The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has released its 2022 Annual Report. The report shows solid performance over the year, recording a significant increase in lending to the Bank Group’s regional member countries in the face of a challenging global environment for Africa.
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“Amid multiple global shocks, the Bank once again demonstrated its unwavering commitment to African...
Pic 001: Dr. George Githaiga from the Aga Khan University Hospital preparing a volunteer to donate blood during the M-TIBA blood drive
Pic 002: Dr. George Githaiga (L) from the Aga Khan University Hospital with Mr. Moses G Kuria, Managing Director M-TBA during a blood drive to celebrate World Blood Donor Day. The two organisations partnered to collect blood and increase much...
KnowBe4 (https://www.KnowBe4.com), the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, announced that its newest SecurityCoach product has revealed the top 10 risky behaviours that employees have engaged in on their work devices. SecurityCoach-Infographic
SecurityCoach helps IT/security professionals to develop a strong security culture by enabling real-time security coaching of their users in response to risky...
By Francis Tay
In the African tech ecosystem, and even in “traditional” business environments, the time it takes a founder to create and land the opportunity to pitch to potential investors and major clients far outweighs the pitch itself.
In my experience working within the ecosystem, it can take weeks of accumulated phone calls, emails, and face-to-face meetings to get some...
Creators come to Instagram every day to create and connect, grow their audience, and build their business. With more than 2 billion people using Instagram each month, Instagram offers a global reach and wide breadth of features, which makes it a one-stop-shop for all creators and offers a variety of opportunities and experiences for creators everywhere.
However, when you are...
With agriculture accounting for the bulk of child labour globally and the numbers involved growing, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is stepping up its work with partners on eliminating child labour in key sectors including cocoa, cotton, coffee. The latest initiative unveiled today maps out ways of using innovative blockchain technology for monitoring and...
Back in 1998, Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) became the first public utility to confirm attendance at the inaugural Africa Energy Forum (AEF). A quarter of a century later, the leading electricity generator in East Africa and a leading global geothermal developer will profit from its unwavering loyalty, as Kenya’s capital, Nairobi opens its doors to the event...
Leading global SaaS-based smart logistics management platform provider Shipsy has announced its plans to expand across Africa.
Since the last few quarters, Shipsy has rapidly grown its presence in African markets by onboarding customers in the courier, express and parcel, last-mile delivery, eCommerce, and retail segments. Its commitment to transform the continent's logistics operations was mirrored in its plan to onboard local...
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved an equity investment of $20 million in the Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund I (https://apo-opa.info/3MOlP3b), in support of its target to mobilize private capital for infrastructure across the continent.
The Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund I is a pan-African infrastructure private equity fund that is mobilizing up to $500...
iHub Kenya has today announced the first set of 12 startups that will make up the first cohort of its Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship. The programme which was first announced in February 2023 has gone through a rigorous selection process over the last 3 months to arrive at a group of startups that met the robust criteria outlined by...
