AutoXpress, an East Africa-based tyre wholesaler and retailer, received a 36% equity investment from global emerging market investor Actis.
The amount of the transaction was...
Kopo Kopo (The name comes from kobboh kobboh, the Krio word for money), a Nairobi, Kenya-based mobile money merchant services platform, received an investment...
Emerging markets fund manager LeapFrog Investments held the initial close for its second fund at US$204m.
Supporter included MetLife Inc., Prudential (USA), XL Group, Achmea,...
eleni LLC, a Nairobi, Kenya-based newly formed company which will incubate and support the formation of commodity exchanges across Africa, has received a $5m...
Ushahidi, an open source platform enabling citizen-generated information reporting and sharing in the aftermath of a crisis, has been awarded a $1.4m grant...
