Kenya: AFC Gives Farmers Sh1 Billion Loans
The Agricultural Finance Corporation has so far disbursed more than Sh1 billion as credit to farmers in the North Rift Valley.
Some of the farmers in the region have complained of delayed disbursements from the corporation but managing
Medanta planning to expand operations in Africa
Medanta AfriCare, a collaboration among RJ Corp., Intex Construction Group and cardiologist Naresh Trehan’s Medanta-The Medicity, plans to expand its Africa footprint with hospitals in countries such as Uganda, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania.
Healthcare providers in Mideast and Africa to spend US$4.4bn on IT this year - Gartner
Healthcare providers in the Middle East and Africa will increase their IT spending by 3.8pc this year to US$4.4bn compared to 2012 revenues of US$4.3bn, Gartner, Inc, has forecast.
This forecast encompasses spending by healthcare providers, which includes hospitals and hospital systems, as wel
Cloud computing set to drive telecoms business in Africa
The future of Cloud Computing for telecommunication companies in Africa is bright, and according to a report published Wednesday by IBM, nowhere is Cloud’s potential impact on driving telecom business more relevant than in Africa.
