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African climate innovators dominate global climate prize at COP26
Four African climate innovators were named as winners at 2021’s presigious Ashden Awards held on November 4 at the global climate summit COP26 in Glasgow, […]
Underwriting facility set to energise geothermal development in Kenya and Ethiopia
FSD Africa, the UK Government’s flagship financial sector programme in Africa, and Parhelion, a UK-based specialist energy and climate risk finance advisory company, have today announced plans […]
Nigerian Fintech, Brass, Secures $1.7mn Financing Round “to bet on African SMEs”
“Africa’s new bank for startups and SMEs” to expand to South Africa & Kenya following funding Brass, a Nigerian digital bank delivering easy access to […]
Autochek Officially Launches in Kenya
African automotive company aims to increase its footprint across East Africa Nairobi, Kenya – Autochek, the automotive technology company that aims to facilitate auto finance […]
New global tax rules will help address imbalances in tax revenue in Africa
By Denny Da Silva, Associate Director, Tax, Baker McKenzie, Johannesburg One hundred and thirty six of the 140 members of the OECD G20 Inclusive Framework, […]
Adenia acquires leading grower of premium roses in Kenya
Adenia Partners, a private equity firm investing in Africa, has acquired a majority stake in Altilands SA, the parent company of Red Lands Roses (“Red Lands”), […]
Africa: tax implications of digital transformation in the consumer goods and retail sector
By Jana Botha, Tax Consultant, and Prenisha Govender, Associate, Tax Practice, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg The pandemic-fuelled growth of the digital economy and unabated demand for […]
DPI raises one of the largest Africa funds at US$900m to invest in innovation-led companies
Development Partners International (DPI), a premier investment firm focused on Africa, announced on 4th October that African Development Partners III Fund (ADP III), has exceeded […]
Kenya Plastics Pact launches to tackle plastics waste in the country
An ambitious, new collaborative initiative to tackle plastics waste and pollution has today launched in Kenya. The Kenya Plastics Pact (KPP) will bring together stakeholders […]