Kenya has approved its first locally domiciled exchange-traded fund (ETF), creating a new way for investors to gain exposure to the country’s banking sector without buying individual bank shares.
Egyptian edtech company UMAMI E-Learning Solutions is investing more than $1 million in an AI-powered learning platform as demand grows for technology that connects education with workforce development.
SOOR, a Bahraini insurtech startup, has secured an undisclosed pre-Seed investment from Spring, a venture studio and ecosystem builder backed by Salica Investments and Bahrain’s Al Waha Fund of Funds.
Transform, an impact accelerator that unites corporates, donors, investors, and academics to support visionary enterprises, has announced support for businesses in Kenya to scale new solutions and overcome global challenges.
It’s not yet Uhuru for Africa, as the continent has historically lagged behind other regions in terms of innovation. Africa has been consistently ranked as the least innovative continent
Cameroon is a country of about 28.2 million people that is strategically located in Central and West Africa. It has a very youthful population and a 36.5% internet
Africa currently accounts for only 2% of global trade, moreover, only 17% of African exports are intercontinental, compared to 59% in Asia and 68% in Europe. As a result, the
Visa, the world’s leading card payment platform, has announced plans to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years to accelerate the continent’s digital transformation.
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