Market News Page No. 45| Africa Business News

Tanzanian Fintech Firm Eyes a Piece of Kenya's Sh420 Billion Remittance

Tanzanian payment financial technology (fintech) firm Nala been on the upswing since it secured pre-seed funding from Accel in year 2019, with which it built a mobile money service for East Africa. Then last year it raised $10 million more and has now set its target higher in the lucrative remittance market. It is now eyeing a bigger piece of Kenya's Sh420 billion inflows, months after securing approval from the Central Bank of Kenya and.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 17th August 2022

Tanzania 8th among Top Investment Destinations in Africa, Survey Indicates

International professional services firm Deloitte recently released the 2022 edition of its Africa CEO Survey that shares the perception of African private sector leaders on key issues and challenges, and documents and analyzes their approach to a series of fundamental aspects of their business model. The survey collects data and perceptions from 194 CEOs, operating in over 50 African countries, across all regions: North Africa (13%), East.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 28th July 2022

EUR 63 million loan, approved by the African Development Bank to boost the production of cereals and oil seeds.

The African Development Bank Group's Board of Directors has granted a €63 million loan to Kenya to help it increase its production of cereals and oil seeds by more than 1.5 million metric tonnes over the next two years. The increased output will support the country's food security and economic resiliency. The loan is a component of the $1.5 billion African Emergency Food Production Facility, a pan-African effort to stop an impending food.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 8th August 2022

Tanzania is implementing a climate change adaptation financing programme funded by GCF and CRDB Bank

In order to launch a finance programme for smallholder farmers in Tanzania who need to adapt to climate change, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has inked an agreement with the Tanzanian commercial bank CRDB Bank. Tanzanian smallholder farmers will receive assistance in adjusting to the effects of climate change. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and CRDB Bank, a commercial bank authorised by the Central Bank of Tanzania and listed on the Dar es.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 27th July 2022

Coca-Cola Beverage Africa strikes an agreement with Organisations in Kenya for the sustainable recycling of plastic bottles.

Coca-Cola Beverage Africa (CCBA) has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding with VetLab Sports Club and T3-Kenya to recycle 100% of the plastic bottles used at VetLab Sports Club. T3-Kenya is a social enterprise that converts plastic waste into garments through bottle-to-fashion recycling. T3-Kenya has agreed to recycle all plastic bottles collected during and after games at Nairobi's VetLab Sports Club. This move is.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 26th July 2022

Walkabout starts mining for graphite at Lindi Jumbo

The first production blast was successfully finished at the end of June, according to ASX-listed Walkabout Resources, and mining of the pit has since commenced. The ore will be accumulated for use in the processing plant's commissioning. 'The start of the first high-grade, large flake stockpile of responsibly sourced graphite in Tanzania, as well as the first blast and mining of the beginning pit, mark a new chapter in the development of.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 26th July 2022

Unit 6 of the Olkaria I Geothermal Power Plant is Operational

This is it. Unit 6 of the Olkaria I geothermal power plant is now operational. The announcement was made by Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen), which has successfully completed the production tests of this new geothermal power plant with a capacity of 83.3 MWe. The facility is located in the Hell’s Gate National Park in Olkaria, Nakuru County, at the eastern end of the Eastern Rift Valley, about 43 km southwest of the nearest town,.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 25th July 2022

Uhuru Project Makes Kenya One of World's Leading Wind Power Producers

Kenya is among the top 10 countries in the world producing electricity through wind power, thanks to the Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) launched by President Uhuru Kenyatta. According Ember’s Global Electricity Review 2022, Kenya was ranked 9th biggest producer of wind energy globally and the top in Africa. This is even as the sector's innovations continue to grow bigger hence producing more green energy while lowering the cost per.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 25th July 2022

KENYA: EDFI And Oikocredit Invest $8 Million in Solar Panda’s Solar Kits

Canadian company Solar Panda is securing USD 8 million for its expansion in Kenya. The funds were raised in a Series A round involving the European Union (EU)-funded Electrification Finance Initiative (EDFI ElectriFI) and Oikocredit, an impact investor based in Utrecht, Netherlands. The Electrification Finance Initiative (EDFI ElectriFI) supports rural electrification in Kenya. In a series a funding round, the European Union (EU) funded.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 19th July 2022

KENYA: CFAO Invests In Ofgen And Enters the Solar C&I Market

Ofgen welcomes a new investor. It is CFAO Kenya, the subsidiary of the Corporation for Africa and Overseas (CFAO) group, based in Sevres, France. It is a long-standing partnership that is being strengthened as Ofgen has installed rooftop solar power plants to supply 6 CFAO group offices, 4 in Kenya and 2 in Uganda. CFAO did not specify the value of its investment. But it will allow Ofgen to expand its services by providing solar power to.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 19th July 2022

Saudi Aramco to Supply Fuel at Lower Prices to Kenyan Oil Firm NOCK

State-owned National Oil Corp. of Kenya has signed a deal with Saudi oil giant Aramco to import fuel at lower prices than the global costs of crude, local media reported. This comes as part of the government’s efforts to lower pump prices in the African state, Business Daily reported. As per the government-to-government deal, NOCK will import 30 % of Kenya’s monthly petroleum requirements from August. “We already.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 15th July 2022

Tanzania's Taifa Gas to Set Up Plant in Kenya

Tanzania’s biggest gas dealer Taifa Gas has been licensed to set up gas plant and storage facilities at a site in Dongo Kundu near the port of Mombasa to supply LPG for domestic, commercial and industrial use. The company, owned by Tanzanian business magnate Rostam Aziz, is expected to bring healthy competition in the gas industry in Kenya given its lower prices. An impact assessment study report is expected this month, and the.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 15th July 2022