Life-saving transports will help COVID-19 testing of refugees and displaced persons
DHL (www.DHL.com) has transported nearly 26,000 Covid -19 testing vials for Longhorn, who is donating one million vials to the International Organization for Migration; Vials were transported via three initial flights from Indianapolis to Kenya, Nepal and the Philippines, supporting emerging markets in the process; Life-saving transports will help COVID-19...
The Coca-Cola Africa Operating Unit has appointed Debra Mallowah as the new Vice President for the East and Central Africa Franchise, effective February 15, 2021.
In her new role which will be based in Nairobi, Debra will oversee the development and implementation of business strategies across the East and Central Africa Franchise.
“Debra is a highly accomplished leader with a wealth of experience...
Former KFC East Africa Group Managing Director Derrick Van Houten is set to be appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Java House, one of the region’s biggest restaurant chains.
From July 2015 to 2020, Houten was the main man at Kuku East Africa Holdings, the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) franchisee for Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda.
He is expected...
Through football, you can teach respect for adversaries and rules, learning how to play as a team, how to win and lose
FIFA (www.FIFA.com) and the African Union have agreed to launch a schools football competition following a meeting in Kinshasa between FIFA President Gianni Infantino and the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, who is...
Benefits include world-class business training, mentorship, $5,000 in funding, and global networking opportunities
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) (www.TonyElumeluFoundation.org), Africa’s leading philanthropy empowering African entrepreneurs is accepting applications now on www.TEFConnect.com for its 2021 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. With the deadline fast approaching, this year’s intervention which includes $5000 funding, mentoring and training for each selected business, prioritizes the economic recovery of young...
Be part of the initiative that will see young students in Kenya awarded photography and filmmaking scholarships, with the launch of a hero video celebrating the Canon Miraisha programmes success to date
Students from the Mathare community in Kenya are set to receive a film or photography scholarship from Canon Central and North Africa (CCNA) as part of a...
Webinar by Clickatell and Aberdeen Research explains how to begin, and why a customer-first approach is key with chat commerce
Companies that deploy chat in commerce see higher revenue growth, stronger customer retention, reduced service costs, and increased marketing effectiveness than companies that don’t, indicates research from Aberdeen Research in partnership with Clickatell (www.Clickatell.com), a global leader in mobile communications...
Andes Impact Partners (AIP) will continue to monitor existing GBF investments in Latin America.
Andes Plus Fund I (APF-I), managed by AIP, will provide growth financing to Small and Medium Enterprises in Peru and Colombia.
GBF operations continue globally with an emphasis on Africa with operating offices in Nairobi and Washington, DC.
The Grassroots Business Fund (GBF), a global impact organization that...
(By Leoncio Amada NZE)
Through vigorous leadership, the implementation of difficult and even unpopular policies, and our own intrinsic spirit, we can begin climbing out of the abyss
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, February 8, 2021/ -- By Leoncio Amada NZE; Executive President of the African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org) CEMAC Zone and CEO of Apex Industries SA
When the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that...
By installing these plugins, large and small merchants can offer Kwik Delivery’s on-demand, just-in-time delivery service to all their customers
Kwik Delivery (www.Kwik.delivery) announces today that it has released its Kwik Delivery plugin for Shopify, allowing Nigeria-based Shopify merchants to seamlessly integrating Kwik’s groundbreaking last-mile delivery service.
“Last September, Kwik had become the first African last-mile delivery platform to release a WooCommerce plugin” explains Romain...
