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[263Chat] Just in time for the festive period WorldRemit customers in over 50 countries can now make fast, secure and low-cost money transfers to anyone in Zimbabwe in a partnership with BancABC at any of the bank's branches and 20 new cash pickup l...

[Namibia Economist] Moody's investors service has affirmed the Ba1 longterm issuer and senior unsecured ratings of Namibia, maintaining a negative outlook....

[Afreximbank] Further driving its mandate to facilitate the growth of intra-Africa trade and support the development of African businesses, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) yesterday, in Cairo signed financing facilities totalling $600 mi...

[Namibia Economist] The Namibia Diamond Trading Company (NDTC) and the Diamond Manufacturer's Association of Namibia (DIAMAN) donated N$20,000 each towards the National Disability Council of Namibia, adding to that NDTC also contributed N$125,000 to...

[Premium Times] The federal government is targeting a budget of over N800 million to provide affordable mass housing for Nigerians....

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -Two companies from India and Kenya wanted to buy 130,000 tonnes of cashew nuts from Tanzania for a price of Sh3,800 and Sh3,500 a kilo respectively, an official report shows....

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -Tanzania has made a landmark breakthrough in signing a contract for the Sh6.5 trillion worth largest hydro-electric power station in East Africa, overtaking Uganda which was leading in the bloc....

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -The Speaker of the National Assembly, Mr Job Ndugai, has reaffirmed the Parliament's commitment to support construction of the 2,100MW Stiegler's Gorge hydropower project....

[Guardian] First Bank of Nigeria has launched its Chat Banking on WhatsApp to harness optimal digital banking offerings that enhances ease of banking and convenience for its customers....

[Premium Times] A federal court in Lagos on Wednesday adjourned the case between the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and South African telecoms firm, MTN Group, following advanced discussion by both parties to settle out of court....

[Namibian] RATINGS agency Moody's last Friday rated the Namibian government as speculative, reflecting that although there are improving prospects for economic growth, the country is still risky to borrow to, Thus it maintained a negative outlook of...

[Daily Trust] Lagos -Unilever Nigeria has announced a foundry grant of N18.1 million ($50,000), from Unilever global to Wecyclers, a waste collection and management company....

[Daily Trust] Lagos -The Federal Government will be forced to reconsider its oil price benchmark for the 2019 budget estimates if the global oil price drops below $60 per barrel, analysts at FSDH Research have said....

[Daily Trust] The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is to liaise with the International Trade Union Congress (ITUC) to place names of governors in the states where workers are being owed salaries and pensions for several months on a "watch list"....

[Addis Fortune] The bank distributed 42pc of earnings to shareholders...

[Daily Maverick] In many ways South African Airways is a microcosm of our wonderful country. While brimming with potential, and with many committed and wonderful people in it, our airline is also suffering the after-effects of State Capture. Having e...

[Addis Fortune] The Company earned 54 million Br from selling its shares in Raya Brewery...

[This Day] EY has announced a milestone strategic partnership with Motlanalo Chartered Accountants and Auditors Incorporated. The aim of the partnership was to enable the parties to leverage Motlanalo's skills and knowledge, in tandem with them gain...

[Monitor] Kampala -The Royal Thai Embassy has started exploring areas around the country where they intend to introduce mechanised rice production and modern medical facilities....

[Monitor] Parliament -Members of Parliament investigating the closure of seven commercial banks have rejected a proposal by President Museveni to conduct their inquiry in camera and insisted the proceedings will be conducted in the open....

[The Herald] The High Court is today expected to deliver judgment in a case in which Intratrek Zimbabwe managing director Wicknell Chivayo sued the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) for US$25 million for instigating malicious criminal charges of fraud aga...

[The Herald] Beitbridge Bureau -Eight Zimbabweans were killed when an overloaded Iveco mini-bus they were travelling in was involved in a road accident between Bloemfontein and Cape Town on Saturday morning. The incident occurred at around 5am along ...

[The Herald] Government is working on a financial arrangement to ensure adequate fuel supplies during the festive season and plans to deal decisively with black market fuel traders who pose a serious risk to human life, Information, Publicity and Bro...

[Deutsche Welle] Paying the salaries of the thousands of ficticious workers costs at least $250 million. The news is the latest in a series of financial scandals in Mozambique....

