Technology

Capital raising

IFC invests $100 million in Nigerian telecommunications

The International Finance Corporation (www.ifc.org), a member of the World Bank Group, is investing $100 million into bringing the benefits of better telecommunications to many ...

Exchange news

Nairobi SE readvertises for IT system for stockbroker back offices

The Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) has readvertised its request for IT vendors to express their interest in providing a Broker Back Office (BBO) system to ...

Capital raising

Private equity $25 mln for East African media and telecoms

Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) announced on 22 September it has committed $25 million to Wananchi Group Holdings

Capital raising

$8 bn for African ICT

US$8 billion was invested in developing Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Africa in 2008, according to the Secretary-General of International Telecommunications Union (ITU).