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Malawi hikes fuel prices; Predictable tough economic times ahead

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Malawians should expect more economic tough times ahead warn economists as the prices of goods are expected to go up following the latest move by the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) to hike fuel prices. According to the document dated 3 November, 2016 and signed by MERA board chairman Rev Joseph Vumbwe, petrol has risen by 4.62 percent while diesel… Read More
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Transforming hope into reality for patients of drug-resistant TB

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Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) remains a public health crisis. As per WHO’s Global TB Report 2016, 480,000 people fell ill with MDR-TB in 2015, with 3 countries – India, China, and Russia – carrying the major burden and together accounting for nearly half of all MDR-TB cases globally. Detection and treatment gaps continue to plague the MDR-TB response. In 2015, only… Read More
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WorldRemit and Tigo Rwanda launch instant international money transfers to Tigo Cash mobile wallets

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PRESS RELEASE Johannesburg, South Africa, 17 November 2015: Online money transfer service WorldRemit today launches instant transfers to Tigo Mobile Money accounts in Rwanda. This announcement makes WorldRemit the first international remittance service to send to mobile wallet users in Rwanda. The new service allows WorldRemit customers from over 50 countries from across the globe to send money to Tigo Cash customers in... Read More

Airtel Africa Wins Global Award at the prestigious MVNO Industry World Congress in Nice, France

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Airtel Kenya awarded ‘best wholesale operator’ at MVNOs World Congress 2015, Nice, France The award underscores Airtel’s innovation and differentiation agenda following its MVNO launch in its Kenyan Market in April 2014 Nairobi, Thursday April 24 2015… Bharti Airtel ("Airtel"), a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa has received global recognition a year after... Read More

Airtel Africa joins GSMA MHEALTH Partnership across Sub-Saharan Africa

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Nairobi, Kenya November 4, 2014 - Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, is partnering with global mobile trade association the GSMA, to support its cross-ecosystem mHealth partnership programme. The initiative is designed to provide a range of services to women and children, with a particular focus on nutrition, across 11... Read More

Western firms ‘overcharging for cash transfers to Africa’

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British and American money transfer companies -- Western Union and Moneygram -- have been accused of charging clients too much for remittances to Malawi and other African countries and thankfully now the UK government’s consumer watchdog wants their conduct investigated. The allegation comes amid reports that the excessive charges have resulted into the loss of about $1.8bn a year to... Read More

ICSFS Wins “Best Core Banking Systems Technology Provider, Africa” Award

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LONDON, United-Kingdom, February 18, 2014/ -- ICS Financial Systems Ltd. - ICSFS (http://www.icsfs.com), the global software and services provider for banks and financial institutions, is pleased to announce that it has won “Best Core Banking Systems Technology Provider” in Africa for its ICS BANKS® solution at the prestigious World Finance Technology Awards that was organized by World Finance magazine  . Read More

Kenya To Become First East-African Oil Exporter By 2016

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It was some seven years ago that UK-based oil exploration firm Tullow Oil Plc ($TUWOY) first discovered promising reserves in the land-locked East-African nation of Uganada.Indeed, the company’s discoveries in Uganda, as well as in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo, had caught the attention of a number of major companies, such as Royal Dutch Shell ($RDS.A), France’s Total SA... Read More
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