[35°N] Paris & London, 11th of December 2018 - Leadership 2030: Navigating the tensions, contradictions and opportunities is a senior executive certificate program offered jointly between LSE and HEC Paris to launch in July 2019. It will bring togeth...

[Monitor] The 2018 Fifa World Cup finals completion in Russia was the top trending Google search in Uganda this year, followed by Virtual Private Network (VPN)....

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Katowice, Poland -Taxing the extraction of fossil fuels could help pay for the growing costs of damage from harsher storms, wildfires, floods and rising seas, while providing a stronger incentive to wean the world off car...

[News24Wire] Axed SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng has said that he has done "wonderful" work at the broadcaster and that he is not to blame for its woes....

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Konza, Kenya -Labourers milled around an unfinished eight-storey building in an expansive field in Konza dotted with zebra and antelope - the only visible sign of progress in a decade-old plan to make Kenya into Africa's...

[Ghanaian Times] Global toothpaste producing company, Colgate Palmolive, has launched a new sachet toothpaste for Ghanaian consumers....

[The Conversation Africa] As the entrails of the era under South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma continue to be exposed each day before a commission set up to investigate corruption, so the country witnesses the consolidation of the political p...

[The Conversation Africa] Nurses in Kenya are threatening to strike, protesting that the government had failed to increase their salaries in spite of an agreement which ended a five-month strike last year. If they strike this would be the second time...

[East African] RwandAir will use the West African hub of Accra to feed its direct flights to the US once it gets the final approval from the US's Federal Aviation Agency (FAA)....

[East African] African carriers suffered a decrease in freight demand for the seventh month in a row....

[East African] The region's biggest cement firm, Bamburi Cement, will for the second year in a row see its profits fall below $14.22 million -- its lowest earnings in over 10 years....

[East African] East African governments have stepped up the war against and speculative foreign currency trading....

[East African] Ethiopia is reaping the benefits of widespread political and socio-economic reforms with the economy expected to maintain a robust growth....

[Nairobi News] The Fifa 2018 world cup held in Russia was the top trending Google search in Kenya this year....

[Monitor] In order to raise the consciousness of citizens to appreciate that corruption has a devastating impact on service delivery, and the need to fight it, Action Aid Uganda, a non-profit agency with her partners created a digital platform where ...

[East African] Almost half of African governments have signed up to the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) that was launched by African leaders in January but almost a year later, the initiative has not moved beyond the planning stage, frust...

[East African] Kenya's national carrier Kenya Airways has postponed indefinitely the launch of its direct flight from Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to the Somali capital Mogadishu, as it faces opposition from several neighbou...

[Guardian] [FILE] Sterling Bank[/caption4To support the growth and development of the Nigerian economy, leading lender, Sterling Bank Plc, announced a partnership with Nigeria's premier automobile manufacturer, Peugeot Automobile Nigeria (PAN), to d...

[Balancing Act] London -Nigeria's FTTH provider Legend is making slow but steady progress in what remains a tough market because of the economy. Next year it will roll out in Lagos and Kano. Russell Southwood spoke to Bruce Ayonote, Founder and CEO,...

[allAfrica] Cape Town -Despite all the lobbying, the European Union has renewed sanctions against the DR Congo's top officials....

[Guardian] Despite commitments by the federal and state governments to the diversification agenda, Nigeria's exports remain heavily dependent on crude oil, accounting for 85.4 per cent of export transactions in the third quarter (Q3)....

[Nation] The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has unveiled Kenya's new generation coins that will start circulating this Tuesday....

[Capital FM] Nairobi -The Central Bank of Kenya has unveiled the new generation coins that will be in circulation from Tuesday....

[VOA] The International Telecommunication Union reports that for the first time in history, half of the global population is using the internet. A new report finds by the end of the year, 3.9 billion people worldwide will be online....

[Millennium Change Corporation] December 10, 2018-- The U.S. Government's Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the Government of Senegal today signed the new five-year $550 million MCC Senegal Power Compact. MCC Chief Operating Officer and Hea...

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -President John Magufuli has today December 10, 2018 clarified on the closure of bureaux de change in the country, explaining that the main reason was tax evasion by the traders in currencies....