160 companies have been shortlisted for the Africa CIO100 Awards. The shortlist marks the completion of the first phase of the technical analysis of data from w...
The Angaza Awards, Women to Watch in Banking and Finance program is open for submission of entries for the 2021 Top 10 Women to Watch list. The List will featur...
Safaricom has received an honorary recognition from the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) East African Climate Action Awards. The company ...
A new Knight Frank industrial report has revealed that industrial real estate across Africa are commanding 12% yield on average compared to 9% for retail and of...
I&M Bank Kenya has partnered with digital banking software provider, Backbase, to develop a digital platform that aims to enhance the its digital banking ex...
Nairobi Business Ventures (NBV) has completed the 100% acquisition of four businesses in Kenya.
The Ksh. 3 billion transactions involves acquisition of
Delta...
Google has selected 50 startups drawn from Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Rwanda, Zambia, and Cote d’Ivoire to take part in the Africa...
Lenovo has appointed Alaa Bawab as the new General Manager for Middle East and Africa (MEA) within the Lenovo Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG).
In his ne...
Autochek, an automotive technology company, has officially launched its operations to Kenya as part of its pan-African expansion. The company has appointed Bilh...
With the demand for cost-effective and robust mid-category bikes on the rise, and with Kenyans looking for ways to commute, manufacturers have responded with th...
Prudential, an Assurance company in Kenya, has appointed a new team to drive growth in East and Central Africa.
Arjun Mallik, formerly CEO of Prudential Ugan...
Simba Corp has officially opened a new branch in Nyeri town along Kenyatta road next to Sidian bank. The new Nyeri branch will sell and service all the brands u...
The Celo community has launched its Climate Collective, a community driven effort to fight climate change by tokenizing rainforests and other carbon appropriate...
AFAL Manufacturing Limited (AML), a subsidiary of the Tristar Group, has officially launched the local blending of Caltex lubricants in East Africa.
The laun...
Stanbic Bank Kenya has entered into a partnership with Tata Kenya to offer car financing loans plus insurance financing for the acquisition of Tata vehicles. Th...
East African Breweries (EABL) Group MD and CEO, Ms. Jane Karuku, has been listed on the Africa.com Definitive List of Women CEOs. The List was unveiled during T...
More than 15 innovators are set to benefit from the National Innovation Awards powered by the Kenya National Innovation Agency (KeNIA). The Agency has today ann...
Stanbic Holdings has announced the appointment of Mr. Joseph Muganda as an Independent Non-Executive Director on the Board effective 12th October, 2021.
Joe ...
DHL Global Forwarding has signed a contract agreement with TotalEnergies for a solar energy project in Dubai. This is in continuation with their Strategic Coope...
Eden Life, a home services app for scheduling food, laundry and cleaning services, has completed a Ksh. 154.7 million (USD 1.4 million) Seed round. The round wa...
Orange, a telecommunications company and the German Development Cooperation have launched the Orange Digital Center in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
The Orange Digit...
Kenya Women Microfinance Bank (KWFT) has officially joined the United Nations Global Compact. This is part of its ongoing efforts to work collaboratively with p...
East African Cables has posted a loss of Ksh. 753.2 Million at the end of the financial year ended 31st December, 2020. This is a sizable loss compared to a Net...
The Board of Directors of Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) has appointed Phylip Leferink as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company effective immediately...
Kakuzi has announced the full constitution of its Independent Human Rights Advisory Committee (IHRAC) with the appointment of Mrs. Gina Din-Kariuki.
Mrs Gina...
alsoug, a Sudanese digital classifieds and marketplace, has announced the close of a USD 5 million funding to establish a national payments network.
The comp...
Cab-hailing platform, Bolt, has forged a partnership with Rubis Energy to offer drivers on the platform discounts on fuel prices.
The partnership will see Bo...
Bayer South East Africa has partnered with Lachlan Kenya, a subsidiary of Unifert, to distribute Premise 200SC, a premium termiticide targeting the building and...
The first long-term capital support for African creatives was recently launched during the Paris Fashion Week. At the end of the spring-summer season in Paris, ...
The Board of Directors at Cellulant has appointed Acting CEO Akshay Grover as Group CEO and Director of Cellulant effective 1st October, 2021.
The appointmen...
Former General Manager of IBM Eastern Africa, Nicholas Nesbitt, has been appointed the new Chairman of Kenya's Capital Markets Authority (CMA).
Nesbitt takes...
Unity Homes, a Kenyan property developer of residential communities has expanded operations to West Africa by opening its first show homes in Lagos, Nigeria. Th...
AfricaNenda has established itself as a new Africa-led organization aimed at accelerating Instant and Inclusive Payment Systems (IIPS). The company aims to do t...
KCB Group has received two global accolades, confirming its leadership position in driving excellent customer service and supporting East Africa’s economic agen...
The Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) has entered into a 3-year deal with Swift Lab, a drone manufacturing company, to roll out drone-based delivery services co...
Goodlife Pharmacy has inked a deal with Glovo, an e-commerce platform, to enable more convenient, simpler and safer online purchases. Following the deal, Goodli...
The Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has announced the return of the Tusker beer festival, the #TuskerOktobafest 2021.
The month-long cultural festival aims to ...
TLcom Capital, an Africa-focused venture capital firm has officially launched the 2021 Africa Tech Female Founder Summit to be held virtually on Wednesday 13th ...
The CDC Group, a UK development finance institution and impact investor, has announced a Ksh. 11 billion (USD 100 million) commitment to African Development Par...
The Finplus Group has been selected for the first ever Google Black Founders Fund in Africa. The funding program will see Google award up to Ksh. 11 million (US...
Sendy, a Kenyan tech-logistics startup has announced completion of a strategic equity investment in Kamtar, a Francophone logistics platform.
Following a rec...
The CIO100 Awards has expanded to cover the whole African continent with a target of over 500 entries for the upcoming tech excellence awards scheduled for Nove...