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Wednesday, 16 September 2020

Scaling Digital Payments

DPO will tap African market for acquisitions after Network takeover

Payment solutions provider DPO Group will keep making African acquisitions once its takeover by Network is complete, DPO CEO Eran Feinstein tells ... The Africa Report.

Tuesday, 15 September 2020

Heavy Duty

Caterpillar’s Congo Equipment accelerates DRC e-commerce offer

Caterpillar’s distributor in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is accelerating implementation of its digital strategy to strengthen relationships ... with customers hurt by COVID-19, Noel Mabuma, CEO of Congo Equipment, tells The Africa Report.

Monday, 14 September 2020

signed deal

Uganda and Tanzania to build East Africa’s first major oil pipeline

Uganda and Tanzania have signed a deal to build East Africa’s first major oil pipeline. It comes just two days after Kampala signed a host ... government agreement with French oil giant Total.

Remote Control

Ghana miners get new finance options from Thyssenkrupp

Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions plans to allow African miners to lease rather than purchase equipment to help them overcome cashflow problems, ... Philipp Nellessen, CEO for sub-Saharan Africa, tells The Africa Report.

Thursday, 10 September 2020

Somaliland Emirates

race for fuel

Trafigura investment in Somaliland is a win for Ethiopia

Against the backdrop of an explosion of demand for hydrocarbons, the Swiss trader Trafigura signed a contract with Somaliland to both supply ... and invest in its port infrastructure.

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down and out

In Kenya, the lights go out in remaining Shoprite stores

South African retailer Shoprite plans to close the last of its stores in Kenya, as it exits the East African market after a two-year ... presence.

Wednesday, 9 September 2020

Bright Sparks

Nigeria’s new fintech Sparkle plans to distribute general insurance products

Nigerian start-up Sparkle, which this month partnered with Visa, is planning to move into digital distribution of general insurance products ... in the next 12 months, Sparkle CEO Uzoma Dozie tells The Africa Report.

Tuesday, 8 September 2020

Ivory Coast Chocolate

fair pay

Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire taste success in raising price of cocoa

Through a joint initiative, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have managed to convince chocolate traders and makers to raise the price they pay for ... cocoa.

Virus Outbreak Kenya

Small Business SOS

Kenya’s manufacturers need external financing to survive

Kenya urgently needs a credit guarantee scheme to protect small and medium-sized businesses from the impact of COVID-19, Kenya Association of ... Manufacturers (KAM) CEO Phyllis Wakiaga tells The Africa Report.

Monday, 7 September 2020

powerful people

The top 50 African disruptors (1-5)

The Africa Report’s inaugural ranking of the top Africans who are disrupting the status quo in politics, business and the arts: from investigative ... journalists to world-class athletes and Nobel Peace Prize winners.

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