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Vodacom Tanzania said its mobile money service M-Pesa has crossed 4.4 million users, accounting for 48% of the total Vodacom customers. M-Pesa is a mobile-phone based money transfer and microfinancing[...]
By Catriona Davies (CNN) – Home to Africa’s highest mountain and one of its most famous wildlife parks, Serengeti, Tanzania is one of the continent’s most popular tourist destinations. It[...]
The Institute of International Finance, according to its maiden report on sub-Saharan Africa, said that the continent could maintain the 4.7% annual growth seen since 2007. Africa, regarded as the[...]
A Dubai-based company, Global Education Management Systems Ltd (GEMS) plans to invest $650 million in to emerging markets, and it has identified Africa as one of such markets. It plans[...]
Tanzania has launched its commuter train services in Dar es Sallam, with intentions of easing traffic congestion in the country, especially for low-income earners in the country. According to Transport[...]
In the last five years, energy firms including Italy’s ENI and US group Anadarko Petroleum have reported several large-scale offshore gas finds in northern Mozambique’s Rovuma basin and Mamba fields.[...]
Athi River Mining (ARM) Limited, is a leading mineral extraction and processing company in Kenya, and entered into cement manufacturing in 1996, when it launched Rhino Cement with production plant[...]
E+CO is a US-based public investment company,it has announced the creation of Persistent Energy Partners LLC, a subsidiary firm, to expand financing of clean energy businesses in East Africa. The decision to[...]
Okonjo Iweala on CNN – “Africans must find African solutions to African problems”May 22, 2013
Millicom International invests an additional €35 million into Jumia, Kaymu, Hellofood & VamidoMay 21, 2013
Chimamanda Adichie – “I laughed a lot writing Americanah” – CNN profiles the celebrated Nigerian authorMay 21, 2013
Infographic: Over 7.5 million Africans on LinkedIn; South Africa, Nigeria and Egypt account for over 60% of usersMay 20, 2013
GSMA opens its African headquarters in Nairobi, KenyaMay 19, 2013
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