GE Healthcare and Amref Health Africa have announced a framework agreement to develop a range of in-country health care service collaborations across reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health, non-communicable diseases, water, sanitation and hygiene and safe surgery
Economy
African SMEs set to benefit from US$74mn guarantee
The African Guarantee Fund for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (AGF) has entered into a re- guarantee transaction of an amount of up to US$74mn with GuarantCo, to increase its guarantee capacity for SME financing
Digital credit scoring paves way for affordable microloans in East Africa
More than 2.5bn people around the world, many of them in Africa, lack formal identification that enables them to access to financial and government services, according to the United Nations and the ID2020 project
Private equity opportunities in Africa
Private equity represents a source of working capital, complementing more traditional bank debt and project finance, with PE investors offering more than just funds
Dangote Cement gives scholarship to 115 students in Nigeria’s Ogun state
In a major boost to its corporate social responsibility profile, Dangote Cement Plc’s Ibese Plant has announced educational scholarship award for 115 students from its 15 host communities for the 2017/2018 academic session