Free of friction Cross-border payments from Kenya are set to become a lot smoother following an agreement between the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (Papss) and local payment network PesaLink. Africa Business Communities… Read more
Capital idea A new US$200 million fund to help bolster the continent’s climate resilience has reached its first financial close. FSD Africa Investments and Allied Climate Partners are committing a total of… Read more
Building blocks A group of civil engineering academics and hemp experts have produced a prototype brick that is sustainable and carbon negative. A collaboration between Canna-B-Africa, which drives research and development into… Read more
Road warriors The traffic police in the Nigerian state of Lagos are tapping into technology to improve safety on the roads. ITWeb Africa reports that the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority’s (Lastma)… Read more
Cash flow South Africa’s strategic water catchments are being thrown a ZAR2 billion lifeline. Rand Merchant Bank and the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA) are preparing to issue a five-year bond… Read more
