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MasterCard opens regional HQ in Kenya

MasterCard_KenyaGlobal payments and technology company announces official presence across the region

Acumen Fund West Africa launched

Acumen_Fund_West_AfricaAcumen Fund has announced its expansion to West Africa, with new investments in companies supporting land rights and agriculture in low-income communities across Ghana

Tullow launches African business initiative

Tullow_businessAfrica's largest independent oil company has kicked off a new business initiative aimed at attracting and facilitating further investment in the continent

PwC survey: upbeat outlook for Africa

PwC, PricewaterhouseCoopers, survey, economic outlook, World Economic Forum, DavosWhile companies around the world are more downbeat about the economic future, optimism has increased in Africa, according to the results of a new survey

African leaders agree major infrastructure programme

Infrastructure, Development, PIDA, New Partnership for African Development, African Union, African Development BankAfrican Heads of State have endorsed the launch of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA), a multi-billion dollar initiative that will run through to 2040