Lawrence Baraza
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East Africa
Ethiopia Partners with ATIDI to Boost Renewable Energy Investments
Ethiopia’s Ministry of Finance and Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the African Trade…
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Kenya
How Treasury Has Allocated Extra Ksh.5 Billion to Ruto, Kindiki, Mudavadi
The Kenyan government has allocated an additional Ksh.5 billion to State House Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, and Prime Cabinet Secretary…
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Finance
SC Ventures and Yabx Invest $10M in Furaha to Expand Education Financing in Africa
SC Ventures, the innovation and fintech investment arm of Standard Chartered, has partnered with Yabx Technologies (Netherlands), a Tech Mahindra…
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Commodities
Ethiopian, UK Sign $600M Deal for Dairy and Farming Project
The Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH), in collaboration with the Ethiopian Agricultural Business Corporation (EABC) and UK-based private equity firm Asset…
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Commodities
Barrick Gold Set to Restart Operations in Mali Despite Dispute
Barrick Gold Corporation is poised to resume operations at its Loulo-Gounkoto mine in Mali as soon as the country’s authorities…
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Commodities
Africa Energy Bank to Begin Operations with $5 Billion in Equity
The long-planned Africa Energy Bank will begin operations this quarter with $5 billion in equity from member nations and shareholders,…
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West Africa
Dangote Tries 2nd Stab in Ethiopia With a $400 Million Investment in Cement
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, announced a $400 million plan to revive a second production line at the Mugher cement…
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Economy
Nigeria Attracts Investors as Economic Reforms Drive Market Gains
Nigeria is witnessing renewed investor confidence, pushing stock markets higher and lowering bond yields as economic reforms take effect. The…
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casino
SportPesa unveils free data campaign to reward new customers
Kenya’s leading online gaming platform, SportPesa, has launched an exciting new initiative aimed at making online gaming more accessible to…
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Technology
China’s Phone Maker Transsion Hits 106M Smartphone Shipments with 50% Africa Market Share
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Transsion, which holds 50% of the African market, shipped over 106 million smartphones worldwide in 2024, according…
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