AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS
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Bolt Food South Africa expands into Johannesburg as it guns for rivals
SOUTH AFRICA – Bolt Food South Africa, the food delivery arm of ride-hailing firm Bolt, is eyeing expansion into Johannesburg as it readies to take…
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Kenya’s coffee exports benefit from lucrative markets, premium prices fetching US$203m in 2019/2020
KENYA – Kenya’s coffee variety has continued to attract buyers across the globe fetching Ksh22 billion (US$203m) in the 2019/2020 Market Year from the export…
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Slovakian company Rokosan to establish US$23.6m organic fertilizer factory in Rwanda
RWANDA – Rokosan Limited, Slovakian producer of organic and organo-mineral fertilizers, has commenced construction of a new production facility in Rwanda worth €20m (US$23.6m). The…
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US fast food chains Dunkin’ Donuts, Baskin Robbins open flagship store in Morocco
MOROCCO – Dunkin’ Donuts, America’s most popular coffee and baked goods restaurant chain, has landed in Morocco with the opening of the Kingdom’s first outlet…
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Ecommerce platform Maxab raises US$40m Series A round to expand to other markets
EGYPT – Maxab, a Cairo-based B2B ecommerce platform, has announced that it has raised US$40 million in a Series A round led by RMBV, a North African-focused…