Financing Strategies

Kenyan ISP and IT solutions provider AccessKenya has combined two of its subsidiaries into a single operating entity in a bid to introduce a more effective management structure and... 2011-06-17

The Nigerian government has terminated the privatisation of the dormant fixed-line incumbent operator Nigeria Telecommunications Limited (NITEL). In a statement issued on June 15... 2011-06-16

India-based conglomerate Essar Group may be looking to exit the African telecoms market, according to reports in local newspaper The Economic Times, citing sources familiar with... 2011-06-15

Etisalat, the UAE's biggest telecoms service provider, may be considering a fresh bid for a mobile licence in Syria if the terms are right, reports UAE-based publication The National.... 2011-06-10

The Middle East's fastest growing airline is about to get bigger.

The East African cross-shareholding battle lines drawn up by Diageo and SABMiller in 2002 are being broken down. Initially triggered by Diageo's desire to go down the independent route... 2011-06-06

A proposed railway to link the port of Dar Es Salaam to Rwanda and Burundi has an estimated cost of US$5bn according to the most recent preliminary studies. This adds to the value of... 2011-06-06

Wal-Mart looks to have finally landed in Africa after getting the go-ahead to acquire South Africa's Massmart (with some concessions) for US$2.4bn, in what is its biggest international... 2011-06-01

CFW View: Iraq remains a high risk, high reward market with lucrative opportunities for those companies bold enough to enter. Improving access to healthcare by building new primary... 2011-06-01

State-run producer Korea Gas (Kogas) has doubled its stake in Iraq's Akkas gas field development from 37.5% to 75%, it said in a May 26 2011 stock exchange filing.