him is Tigo's corporate communications manager, Woinde Shisael (right).

Marketing & MediaTigo mobile money receives certification

16 Apr 2018

Ghanaian startup crowned 2018 Seedstars Global Winner

ICTGhanaian startup crowned 2018 Seedstars Global Winner

16 Apr 2018

Barclays Accelerator.

Marketing & MediaWhy African banks must work with fintech startups

Tom Jackson 13 Apr 2018

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PropertyHousing microfinance can be win-win for poor people and financial institutions

13 Apr 2018

President Cyril Ramaphosa

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Alan Hirsch 10 Apr 2018

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Senegal

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Tom Jackson 9 Apr 2018

Einstein Forum

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29 Mar 2018

African Union flag.

Marketing & MediaWhy Africa's Free Trade Area offers so much promise

Landry Signé 27 Mar 2018

Top minds to meet at Africa Shared Value Summit this May

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Shift Social Development 27 Mar 2018

Tigo managing director, Simon Karikari, (second left), and the general manager of Uber East Africa, Loic Amado, shake hands after announcing the partnership between Tigo and Uber Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. Others are: Uber country manager, Alfred Msemo and Tigo’s head of mobile financial services, Hussein Sayed. Source: Tigo.

ICTTigo and Uber partner up in East Africa

23 Mar 2018

Pick n Pay partners with Absa to introduce Grocery Stokvel Account

RetailPick n Pay partners with Absa to introduce Grocery Stokvel Account

23 Mar 2018

Happiness campaign from APA Insurance

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20 Mar 2018

Payment trends in Africa - driven by tech with an African twist

RetailPayment trends in Africa - driven by tech with an African twist

David Noel Lardin 13 Mar 2018