Social impact investor Oikocredit is providing a loan of €5 million to Ecoligo, a provider of “solar-as-a-service” solutions for commercial and industrial businesses in emerging markets. With Oikocredit's support, Ecoligo will be able to provide around 15 companies and...

Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote and Akinwumi Adesina, the chief of the African Development Bank, both toured the Nigerian greenfield crude oil refinery.Dangote announced the plant’s will begin operations by the third quarter of 2022. The plant which is located...

Nestle has announced it will start paying cocoa farmers cash if they send their children to school rather than out to tend crops as part of a push to purchase all of its cocoa through a fully traceable, directly...

Bolt, the Estonian mobility tech company that recently closed a huge round, is planning to onboard an additional 200,000 drivers in Africa this year, as it kicks-off expansion to more cities within its existing markets while keeping up with...

A General Framework Agreement (GFA) was signed, today, between Mauritius and Tanzania, at the seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade in Port Louis. The Agreement aims at enhancing collaboration between the two countries...