Access Bank's Herbert Wigwe wins Banker of the year for second consecutive year
Standard Bank Group, Africa's biggest bank, rewarded for its COVID-related and women empowerment programmes; Access Bank's Herbert Wigwe wins Banker of the year for second consecutive year; Innovation and resilience featured highly in this year's entries; Organisers highlighted that economic recovery will only happen with greater equity...
Uber Eats has partnered with popular greengrocery chain Zucchini in Nairobi, to have their grocery offerings delivered via the app. Uber Eats launched its grocery delivery service last year in response to the COVID-19 lockdown, enabling Kenyans to get essential products like groceries delivered to their households, and to keep couriers earning.
“Whether it’s getting a ride or getting groceries...
Global standards will be piloted in Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya and Paraguay
UNESCO and the World Health Organization today launched the Global Standards for Health-promoting Schools, a resource package for schools to improve the health and well-being of 1.9 billion school-aged children and adolescents. The closure of many schools around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic has caused severe disruptions...
The study also found that 54 million people were acutely food insecure in the East and Horn of Africa in 2020
Nearly 9 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), 4.7 million refugees and asylum-seekers, and hundreds of thousands of migrants in East and Horn of Africa are suffering some of the worst impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report...
Kenya among countries included in ambitious plans to help small, medium and large cities become greener, cleaner and integrated into sustainable agri-food systems
Nairobi and Kisumu Counties are part of the pilot phase of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’s newly launched Green Cities Regional Action Programme for Africa. The Programme aims to apply innovative solutions and turn...
The program received a record 2229 applications and managed to narrow it down to the Top 10, with the help of investors, corporate stakeholders, and industry experts
Telecel Group Africa Startup Initiative Program (ASIP), with Africa's top early-stage tech Accelerator, Startupbootcamp Afritech (www.Startupbootcamp.org/accelerator/AfriTech), has selected the 10 tech startups that will participate in the inaugural ASIP Accelerator. The program received...
South African women entrepreneurs are invited to apply until July 11, 2021
The U.S. Embassy in South Africa and the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) (www.AWIEForum.org) are once again partnering to implement the 2021 Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) South Africa program.
Currently in its third year, another 125 participants will be selected nationwide for the 2021 cohort. This brings total participation in the...
AVCA will be working very closely with the regional and local associations to support the policymakers and governments working hard to improve the ease of doing business in Africa
African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) (www.AVCA-africa.org), the pan-African industry body which promotes and enables private investment in Africa, today announced its collaboration with APO Group, the leading Pan-African...
Manages all real estate assets on the platform end-to-end, from sourcing the property to managing the asset and tenants
The new cutting-edge fintech platform Realsmart (www.RealSmart.io) makes micro-investment in global brick and mortar real estate possible using blockchain technology sold out pre-launch tokens in one night; The first real estate opportunity launched on the 27th of April, 2021.
Realsmart has launched the world’s...
Africa Direct will focus on financial risk analysis and risk management that is supported by real-time financial market data and analysis
ICAP AFRICA (www.ICAPAfrica.org) has launched a new division - AFRICA DIRECT - which offers a comprehensive range of financial services to corporate clients and institutional investors who are likely to be exposed to risk in African markets. Africa Direct...
