CORRECTION: Zeepay raises equity from leading institutions to support its ongoing expansion

[[{"value":"Africa50 and Oikocredit lead equity investment in Ghanaian fintech Zeepay to support Africa expansion; The investment will support the expansion of Zeepay’s cross-border remittances and mobile financial services business across Africa and the Caribbean; The investment was made by Africa50, Oikocredit, Injaro Ghana Venture Capital Fund (IGVCF) and Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund (www.Verdant-Cap.com), with a follow-on investment from Investisseurs&Partenaires (I&P). Ghanaian fintech company Zeepay Ghana Ltd announced the completion of an equity investment […]

April 9, 2024 11

APO International

Kenya – President Ruto: Hustler Fund will be Shariah Compliant

[[{"value":"The Hustler Fund will be recalibrated to allow Muslims consume the product. President William Ruto said packaging the Fund to be Shariah compliant will deepen financial inclusion in Kenya. He said so far more than seven million Kenyans are benefiting from the Hustler Fund that is barely 16 months old. “We will also adjust other Government financial instruments to comply with the Islamic Law,” he explained. He added that the […]

April 9, 2024 10

World

Rebuilding Gaza was seen as a ‘Herculean’ task before Oct. 7; six months of bombing has led to crises that will long outlive the war

Palestinians look for survivors after a Israeli strike in Gaza on Oct. 31, 2023. AP Photo/Doaa AlBaz Dima Nazzal, Georgia Institute of Technology Over a decade ago, a United Nations report described the Gaza Strip as virtually unlivable, adding that it would require “Herculean efforts” to change that. Today, after six months of bombardment, mass displacement and siege by Israel, the task of rebuilding Gaza seems practically unimaginable. I’m a […]

April 9, 2024 22

World

Australia suggests it could recognise Palestinian state

Australia on Tuesday became the latest country to advocate formal recognition of a further shattering a long-standing diplomatic taboo in the West. Foreign Minister Penny Wong said that recognising a state of Palestine could restart the moribund Middle East peace process and undermine extremist forces in the Middle East. "Recognising a Palestinian state -- one that can only exist side by side with a secure Israel -- doesn't […]

April 9, 2024 26

Local

Navigating the Financial Landscape: Credit Bureau Reports and Scores

By Patricia Louw, Old Mutual Finance Credit Manager, Old Mutual Namibia In the ever-evolving world of personal finance, understanding your credit bureau report is vital to making informed financial decisions. Your credit bureau report is a snapshot of your credit history, and it plays a crucial role in shaping your financial future. It is important to investigate the intricacies of credit bureau reports, exploring what they are, where […]

April 9, 2024 9

APO International

2024-2029 Development priorities for Zambia: Infrastructure and Agricultural Value Chain

[[{"value":"The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved the Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Zambia for 2024-2029, which sets out two priority intervention areas: Boosting the development of the private sector through investments in infrastructure and developing the country’s agricultural value chain. “The aim of this new CSP is to support Zambia’s vision of speeding up its socioeconomic transformation to improve livelihoods,” comments Raubil Durowoju, […]

April 9, 2024 11

APO International

Shaping the future of agrifood systems in Africa – major regional conference opens next week

[[{"value":"The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations will bring together African member countries to deliberate on the future of Africa’s agrifood systems at the 33rd Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Africa (ARC33), hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco in Rabat on 18-20 April. In the spotlight will be the urgent need to transform agrifood systems to be more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable in order to […]

April 9, 2024 14

APO International

Digitalization Crucial To Continuing Advancement Of Justice System – Vice President Bawumia

[[{"value":"The Vice President and Flagbearer of the NPP, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has underscored the indispensability of digitalization in the advancement of Ghana's justice system. Speaking at the launch of LEADing Justice, an acronym for the framework of the vision of the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Margaret Torkonoo, in Accra on Monday April 8, 2023, Dr. Bawumia said, digitalization, which is a significant feature of the Chief Justice's vision framework, […]

April 9, 2024 8

Africa

Children born of rape: the devastating legacy of sexual violence in post-genocide Rwanda

By Myriam Denov, McGill University Trigger warning: this article contains accounts of sexual violence. The 1994 Rwandan genocide against the Tutsi led to the murder of more than 800,000 people, an estimated 70% of the country’s Tutsi population. The unprecedented violence and mass killings of Tutsi and non-extremist Hutu were carried out over 100 days between April and July 1994. An estimated 250,000–500,000 women and girls were […]

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