Trans-regional African trade set to pick up

An anticipated increase in demand for goods and services within Africa has the potential to give innovative companies with turnovers of between R300-million and R1,2-billion the opportunity to expand beyond the limits of their own borders, writes Karl Gotte, head of...

Morocco, Nigeria announce trans-Africa pipeline

In a major initiative to strengthen the West African economy, the Kingdom of Morocco and Federal Republic of Nigeria have announced that they will jointly develop a new regional gas pipeline connecting the two countries, bringing the resources of Nigeria to Morocco,...

ContinuityEastAfrica launches business resilience capability

ContinuityEastAfrica has officially opened its doors in Nairobi. The company offers full business continuity management services and capabilities to East African businesses and government entities from its new data centre and work-area recovery facility situated just...

All the winners of the African Entrepreneurship Award

BMCE Bank of Africa has announced the winners of the second edition of the African Entrepreneurship Award, which allocates $1-million each year. The award ceremony, chaired by President Othman Benjelloun, was held on 5 December to compensate the most significant and...

SimbaPay launches money transfer service

London-based digital money transfer provider SimbaPay has announced the launch of its money transfer service to Ghana and Uganda. Using the SimbaPay app or website, Ghanaians and Ugandans living in Europe can now send money to mobile phones in Ghana or Uganda...

Retail satellite Jola from iWayAfrica serves Africa

Pan-African telecommunication provider, iWayAfrica, a wholly owned division of Gondwana International Networks, has launched Jola, a much needed Pan-African Ku-Band managed retail satellite service into Sub-Saharan Africa. Meaning ‘one who brings...