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Nigerian President Welcomes Investments From Japan Bank & Toyota
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday had talks with top officials of Japan Bank for International Cooperation, and Toyota Group,…
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Kenya’s Anti-Corruption Commission Puts Telkom-Airtel Merger Deal On Hold
Kenya’s Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Wednesday put on hold a planned merger of Airtel Kenya with Telkom Kenya…
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Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Pledges To Boost Investment In African Countries
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday said his country will offer enhanced trade insurance to boost private sector investment…
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Oragroup Raises Loan Of 20 Million Euro from Africa Agriculture & Trade Investment Fund
The pan-African banking group, Oragroup, on Monday, announced it has raised a € 20 million loan from Africa Agriculture and…
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Oragroup Gets AGF West Africa Guarantee For Issue Of Commercial Paper
The pan-African banking group, Oragroup, on Wednesday, announced it has obtained the guarantee from the African Guarantee Fund (AGF West…
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Nigeria: MTN Subsidiary Gets Financial Services Licence
The Nigerian Central Bank on Monday awarded a license to a subsidiary of South African telecom giant MTN Group that…
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Airtel Africa Debuts On Nigerian Stock Exchange With A $4.4 Billion Listing
Airtel Africa on Tuesday got listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange in a 1.36 trillion naira ($4.4 bln) flotation. Soon…
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Orabank Togo Launches Digital Servies Platform KEAZ
Orabank Togo, one of Oragroup’s subsidiaries, has reportedly launched KEAZ, its new digital services offering for retail, corporate and institutional…
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Nigerian Court Adjourns Tax Case Between MTN & Attorney General
A Nigerian judge on Wednesday adjourned the lawsuit between South African telecommunications giant, MTN Groups and the government of Nigeria…
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Cofina Group Reports Strong Growth In 2018
The Cofina Group has reported strong growth of 60.7 percent in 2018, with a balance sheet total of 158 billion…
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Africa Radio Launches In Abidjan On 91.1 FM
Africa Radio (former Africa N ° 1), which was previously available on the FM band in Paris and on social…
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ECP Makes Major Investment In Inter Africa Forex Transportation
Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) has made an investment in Inter Africa Forex Transportation (IATF) to acquire a substantial stake in…
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Orabank Wins Best Regional Bank Award In West Africa
Orabank Bank Group won the award for Best Regional Bank in West Africa at the African Banker Awards ceremony held…
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Huawei Signs A Three Year MoU With African Union
Telecommunications giant Huawei on Friday signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with the African Union to strengthen partnership in the…
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Algeria To Take Months To Finalize Total Deal
Algeria could likely take months to take a decision if Total can buy Anadarko’s assets in the country as officials…
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MTN Nigeria Has Till May 31 To Pay Remaining Fine Of N55 Billion, Says NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Tuesday confirmed that MTN has paid N275 billion SIM infraction fine. The final amount…
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Wari Signs Strategic Deal With Mara Phones
Financial services provider Wari has reportedly signed a strategic partnership deal with Rwandan smartphone maker Mara Phones at the 4th…
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EBI SA Posts Strong Performance Numbers In 2018
EBI South Africa, an international subsidiary of pan-African banking group Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI, on Thursday, announced a strong increase…
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Microsoft To Open Two Technology Development Centers In Kenya & Nigeria
Microsoft Corporation on Tuesday announced the company has planned to invest $100 million to open two Africa technology development centers…
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Nigeria Security Regulator Approves MTN’s Listing Application
Nigeria’s securities regulator has approved the listing application filed by South African telecoms firm for its $5-billion Nigerian unit, reported…
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MTN Appoints Mcebisi Jonas To Replace Phuthuma Nhleko As Next Chairperson
South Africa’s leading telecoms provider MTN Group Ltd. on Friday announced the company has appointed the country’s former deputy Finance…
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Oragroup Gets Officially Listed On Regional Stock Exchange
The pan-African banking group, Oragroup, got officially listed on the Regional Stock Exchange (BRVM) at a first listing ceremony held…
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Kenya Airways To Resume Daily Flights To New York Beginning June
Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ), is set to resume daily flights to New York beginning June. The airline began…
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Visa Collaborates With Branch To Expand Financial Access Across Sub-Saharan Africa
Global payments technology company, Visa, has collaborated with Branch, the most downloaded finance app in Africa, for a deal that…
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Oragroup To Get Listed On BRVM On April 16
Oragroup on Friday announced the company will get listed on the Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) on Tuesday, April…
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