EAST / CENTRAL AFRICA

Day 2 of the ongoing Kenya – DRC Investors Roadshow being hosted by Equity Group kicked off with global investors arriving at the N’djili International Airport in Kinshasa, DRC. This was followed by an MoU signing ceremony at EquityBCDC head office between Equity Group and Schneider Electric. The partnership is ...

ATIDI is also growing its footprint by increasing the number of its member countries as well as its institutional shareholders. The African Trade and Investment Development Insurance’s (ATIDI)  23rd Annual General Meetings (AGM) approve solid results in sluggish regional and global economic environment; at the AGM, ATIDI unveils new identity ...

 Aims to Accelerate Rwanda’s Long-term Development Aspiration of Becoming a Middle-income Economy by 2035 The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a $101 million loan to finance the Rwanda Sustainable and Resilient Water and Sanitation Program – a policy-based operation to support Rwanda’s water and sanitation ...

In May 2023, Equity BCDC and Proparco signed a EURIZ 10 MEUR portfolio guarantee (denominated in USD) to support loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Just over a year after signing the  first guarantee scheme for the benefits of Congolese SMEs affected ...

Buenassa, represented by its Managing Director, Eddy Kioni, is participating in the Business Forum currently ongoing from 5 to 6 July 2023 in Kinshasa (DRC). This forum is part of the 12th session of the bi-national commission headed by the President of the Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, and ...

The future of mobility is green and electric, of this  there should be no doubt. As the first automotive manufacturer to commit to the Paris Agreement, Volkswagen Group knows and understands this well. The Group has set ambitious targets and has invested significantly to become a global leader in e-mobility. In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), ...

In Collaboration with PCTL Automation  Vertiv , a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, recently hosted an end user event in Rwanda in collaboration with PCTL Automation, a leading provider of industrial automation and process control solutions in East Africa. The event was attended by several key decision-makers from various industries ...

Volkswagen has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Rwanda to establish a modern farm with electric tractors. The MoU was signed by Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Dr. Ildephonse Musafiri , Serge Kamuhinda, CEO of Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda and Martina Biene, Chairperson and Managing ...

The annual Jeep® craze returns to South Africa this weekend for Jeep Go Topless Day (#JeepGoToplessDay). The global Jeep brand institution continues to rise from one success to another and this year’s event promises to be bigger and better than ever. Every year, thousands of Jeep owners from around the ...

The country’s electricity supply comes largely from hydropower, but the energy gap has forced many to rely on costly and polluting diesel fuel Burundi has officially inaugurated the country’s first utility-scale solar field, as part of push to leverage renewable energy for improved access to electricity for homes and businesses. ...