Kenya-based digital bank for emerging markets Umba has announced a 2 million dollars funding round to help it expand product capabilities. The startup is operating in Kenya and Nigeria and offers a safe, transparent, and accessible digital financial service alternative to legacy African banks.
BEAC: balance sheet of 11,917 billion CFAF in 2022
At its ordinary meeting on March 15, 2023 in Yaoundé, Cameroon, the Ministerial Committee of the Central African Monetary Union...
Madagascar: USD 334 million from AfDB for food and agriculture
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to finance Madagascar's National Pact for Food and Agriculture to the tune of USD...
Economic performance: EAC posts strong performance in 2022
The East African Community (EAC) region recorded a GDP growth of 4.5% in 2022. This was announced on March 18,...
Sahel: Olivier Dubois finally freed!
Olivier Dubois, a journalist held hostage in Mali since 8 April 2021, has been released, according to a statement from...