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Tigran Gambaryan, an executive of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, sits as he waits to face prosecution for tax evasion and money laundering at the federal high court in Abuja, Nigeria, 4 April 2024. Reuters/ Abraham Achirga

Detained Binance executive in court on Nigerian tax, money laundering chargesCamillus Eboh

Source: Supplied. Michael K. Obeng, chief executive officer and founder of Miko Pharma.

Miko Pharma drives $50m investment push to set up pharmaceutical plant in Ghana

29 Feb 2024

Nigeria cracks down on crypto, Binance execs caught in crossfire

By Mehnaz Yasmin 29 Feb 2024

AfricaCom 2018 launches conference, expos

16 Jul 2018

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

13 Jul 2018

Absa embraces Africa with new brand

11 Jul 2018

NEPAD to transform into new AU Development Agency

NEPAD to transform into new AU Development Agency

10 Jul 2018

African entrepreneurs join Alibaba's eFounders Fellowship in China

African entrepreneurs join Alibaba's eFounders Fellowship in China

Gabriella Mulligan 6 Jul 2018

Unlocking opportunities in payment systems in Africa

Unlocking opportunities in payment systems in Africa

5 Jul 2018

Visa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions

Visa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions

5 Jul 2018

Finding the potential in Africa's markets

Finding the potential in Africa's markets

Bassel Khatoun 5 Jul 2018

John Lentaigne, chief underwriting officer, ATI Roundtable

International lenders warn on capacity constraints in Africa

29 Jun 2018

African startups invited to apply for $50k impact investing challenge

African startups invited to apply for $50k impact investing challenge

Tom Jackson 28 Jun 2018

Feature image: Via . © via Flickr ()

Akon's building a Senegalese 'smart city' with his cryptocurrency 'Akoin'

Andy Walker 28 Jun 2018

This is why Silicon Valley is decamping to Algiers

This is why Silicon Valley is decamping to Algiers

27 Jun 2018

Africa's economic growth rising despite challenges

Africa's economic growth rising despite challenges

20 Jun 2018

Truecaller eyes out sub-Saharan Africa's mobile payment space

Truecaller eyes out sub-Saharan Africa's mobile payment space

19 Jun 2018

Investing in your customers yields returns

Investing in your customers yields returns

14 Jun 2018

Global digital commerce spend forecast to reach $14.7tn by 2022

Global digital commerce spend forecast to reach $14.7tn by 2022

6 Jun 2018

Orange, Google to co-invest in EMEA startups

Orange, Google to co-invest in EMEA startups

Gabriella Mulligan 5 Jun 2018

Kora is the blockchain platform empowering social change in rural Africa.

Kora uses blockchain platform to empower social change in rural Africa

1 Jun 2018

African bank wins digital strategy award

African bank wins digital strategy award

21 May 2018

Moroccan e-commerce platform Hmizate expands into fintech

Moroccan e-commerce platform Hmizate expands into fintech

Tom Jackson 16 May 2018

Nations in new push to boost intra-Africa trade

Nations in new push to boost intra-Africa trade

Benjamin Ouma 15 May 2018

Kharom Klamphian © –

#AfricaMonth: Pitching for Africa

Leigh Andrews 8 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: The power of smart technology in Africa

#AfricaMonth: The power of smart technology in Africa

Greg Morris 8 May 2018

Africa's new free trade area - streamlining trade and infrastructure development

Africa's new free trade area - streamlining trade and infrastructure development

Kieran Whyte and Jen Stolp 8 May 2018

Christophe Viarnaud, founder of AfricArena and CEO of French-South African tech company, Methys.

#AfricaMonth: Feed our startup gazelles and unicorns with funding

leigh andrews 3 May 2018

Dan Sackey, regional executive for Anglophone West Africa & managing director of Ecobank Ghana

Economic prospects in Anglophile West Africa are looking up

23 Apr 2018

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Tom Jackson 19 Apr 2018

CoinAfrique app makes its mark in francophone Africa

CoinAfrique app makes its mark in francophone Africa

19 Apr 2018

Sarb and BoE team up to train African central banks

Sarb and BoE team up to train African central banks

17 Apr 2018

Barclays Accelerator.

