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Affiong Williams, CEO of Nigeria-based dried fruit snacks producer ReelFruit Amid ongoing discussions about the future of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) – which allows qualifying African countries to export certain products duty-free to the US – several food and agriculture companies with operations in Nigeria are already tapping into the massive American … Read More “Agribusiness entrepreneurs expanding into US market” »
Like mother, like daughter. Rita Robbins was unable to attend the annual InvestmentNews Women to Watch awards Tuesday evening and receive the Alexandra Armstrong Lifetime Achievement Award. But her daughter, Ali Arnold, stood in for her mother, founder and president of Affiliated Advisors, a giant branch office in the Osaic Holdings Inc. network. “My mom … Read More “InvestmentNews Women to Watch winners work to make an impact” »
KCB Powers Iten International Marathon KCB Powers Iten International Marathon KCB Bank Kenya has injected KSh 1 million into the 2nd edition of the Iten International Marathon slated for November 9-12 at Iten town, Elgeyo Marakwet. Athletes will take part in the 42km race, 21km and 5km both men and women categories who will battle for … Read More “KCB Powers Iten International Marathon” »
In 2019, the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy introduced the Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition, to identify and spotlight African entrepreneurs who are making a positive impact on the continent. Now in its fifth year, the competition has recognised and impacted over 50 African entrepreneurs, providing them with grant funding, training, and other … Read More “The voices of Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Competition” »
In one of the world’s most unequal nations an acute shortage of skilled workers is restraining already tepid growth, limiting job creation and pushing some foreign investors to think about moving their money elsewhere. This skills shortage has been identified by the South African presidency as the second biggest impediment to economic growth, after crippling … Read More “SA risks losing business investment over visa ‘chaos’” »
XRP is currently under the spotlight due to its price fluctuations, capturing the attention of investors who are keen to explore the potential gains they might enjoy if XRP achieves specific price milestones. Recent weeks have witnessed a surge in XRP’s value, driven by optimism surrounding the ongoing SEC v Ripple lawsuit and bolstered by … Read More “What Can 10K, 50K & 100K XRP Holders Expect at $5, $10 & $50?” »
by Company Announcement 1 November 2023 OceanBase, an enterprise-level distributed relational database provider, announced that its database solution has been deployed and put into operation in the core IT systems of PalmPay, a leading fintech platform in Africa. PalmPay, the first Africa-based customer to adopt OceanBase, has transitioned its accounting, transaction, payment, and billing systems … Read More “Oceanbase Supports Palmpay to Reduce Its Database Cost by 80%” »
Nov 6, 2023 Credit: BW Energy (File Image) Oil and gas company BW Energy said Monday that its DHBSM-1 appraisal well has encountered commercial volumes of oil in the Hibiscus South satellite prospect, offshore Gabon. The company said it planned to return to the well to complete it as a production well … Read More “BW Energy Strikes Oil Offshore Gabon” »
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