PepsiCo Bottler Varun Beverages Moves to Acquire South African Producer Twizza
Varun Beverages Ltd, the largest bottler of PepsiCo products outside the United States, is advancing its ...
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Mozambique Launches First Electronics Factory, Paving Way for Tech Independence
Mozambique has initiated construction on its first electronics assembly facility, marking a significant step towards the ...
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African Payments Innovator NALA Secures Key Licences from the Bank of Uganda
African payments company NALA has received both the Payment Service Provider (PSP) and Payment System Operator ...
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Zimbabwe to Increase Power Generation with Hwange Thermal Plant Upgrade
Zimbabwe is set to expand its electricity generation capacity through a 400 megawatt addition at the ...
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Ghana and Afreximbank Resolve US$750 Million Facility
The Government of the Republic of Ghana, acting through its Ministry of Finance, and the African ...
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2025: A Year of Contrasts for South Africa’s Fruit Exporters
South Africa’s fruit sector experienced a year of both exceptional triumph and persistent strain, reflecting the ...
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RITES Limited and Botswana Sign Transport Development Agreement
RITES Limited, an Indian engineering and consultancy company with expertise in transport infrastructure, has entered into ...
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Strong Investor Demand Lifts Safaricom’s KES 20 Billion Bond Issue
Safaricom Plc has successfully raised KES 20 billion (approximately USD 154 million) in the first tranche ...
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Entrepreneurs from Across Africa Gather in Kigali for the Africa’s Business Heroes Summit
Kigali hosted the grand finale of the seventh Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) competition, an initiative supported ...
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Standard Bank and Safaricom in USD 138 Million Deal to Boost Ethiopia’s Digital Network
Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest bank by assets, has entered into a USD 138 million partnership ...
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