Why African banks must work with fintech startups

Tom Jackson 13 Apr 2018

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AfricaCom 2018 launches conference, expos

16 Jul 2018

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

13 Jul 2018

Absa embraces Africa with new brand

11 Jul 2018

NEPAD to transform into new AU Development Agency

NEPAD to transform into new AU Development Agency

10 Jul 2018

African entrepreneurs join Alibaba's eFounders Fellowship in China

African entrepreneurs join Alibaba's eFounders Fellowship in China

Gabriella Mulligan 6 Jul 2018

Unlocking opportunities in payment systems in Africa

Unlocking opportunities in payment systems in Africa

5 Jul 2018

Visa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions

Visa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions

5 Jul 2018

Finding the potential in Africa's markets

Finding the potential in Africa's markets

Bassel Khatoun 5 Jul 2018

John Lentaigne, chief underwriting officer, ATI Roundtable

International lenders warn on capacity constraints in Africa

29 Jun 2018

African startups invited to apply for $50k impact investing challenge

African startups invited to apply for $50k impact investing challenge

Tom Jackson 28 Jun 2018

Feature image: Via . © via Flickr ()

Akon's building a Senegalese 'smart city' with his cryptocurrency 'Akoin'

Andy Walker 28 Jun 2018

This is why Silicon Valley is decamping to Algiers

This is why Silicon Valley is decamping to Algiers

27 Jun 2018

Africa's economic growth rising despite challenges

Africa's economic growth rising despite challenges

20 Jun 2018

Truecaller eyes out sub-Saharan Africa's mobile payment space

Truecaller eyes out sub-Saharan Africa's mobile payment space

19 Jun 2018

Investing in your customers yields returns

Investing in your customers yields returns

14 Jun 2018

Global digital commerce spend forecast to reach $14.7tn by 2022

Global digital commerce spend forecast to reach $14.7tn by 2022

6 Jun 2018

Orange, Google to co-invest in EMEA startups

Orange, Google to co-invest in EMEA startups

Gabriella Mulligan 5 Jun 2018

Kora is the blockchain platform empowering social change in rural Africa.

Kora uses blockchain platform to empower social change in rural Africa

1 Jun 2018

African bank wins digital strategy award

African bank wins digital strategy award

21 May 2018

Moroccan e-commerce platform Hmizate expands into fintech

Moroccan e-commerce platform Hmizate expands into fintech

Tom Jackson 16 May 2018

Nations in new push to boost intra-Africa trade

Nations in new push to boost intra-Africa trade

Benjamin Ouma 15 May 2018

Kharom Klamphian © –

#AfricaMonth: Pitching for Africa

Leigh Andrews 8 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: The power of smart technology in Africa

#AfricaMonth: The power of smart technology in Africa

Greg Morris 8 May 2018

Africa's new free trade area - streamlining trade and infrastructure development

Africa's new free trade area - streamlining trade and infrastructure development

Kieran Whyte and Jen Stolp 8 May 2018

Christophe Viarnaud, founder of AfricArena and CEO of French-South African tech company, Methys.

#AfricaMonth: Feed our startup gazelles and unicorns with funding

leigh andrews 3 May 2018

Dan Sackey, regional executive for Anglophone West Africa & managing director of Ecobank Ghana

Economic prospects in Anglophile West Africa are looking up

23 Apr 2018

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Tom Jackson 19 Apr 2018

CoinAfrique app makes its mark in francophone Africa

CoinAfrique app makes its mark in francophone Africa

19 Apr 2018

Sarb and BoE team up to train African central banks

Sarb and BoE team up to train African central banks

17 Apr 2018

Barclays Accelerator.

Why African banks must work with fintech startups

Tom Jackson 13 Apr 2018

Housing microfinance can be win-win for poor people and financial institutions

Housing microfinance can be win-win for poor people and financial institutions

13 Apr 2018

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Ramaphosa's to do list: seven economic policy areas that will shift the dial

Alan Hirsch 10 Apr 2018

Building knowledge-based economies in Africa

29 Mar 2018

African Union flag.

Why Africa's Free Trade Area offers so much promise

Landry Signé 27 Mar 2018

Tigo managing director, Simon Karikari, (second left), and the general manager of Uber East Africa, Loic Amado, shake hands after announcing the partnership between Tigo and Uber Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. Others are: Uber country manager, Alfred Msemo and Tigo’s head of mobile financial services, Hussein Sayed. Source: Tigo.

Tigo and Uber partner up in East Africa

23 Mar 2018

Pieter Zylstra, regional director digital transformation, Middle East and Africa, Orange Business Services

#BizFinFocus: Five disruptions to the African fintech landscape in 2018

Pieter Zylstra 8 Mar 2018

New website launched for investors in Africa

New website launched for investors in Africa

6 Mar 2018

African energy investment set to grow

African energy investment set to grow

Kieran Whyte 6 Mar 2018

Lance Mambondiani, CEO: Steward Bank

#SeamlessAfrica: Banking is not about the app, but connectivity and content

Nicci Botha 6 Mar 2018

Mastercard to use Messenger to help SMEs leverage digital payments in Africa, Asia

Mastercard to use Messenger to help SMEs leverage digital payments in Africa, Asia

1 Mar 2018

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