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WorldRemit nabs $40M at a $670M valuation to boost its money transfer business
WorldRemit, a London-based startup with some 2 million users that offers a quick way for people to send money to each other with a...
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Meet the entrepreneur who turned his blogging hobby into a successful fitness business
By Purvai Dua Company: LDNM Your name and role: James Exton, co-founder of LDN Muscle What it does, in a sentence: Helps tens of...
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Commercial banks feel pressure from mobile money growth
Source: observer.ug (Written by ALI TWAHA) Commercial banks are starting to feel the pressure from the emergence of financial technology firms as banking halls...
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Nakumatt, once East Africa’s top retailer, seeks protection from creditors
Kenya’s Nakumatt is seeking court protection to rebuild its fortunes after creditors demanded millions of dollars owed by a company that grew from a...
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WorldRemit partners with Uganda’s leading youth organisations to support rising stars
Online money transfer service main sponsor of the 5th Annual National Youth Skills Development Expo London and Kampala, 18 April 2017: Leading digital...
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WorldRemit hits 10 000 unique transfers a month in Tanzania
If ever further proof were needed that mobile money services are on the rise in Africa, WorldRemit has just reported some impressive figures following its...
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Alibaba founder and chairman Jack Ma Acquires MoneyGram Money Transfer Company
China’s richest man, Jack Ma, has boosted his USA presence with the acquisition of MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI) – a Dallas-based money transfer service. Ant Financial Services...
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WorldRemit founder: ‘I lost my job to uncover UN fraud’
Growing up in Somaliland, Ismail Ahmed saw the power of money transfers. He later learned the sector’s potential for corruption Some people use...
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Pockit, the U.K.’s leading next-generation ‘bank’ hits 100K users
Pockit, the U.K.’s leading next-generation ‘bank’, today announces that it is now meeting the everyday banking needs of 100,000 customers, nearly twice as many...
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Small & Medium Businesses should be saving Money for a Bad Day – Here’s how
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Every Small & Medium Business should be aiming to have some savings in the bank as a buffer for difficult...
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SITUATE AFRICAN SUFFRAGETTES IN THE HISTORY BOOKS
The Justina Mutale Foundation has called for the recognition and documentation of African Suffragettes. The Foundation made...
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Kintu by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi review – is this ‘the great Ugandan novel’?
From a Commonwealth short story prizewinner comes a masterful epic that examines Uganda’s history through generations of a...
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We don’t recognise Raila swearing-in: DP William Ruto
By SAMWEL OWINO More by this Author The government does not recognise the planned swearing-in of Nasa leader...
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Zimbabwe university releases Grace Mugabe’s PhD thesis
HARARE (Reuters) – The University of Zimbabwe has published former First Lady Grace Mugabe’s PhD thesis after an...
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Looming water shortages spell catastrophe for Cape Town
By Peta Thornycroft, Johannesburg Cape Town faces “catastrophic” consequences as water taps to four million citizens will be turned...
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Equatorial Guinea says it will protect former Gambian leader
The former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh is living in exile in Equatorial Guinea The president of Equatorial Guinea...
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Nigeria: Obasanjo’s Daughter, Iyabo, Backs Father On Buhari
By Kehinde Akinyemi Abeokuta — The daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Sen. Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello has urged President...
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UN Chief Warns African Bloc Against Conflicts of Interests in South Sudan
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned countries of the regional bloc of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)...
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Ethiopia Announces Pardon of More Than 2,000 Prisoners
Officials in Ethiopia’s Oromia region say they have pardoned more than 2,000 prisoners who were arrested during political...
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President Kabila stands by election timetable
DR Congo President Joseph Kabila on Friday stood by the timetable for delayed elections despite demands that he...
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WorldRemit nabs $40M at a $670M valuation to boost its money transfer business
WorldRemit, a London-based startup with some 2 million users that offers a quick way for people to send...
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kenya: Odinga to be sworn-in on December 12
By africanews.com Kenya’s main opposition leader, Raila Odinga has promised supporters that he would be sworn-in as president...
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Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa opens amnesty window for return of stolen funds
MacDonald Dzirutwe HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, on Tuesday announced a three-month amnesty window for...
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Macron visits Africa amid anger over human trafficking and slavery
By Patrick Wintour The French president, Emmanuel Macron, will start a four-day visit to Africa on Monday amid...
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We Have the Tools to End AIDS Now
WASHINGTON — The United Nations reports remarkable progress in containing HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. In its latest...
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Teargas and deadly protests as Uhuru Kenyatta is sworn in for a disputed second term
Kenyatta Begins New Term as Police Scuffle with Supporters, Opposition VOA News Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn-in...
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Kenya president lifts travel restrictions, saying all Africans can get visa on arrival
The announcement by President Uhuru Kenyatta that citizens of African countries would get visas upon arrival in Kenya...
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to wed in Windsor in May
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will marry at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, in May, Kensington Palace says....
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Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa offers amnesty for funds stashed abroad
Zimbabwe’s new President Emmerson Mnangagwa has offered a three-month amnesty for individuals and companies to surrender public funds...
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Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe to get $10m payoff and immunity for his family
Ousted president was also promised that his salary would continue to be paid for life, reveals senior Zanu-PF...
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Archbishop Sentamu restores dog collar cut up in Mugabe protest
The archbishop of York, John Sentamu, has put his dog collar back on live on air, a decade...
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“A Taste of Tanzania” by Miriam Rose Kinunda
Who is Miriam Rose Kinunda? I am the author of the cookbook Taste of Tanzania: Modern Swahili...
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Gambia’s Economic Growth Projected At Five Percent
The Point (Banjul) By Sheriff Janko The governor of the Central Bank of The Gambia has announced that...
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Nigerian Govt Begins New Minimum Wage Negotiations
By Senator Iroegbu Abuja — President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of a 30-member tripartite National Minimum...
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Zimbabwe: Zodwa Wabantu Plans Zim Tour Post Mugabe Resignation
AS Zimbabweans around the world celebrate the resignation of former president Robert Mugabe, SA dancer Zodwa Wabantu has...
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Nigerian Singer Davido Drops Video For New Song
By Idoko Salihu Afro-pop artiste, Davido Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, is ending the year on a high...
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3 daily cups of coffee linked to lower risk of premature death
If you drink three to four cups of coffee per day, you’re actually among a group that generally...
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Houseflies Found To Carry Dangerous Diseases In New Study
By Christopher Morris New research indicates that those of us who are acutely sensitive to houseflies may have...
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‘I don’t feel like I’m a threat anymore.’ New HIV guidelines are changing lives.
By Lenny Bernstein Last year, Chris Kimmenez and his wife asked their doctors a simple question. Could Chris,...
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Trump Names His Budget Chief As Interim Head Of Consumer Protection Agency
President Trump on Friday announced that Mick Mulvaney would become acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau,...
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