Ventures Platform, the early-stage “discovery” venture capital fund championing the next generation of African entrepreneurs, has announced the first close of its new US$40m Pan-African, […]
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AFEX launches $100m Food Security Fund
Financing will strengthen Africa’s food security and optimise climate smart innovations across seven countries AFEX, Nigeria’s leading commodities market player, has today announced a new […]
Arnergy Launches Diaspora Initiative For Clean Energy Remittances
Energy startup becomes Africa’s first solar company to launch renewables payment scheme for Nigerians abroad Arnergy, Nigeria’s leading distributed utility company delivering solar energy solutions, […]
DrugStoc Secures $4.4M in Series A Funding to Expand Access to Quality Pharmaceuticals in Africa
Healthtech startup, DrugStoc has raised USD 4.4 million in Series A funding to expand access to quality medicines while providing sustainable supply chain financing for […]
Operational Challenges and Opportunities for Family-Owned Businesses in a Post-Covid World
By Faizal Bhana – Director Jersey Finance – Middle East, Africa and India. According to Asoko Insight’s FOB500 research, Nigerian family-owned businesses make up 36% […]
AFEX predicts higher prices for core grains and advocates for African food balance sheet in new report
Nigerian commodities exchange releases 2021 Annual Crop Production report to boost agricultural data and guide financing and policy decisions Lagos, Nigeria – 2 November 2021. […]
Cryptocurrency and herding behaviour
By: Udette Kirsch – behavioural economist & strategic marketing specialist Cryptocurrencies refuse to play by the rules. People rely on experts for all sorts of advice, but […]
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 […]
Resilience is the mother of all virtues… and the key to unlocking successful independent power projects in Nigeria
By Nicolas Mathon, Director, Project Development, Africa and Europe, Wärtsilä Energy The successful completion of the Azura Edo 450 MW gas-fired power project in 2016 was hailed […]
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, […]