Equitel, Equity Group’s telecommunications brand, is looking to increase customer subscriptions to further boost its market share in mobile money transactions. The mobile banking
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Value of China imports drops for the first time in ten years
Imports from China have fallen for the first time in 10 years, fresh official data shows, underlining the slowdown in the world’s second largest
Samsung ushers in latest tech trends at annual Africa Forum
Samsung (www.Samsung.com) will be showcasing the latest range of products at the 8th Annual Samsung Africa Forum happening at the Cape Town International Convention
Proposed break up of Safaricom by a Kenyan lawmaker
Pedestrians walk past a mobile phone care centre operated by Kenyan’s telecom operator Safaricom in the central business district of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, May
TransferWise launches international money transfers via Facebook
Money transfer company TransferWise has launched a new service that allows users to send money internationally through Facebook’s chat application, as competition in the
WorldRemit sees huge growth in money transfers to Tanzania
Digital money transfer service WorldRemit(www.WorldRemit.com/en/Cameroon) is consolidating its rapid expansion into Tanzania, supporting the growing demand for instant remittances to the country from over
Dangote Sets to Launch 25,000 Hectares of Rice Outgrower Scheme in Sokoto
Dangote Rice, a subsidiary of Dangote Group is set to launch in Sokoto. Sokoto state it’s multi-million naira 25,000 hectares of rice outgrower scheme
Few SMEs investments to increase job losses
Kenya’s national wealth is likely to continue growing below the elusive double-digit target unless the country invests heavily in sustainable business models for the
Petition for ivory trade ban praised
A conservationist has praised Ellen Cobb for introducing a petition that has prompted the UK Parliament to debate the ban on ivory. Born Free
Silvertree acquires Nigeria’s TopCheck, forming Africa’s largest price comparison group
Silvertree Internet Holdings , Africa’s leading Internet platform, has acquired Nigerian price comparison site TopCheck for an undisclosed amount. TopCheck is Nigeria’s leading price