KCB Partners with Mastercard for the East Africa Golf Tour Grand Finale KCB Partners with Mastercard for the East Africa Golf Tour Grand Finale KCB has partnered with global payments technology company Mastercard for the 2023 KCB East Africa Golf Tour grand finale event slated for tomorrow at the Par 72 Karen Country Club that … Read More “KCB Partners with Mastercard for the East Africa Golf Tour Grand Finale” »
Today marks the exciting launch of enrollment for AfricaLive!, a ground-breaking 7-week online course meticulously designed to empower aspiring entrepreneurs with the essential skills and insights for success in the rapidly evolving African business landscape. This highly anticipated program is the product of an extraordinary collaboration, bringing together the academic expertise of Harvard Business School … Read More “Harvard Professors to Lead 7-Week Online Course for Africa’s Aspiring Entrepreneurs” »
In the dynamic landscape of leadership, we often witness remarkable transformations as individuals consciously choose to redefine their professional trajectory. Avashna Ramnarain, an accomplished female leader, stands as an inspiring example of such intentional and strategic shifts. Avashna Ramnarain With a rich background in corporate leadership, Avashna has recently undertaken a deliberate transition, propelled by … Read More “Avashna Ramnarain inspires Mindful Masterminds” »
Advertisement AWS Startups, Digital Collective Africa, and AfricArena Announce Pledge to Close Gender Gap and Increase Funding for Women Founders in Africa CAPE TOWN, 7 December 2023 – This week AfricArena hosted its 7th AfricArena Grand Summit in partnership with its anchor partner and sponsor, Amazon Web Services (AWS). As the summit kicked … Read More “AWS Startups, Digital Collective Africa, and AfricArena join forces” »
My Pivot Journal is a Ventures Africa weekly series documenting people’s career transitions from one industry to another, especially to tech. Onyinyechi Obi has always been passionate about effective communication. After a degree in Mass Communication, she initially embarked on a career as a customer representative with an IT company. However, she has since transitioned … Read More “My Pivot Journal: How Onyinyechi Obi moved from communications to data analysis” »
Shiba Inu (SHIB) is one of the most popular crypto assets in the market. However, the token’s price has struggled for most of 2023. Since January of this year, the asset has risen by only about 22%, while other cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin (BTC), have surged by over 150%. Moreover, SHIB had a significant layer-2 … Read More “Can SHIB Reach $0.001 In the Next Bull Run?” »
The dollar dropped to a four-month low Thursday as traders digested the clearest signal yet that the Federal Reserve’s aggressive hiking campaign is over. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index dropped as much as 0.3% to its lowest since August, extending losses from Wednesday after Fed officials penciled in a sharper pace of rate cuts than … Read More “Dollar drops to weakest since August as traders eye Fed pivot” »
Nov 9, 2023 Credit: PGS The Norwegian marine seismic survey services firm PGS said Thursday it had secured a 4D survey contract with an undisclosed client offshore West Africa. Mobilization is scheduled for Q4, and the contract has a total duration of approximately 60 days. “We experience continued high activity in our … Read More “PGS Wins 4D Survey Contract Offshore West Africa” »
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Surayyah Ahmad Sani (left) and Sanusi Ismaila Venture capital firm Aduna Capital has a specific focus on northern Nigeria, a region that attracts only a fraction of the country’s startup funding. It is estimated that some 85% of venture capital funding goes to startups in Lagos, which is located in the southwest. In a recent … Read More “Northern Nigeria’s ‘hidden’ startups” »
