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African-focused investment holding company Maris closes US$12m financing round with Proparco
AFRICA – Maris, an investment holding company with more than US$100m under management across nine sub-Saharan African countries, has received a US$12m financing from France’s…
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E-commerce platform Jumia opens new warehouse, logistics facility in Kenya to speed delivery time
KENYA – Africa’s leading eCommerce and logistics company, Jumia, has launched a new integrated warehouse and logistics network facility in Nairobi, Kenya, to enhance the…
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UNCDF, Ghanaian digital agricultural financing platform Grow For Me partners to boost agricultural productivity
GHANA – The UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) has partnered Grow For Me (GFM), an innovative Ghanaian company managing a digital agricultural financing platform, to…
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Michael Joseph lends his expertise to Kenyan insurtech startup Pula, to lead its board
KENYA – Kenyan agriculture digital-insurance startup, Pula, has announced the appointment of Michael Joseph, the former Safaricom PLC Chairman and CEO, as the new Chairman…
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SA based Harvest Fresh opens new fruit processing unit, Toppick invests US$5.5m into citrus production in Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA – HarvestFresh, a large commercial fresh produce agro-processor in South Africa and a member of the Thebe Investment Corporation Group of companies, has…