Fintech company eQUB is digitizing Ethiopia’s traditional savings culture through its mobile app. With support from the NTF V Tech project in Ethiopia, the business is bringing a trusted community system online to improve financial access, transparency and inclusion.
In Ethiopia, informal saving groups known as ‘equb’ have long helped people access money when formal...
Leading domestic air carrier, Jambojet, has been awarded Leading Low Cost Airline in Africa-2025, marking an impressive fourth consecutive year of recognition by the prestigious World Travel Awards. Speaking during the award ceremony on Saturday at Johari Rotana Hotel in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Director Ground Operations, Cargo & Security, Charlie Owino affirmed that the win...
African Development Bank (AfDB): AFRICA24 Group Brings You Live Coverage of the 2025 Annual Meetings
From May 26 to 30, 2025, Côte d’Ivoire will host the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) — a strategic event that sets the major directions for economic development, investment, and cooperation across the continent. During this summit, the...
Rene Awambeng, Founder and Managing Partner of Premier Invest, will be a featured speaker at this year’s African Energy Week: Invest in African Energies conference, taking place on September 29-October 3 in Cape Town. With a reputation as one of Africa’s leading energy financiers, Awambeng brings decades of experience in mobilizing capital and structuring deals across oil,...
Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com), the leading private pan-African financial services Group which has unrivalled African expertise, is delighted to have been named Best Bank in Africa 2025 in Global Finance’s World’s Best Banks 2025 Awards. The Awards also selected Ecobank Gambia and Ecobank Togo as the Best Banks 2025 in their respective countries.
Jeremy Awori, Chief...
Géraud Moussarie, Managing Partner of business consultancy firm Sustainable Partnerships Ltd., has joined the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies conference as a speaker. Taking place September 29 to October 3, 2025, in Cape Town, the event is the largest of its kind on the continent. With a vision to facilitate industry cooperation and support...
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) unveiled its CGMA Professional Qualification syllabus (https://apo-opa.co/4mFtrGl) for 2026. This upgrade is designed to prepare students for the future of work and meet the growing expectations of modern finance professionals to be high-performance finance business partners capable of utilising technology and applying critical thinking skills.
The emphasis on...
HF Group's net profit for the first three months of trading ended March 2025 rose 2.2 times to Sh327.93 million on the back of increased interest and non-interest income.
The growth in net earning from Sh150.34 million came in the quarter HF’s net interest income rose by 14.6 percent to Sh989.75 million from Sh677.33...
Equity Group posted Sh14.8 billion net profit for the first quarter ended March 2025, marking a 3.86 percent decline on the back of falling non-interest income.
The net earnings retreated from Sh15.39 billion posted in the preceding similar quarter and came in the period net profit from subsidiaries in Rwanda, Uganda, South Sudan and...
Absa Bank Kenya has reported a 3.6 percent growth in profit after tax for the three-month period ended March riding on cost cutting.
The subsidiary of South Africa-based Absa Group reported a net profit of Sh6.1 billion for the first quarter, up from Sh5.9 billion in a similar period a year earlier.
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