Merali, who was ranked as the 48th richest man in Africa according to Forbes in 2015, died in Nairobi.
His wealth at the time of the ranking was estimated to be about $370 million.
He was the founder of Kencell (now Airtel) and the chairman of the Sameer Group.
A statement by the Shia Ithna Ashri Jamaat secretariat said the burial will be...
In spite of the challenging operating economic environment brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has defied all odds to surpass its revenue target after eight (8) years, since FY 2013/14. This is after revenue collection in the FY 2020/21 (July 2020 - June 2021) reached a new record of Kshs 1.669 Trillion compared to Kshs. 1.607 Trillion collected in...
Cases have increased in Africa for six weeks running and rose by 25% week-on-week to almost 202 000 in the week ending on June 27th
As COVID-19 case numbers in Africa climb faster than all earlier peaks, new and faster spreading variants are fuelling the continent’s surging third wave.
Cases have increased in Africa for six weeks running and rose by...
In celebration of the TECNO Mobile launch of its sub-brand PHANTOM, a series of partnerships have been forged with renowned creators, featuring a storytelling showcase of what it takes to be Bold and Extraordinary in the worlds of fashion, art, and sustainable design
TECNO Mobile (www.TECNO-Mobile.com) has launched PHANTOM, a bold sub-brand in TECNO’s latest chapter of extraordinary innovation; Produced...
Family Bank Limited on Wednesday, June 30 officially rang the bell to mark the listing and the commencement of trading of its corporate bond at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE).
The Capital Markets Authority gave a nod to list the first tranche of its Medium Term Note under the Fixed Income Market Segment at the NSE after a successful offer...
AFAWA is supported by the Group of Seven (G7) countries, the Netherlands and Sweden
The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) President, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, joined French President Emmanuel Macron and others at the Generation Equality Forum in Paris, where he highlighted the role of the Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) initiative in growing the continent’s...
The event featured a pillar dedicated to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) which includes investment roundtable discussions
The Annual Investment Meeting Africa Edition (AIM AFRICA), in multilateral partnership with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) (www.IsDB.org), the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) and the IsDB Group Business Forum (THIQAH), organized the first digital edition of AIM AFRICA.
The...
Facebook has announced the launch of a Global Women’s Safety Advisory Board and a new women’s safety hub in the Facebook Safety Centre. Uganda’s Neema Iyer, founder of Policy, a civic technology advocacy is among the 12 expert women in the safety advisory board whom Facebook will consult whenever it’s developing new policies, products and programs related to women’s safety.
As part...
Digital payments pose the most significant opportunity to bringing fundamental transformation for African economies at large
Cellulant (www.Cellulant.io), a leading Pan-African payments company, unveils its new brand identity and affirms its commitment to partner with global, regional and local businesses to accelerate Payments’ digitisation across Africa.
Over the last couple of years, Cellulant has evolved to become more than just a...
Joint solution delivers lower cost per resolution and increased customer satisfaction
Clickatell (www.Clickatell.com), the leader in mobile communications and chat commerce, today announced the launch of its Chat Desk and Chat Flow solutions delivering a superior customer experience through chat.
Clickatell combines the power of Chat Desk, a live-agent digital contact centre solution, with Chat Flow, a chat commerce workflow builder,...
