Africa's Tech Edge The Atlantic How the continent's many obstacles, from widespread poverty to failed states, allowed African entrepreneurs to beat the West at reinventing money for the mobile…

Kenya Power eyes fibreglass poles to lower electricity transmission costs BiztechAfrica Kenya Power plans to roll-out fibreglass poles in place of wooden poles, to reduce the cost of…

On bumpy roads and rails Africa Renewal The Democratic Republic of the Congo (D RC), which sprawls over 905,000 square miles, is the second largest country in Africa. Fifty four years after…

Highway upgrade between Tanzania and Kenya eTN The planned highway between Arusha, Tanzania, and Voi in Kenya is now finally due to start in June this year. The project worth nearly US$235 million…

AfDB, others ink US$142m power deal for Zambia APA The African Development Bank (AfDB), Dutch Development Bank FMO, Development Bank of Southern Africa and Propaco of France on Wednesday signed a…

Facebook s'apprête à lancer un service de transfert d'argent à l'international Agence Ecofin Le réseau social Facebook a entamé des discussions avec la Banque centrale d´Irlande et des start-ups…

Smart solar energy for Africa Deutsche Welle The Berlin-based Mobisol company is bringing power to places where there has been none. By combining mobile phone technology and solar power generators,…

Carlyle clôture son premier fonds dédié à l'Afrique subsaharienne Jeune Afrique Le capital-investisseur américain Carlyle a annoncé la clôture de son premier fonds dédié à l´Afrique subsaharienne à…

Carlyle closes sub-Saharan Africa fund at $698m Financial Times The Carlyle Group has closed its maiden private equity fund targeting sub-Saharan Africa at $698m, 40 per cent above target,…

Tanzania: Kikwete eyes private funding for central transport corridor The Citizen The government seeks to mobilise funds from both local and international sources so as to improve the central…