Nomanini, the fintech platform for the informal retail ecosystem, has announced a US$4mn funding round led by Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank, and completed by Goodwell Investments, an Amsterdam-based investment firm focused on fintech and financial inclusion
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Accelerating inclusive private sector-led growth in São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Principe has a country-specific memorandum of understanding for the implementation of the Lusophone Compact aimed at accelerating inclusive, sustainable and diversified private sector growth
WSP and Bridges to Prosperity inaugurate third footbridge project in Rwanda
Volunteers from WSP, a global multidisciplinary professional services firm, worked with the team from Bridges to Prosperity on the ground in Rwanda to build the Kazo Suspended Footbridge situated over the Sebeya River within the Rutsiro municipality
African Energy Chamber to discuss energy deals with Chinese investors
To support growing energy cooperation and investment between China and Africa, the African Energy Chamber is organising a working visit to Beijing next week
Rwanda continues improving quality of official statistics
Using international principles and recommendations, Rwanda has formulated the National Strategy for Development of Statistics, stated the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa