Stripe set to acquire Paystack to accelerate online commerce across Africa
The African internet economy is growing quickly, with online commerce in the region growing 21% year-over-year, 75% faster than the global...
Djembe Consultants and AfriLabs Unveil Report to build a resilient innovative...
Djembe Consultants, the award-winning Africa-focused communications consultancy, today launched its latest Insights Report in partnership with AfriLabs, the largest pan-African network...
The first deal under AfCFTA gets under way as negotiators adapt...
The African Union (AU) announced in August that negotiations around the first commercial trade deal under the African Continental Free Trade...
Private equity investors will delve deeper into Africa to search for...
African private equity (PE) investment has always been seen to be riskier that investment in other regions, but for those willing...
Singapore aims to be a gateway to Asia for African companies
About five decades ago, Singapore was an impoverished country with bad infrastructure and unlivable cites. If you were to look for...
How African currencies are holding this period
The unpredictability of the coronavirus has led to economic uncertainty across the African continent. The Sub-Saharan region is in danger of falling...
How Africa’s economies can recover
The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Senior Policy Seminar has placed a spotlight on fragility of growth in African economies, seeking...
54gene raises $15M in Series A funding
54gene, the African genomics research, services, and development company has closed a Series A round of $15M, led by Adjuvant Capital,...