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Ishioma Emi
Ishioma Emi
Ishioma Emi is a future-forward female and passionate business news journalist. She writes for Ventures Africa and Billionaires.Africa. Her focus area is African markets, tech startups, mergers and acquisitions, deals, businesses, and exceptional women-led businesses on the continent.
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Jack Bowles’ British American Tobacco commits to net-zero carbon emission by 2050
by Ishioma Emiby Ishioma EmiThis will bring its sustainability targets in line with limiting global warming to 1.5C.
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How sanctioned Zimbabwean billionaire Kudakwashe Tagwirei keeps earning incredible cash
by Ishioma Emiby Ishioma EmiThey call him “Queen Bee” because of his sprawling business empire.
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Shares in telecom tycoon Sam Darwish’s IHS Towers plunge 18 percent after recent IPO on NYSE
by Ishioma Emiby Ishioma EmiThe listing still managed to raise $378 million to fund the company’s growth plans.
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Neobank tycoon Uzoma Dozie’s Sparkle closes $3.1-million seed round to scale Nigeria operations
by Ishioma Emiby Ishioma EmiThis follows the closing of a friends and family pre-seed round of $2 million within the past year.
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Patrice Motsepe-backed South African stock exchange company expects to break even in 2023
by Ishioma Emiby Ishioma EmiThe value of stocks and funds on A2X Market more than doubled to $336 billion in the past 12 months.
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Ashraf Sabry’s Fawry announces investment in Sudan’s Alsoug online marketplace
by Ishioma Emiby Ishioma EmiAlsoug is a Sudanese startup that allows consumers to buy and sell products and services online.
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Sawiris-backed Endeavour concludes refinancing with $500-million note issuance
by Ishioma Emiby Ishioma EmiThe latest issuance will pay interest semiannually at a rate of five percent per year, maturing on Oct. 14, 2026.
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Ghanaian businesswoman Roberta Annan launches $115.8-million fund to invest in African fashion enterprises
by Ishioma Emiby Ishioma EmiAnnan is the founder of the African Fashion Foundation Annan Capital Partners.
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Sam Darwish’s IHS Towers makes moves to erect and lease telecom towers in Egypt
by Ishioma Emiby Ishioma EmiIHS Towers is a Nigeria-based telecommunication infrastructure company, operating internationally.