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Benin : Sùsù brand launch at GDIZ
Benin Textile S.A, operating within the Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone, has launched its home textile brand Sùsù, marking a new step…
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Fintech MENA: PayTabs acquires TAPn’GO to scale contactless payments and real-time transactions
PayTabs Group, a leading payment orchestration platform in the MENA region, has acquired TAPn’GO, a contactless payment technology developed in…
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South Africa: IFC and Citi expand local currency lending for businesses
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and Citi have signed a borrowing facility to…
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Uganda: $3.19bn SGR railway project mandated to Citibank for financing
Uganda has appointed Citibank to raise funding for its 272 km standard gauge railway from Kampala to Malaba, valued at…
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Botswana: strategic agreements with Oman on mining and energy
Botswana and Oman signed agreements covering mining exploration, oil storage and a 500 MW solar plant, according to Botswana’s presidency.…
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Ethiopia: IFC and Wegagen Bank launch $10 million trade finance facility
On April 9, 2026, the International Finance Corporation and Wegagen Bank signed an agreement to establish a $10 million trade finance guarantee facility. Part…
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DR Congo: Coopérative U enters market through Kin Marché in a 100-million population economy
Coopérative U signed a partnership with local group Biso na Biso, owner of Kin Marché, to expand into the Democratic Republic of the Congo retail…
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Mali: CFA 700 billion in diaspora remittances, a strategic lever for development
Diaspora remittances reached about 700 billion FCFA in 2023, around 1.15 billion USD according to World Bank remittance estimates, highlighting…
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Sustainable Transition: ChangeNOW launches “Africa for Change” to position the continent as a global driver
On March 31, 2026, in Paris, as part of the international ChangeNOW Summit 2026, the “Africa for Change” program marked…
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Togo: a coalition of six countries strengthens urban waste governance
On March 22, Lomé hosted an unprecedented training program bringing together experts from Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Gabon, Haiti and Togo…
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