Co-led by Quona Capital and IFC CAPE TOWN, South Africa, June 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lulalend, South Africa’s first online automated provider of short-term funding for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), today announced its Series A financing of $6.5 million. The round was co-led by IFC and Quona Capital, a leading fintech firm whose […]
Day: June 26, 2019
BALI FINTECH AGENDA SPEECHES
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Bank of Botswana jointly held the Bali Fintech Agenda conference titled ‘Balancing Fintech Opportunities and Risks: Implementing the Bali Fintech Agenda’, on the 24-25 June,2019.Source: Bank of Botswana
Inside Somalia’s mental health emergency
Despite high rates of mental illness in Somalia, the country is unable to provide the most basic of care to those in need � many of whom are isolated, chained to hospital beds, or even jailed.One in three Somalis are affected by some form of mental ill…
Botswana president to visit Angola for ways to reduce elephant population
GABORONE, Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi said he will lead a delegation to Angola in a bid to seek ways to reduce the growing elephant population.We are seeking ways and means of reducing our elephant population due to the growing conflict betw…
Botswana president to visit Angola for ways to reduce elephant population
GABORONE, Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi said he will lead a delegation to Angola in a bid to seek ways to reduce the growing elephant population.We are seeking ways and means of reducing our elephant population due to the growing conflict betw…
Midyear update: Militancy in Africa
Violent jihadism continues to gain ground in Africa, representing a serious trial for weak and neglectful governments and driving up humanitarian needs for civilians. Extremist groups operate in Egypt and Libya, and across a belt of Sahelian countries….