Wimbart, a public relations agency with focus on Africa and emerging markets, has launched its first edition of Wimbart Office Hours, a webinar and mentorship programme designed to equip African start-ups with the PR tools required to achieve their business goals. Targeted at early-stage start-ups, and with...
On the shores of Lake Victoria, just outside Kampala city in Uganda, State Minister for Environment of Uganda Beatrice Anywar addressed over 300 African entrepreneurs and policymakers gathered in February 2020 at the Switch Africa Green regional forum to discuss how to advance green economy in Africa. Echoing...
A fresh round of mergers and acquisition is expected in Nigeria’s banking sector after news of takeovers involving industry behemoths First Bank of Nigeria, the country’s oldest lender, and Zenith Bank Plc surfaced last week. First Bank is closing in on a deal to merge with Heritage Bank and the troubled Polaris...
Agreement underlines Ecolog Group’s (http://Ecolog-International.com/) commitment to driving efficiency and sustainability in the hydrocarbon services through integration of advance technologies; Solution, leveraging the patented SMARTSITE™ technology, aimed at enhancing drilling efficiency, optimizing cost, improving environmental footprint and considerably reducing water consumption. Ecolog International, a leading global...
Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed announced in a tweet on Sunday, March 15, 2020, that he has secured support from a Chinese businessman, Jack Ma to support Africa in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Acknowledging that material support coupled with enhanced knowledge is key to...
Nigeria may have to cut its interest rate to rein in the economic effects of the devastating coronavirus outbreak, central bank governor Godwin Emefiele has said. This is a similar approach monetary authorities are taking globally as they move to protect their economies from the...
Upfield-the largest plant-based consumer products company in the world and the number one producer of plant-based spreads globally has reaffirmed its commitment to human and capital investment in Nigeria. During his most recent visit to Nigeria, The General Manager West Africa of Upfield Foods, Bamidele Amao,...
The federal government of Nigeria in partnership with the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) plans to plant 25 million across the country. Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, said the state governors are in support of the idea and...
The technology ecosystem in Africa is creating paradigm shifts on the continent's development models. Samir Abdelkrim, founder of Emerging Valley and author of Startup Lions (Au cœur de l’African Tech) has said that, “Today, African start-ups have reached a new level of maturity. Now that...
The increasing awareness of investment strategies adopting the Environmental Social and Governance (ESG), as a criteria is one of the biggest trends currently in the investment industry. Financial investors want their resources invested in a way and manner that is sustainable as this is the...
