Browsing: Africas

When Nosike Nwigene was working as a communications professional for tech startups at InsiderPR, a global public relations (PR) firm focused on startups in emerging markets, one of the companies he handled as a junior account manager ran into trouble with regulators. 

Africa’s growing digital commerce sector faces major payment and logistics challenges that could slow online business expansion and limit cross-border trade.

The enlargement of BRICS presents Africa with a wider field of economic possibilities by bringing the continent into closer relationship with some of the world’s largest markets, important sources of development finance and countries possessing substantial capabilities in manufacturing, energy, infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, agriculture and advanced technologies. At a time when international economic relations are becoming…

A $160 million phosphate investment linked to South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe is facing a major setback as Kropz prepares to restructure its only operating mine, putting hundreds of jobs at risk.

Across West Africa, digital transformation is accelerating at an unprecedented pace.  Mobile connectivity continues to rise across key markets such as Nigeria, with a tele-density of 101.16%, and Ghana, where penetration exceeds 135%.

Kenya, Sep 8 – Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic forced companies to rethink where work could be done, the laptop is no longer simply an alternative to the office

Patrick Muthui, Chairman of Jasco Communications, Ruth Atambo, Member Experience Manager at Qona Sacco and Bonface Kiogora, Head of Business Development at Jasco Communications during a Jasco/Freshworks corporate partner appreciation dinner in Nairobi

Kenya (AP) — Every morning, Mary Kavutha prepares breakfast for her two young children using an induction cooker in her Nairobi home. Two years ago, the businesswoman relied on a charcoal stove that filled her kitchen with smoke and cost about $1.15 in fuel each day

Africa has the world’s highest rate of female entrepreneurship, yet women-led businesses still face an estimated $49 billion financing gap. This contradiction sits at the heart of a new initiative from AXIAN Group and the African Development Bank, which aims to expand digital finance, business support and financial literacy to tens of thousands of women…

Business-intelligenceSecondary HeroHealthHealthBusiness InnovationHealthtechInterSystemsInnovation Henry Adams Sep 04, 2026 T|Fonte:18px 4min read