A UN-backed forest-monitoring initiative, valued at approximately US$7.3mn, will see 10 central African countries unite in the interest of protecting the region’s forests
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Barclays to bring new life insurance services to Zambia
Barclays and its subsidiary Absa group have jointly launched Barclays Life Zambia Ltd in a bid to offer life insurance services to Zambian clients
Sabie forest ravaged by fire
Plantations around the Sabie area in South Africas Mpumalanga province have been ravaged by five forest fires in the past week
Managing operations at Old Mutual Kenya
Fred Ndung’u paid a visit to Old Mutual Kenya (OMK) Group CEO Tavaziva Madzinga in order to gain an insight into the institute’s recent developments and find out his thoughts on the general state of Kenyas financial services sector
Barclays and Absa to combine African assets for expansion
Barclays PLC and South Africas Absa Group will combine their Africa-based assets to accelerate the expansion of both groups across the African continent