AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS
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Equity Bank receives US$144m backing from EU, EIB to support recovery of Kenya’s agriculture sector
KENYA – Equity Bank, a Kenyan financial service holding company has received financing worth EUR 120 million (US$144m) from the European Union and the European…
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EABL taps into parent company’s Britain Managing Director to be board member
KENYA – East African Breweries Limited has announced the appointment of Dayalan Nayager, as a non-executive director on the twelve-member board. Dayalan is currently the…
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Delivery startup Glovo launches in fifth market Ghana
GHANA – Glovo, a Spanish delivery startup, has launched its operations in Ghana, making it the second market in West Africa and the fifth African…
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Researchers, biological pest control innovators heighten fight against Fall Armyworm
KENYA – AgBiTech LLC, global leader and innovator of biological pest control in partnership with UPL have formally registered Fawligen, a biological control for Fall…
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Zimbabwe processed food export show case stellar performance attaining 17.9% growth
ZIMBABWE – Zimbabwe’s export of processed foods registered a bullish performance in 2020 despite the heavy strain from the Covid-19 pandemic, attaining a 17.9% rise…