Michelle Njuguna

Energy giant Shell has confirmed that it is still pursuing the sale of its downstream assets in South Africa

A Cape Town-based fintech, NjiaPay, that was still a division of an international calling platform just fifteen months ago has closed a $2.1m seed funding round,

Aqua-Spark, the Dutch impact investment fund focused on the global aquaculture industry, has held the final close of its dedicated Africa fund at $48m (€41.7m).

The World Bank has opened applications for the Alan W. Heston Fellowship, offering up to $10,000 to support early-career

South African fintech startup Orca has raised a $2.35 million seed round to expand its fraud-prevention platform for payment systems in emerging markets.

Chevron has agreed to sell its offshore oil stakes in Angola to Energean for $260 million, giving the Mediterranean energy producer a foothold in West Africa

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and the National Bank of Rwanda (NBR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a Licence Passporting Framework for Payment Service Providers

Ghana is exploring alternative export routes for its gold shipments amid persistent tensions in the Middle East, which threaten to disrupt flights to the United Arab Emirates, sources reveal.

Senegal has increased its participation in the country’s industrial sector by acquiring a 10 per cent stake in Dangote Cement’s local subsidiary, the nation’s leading cement producer.

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South African venture capital firm Hlayisani Capital has held a first close of R500m ($30.97m) for its second fund, Hlayisani Venture Fund II (HVF II)

Zeno is one of those companies, and this week it announced a $25 million Series A to expand its app-controlled battery-swap network and produce more of its Emara motorcycles.