Africa Business RoundUp - Week ended 3rd June, 2016

Zambia shortlists bidders to build two large-scale solar plantsLow Cost Private School Firm Bridge International Keen On Liberia Despite OppositionBrainworks Takes Over Nettcash ZimbabweFunds transfer: WorldRemit partners with MTN in Ivory CoastKFC closes all shops in Botswana – press statement Letshego sets up Sh16bn mortgage for low-income housing in Kenya Chemelil Sugar Company Kenya is insolvent, says Ouko in audit reportIATA calls on Venezuela, Nigeria to release foreign airline revenuesTrade Union Congress (TUC) to acquire 57% stake in Unity Bank NigeriaGSK Nigeria seeks shareholders approval to sell Lucozade, RibenaAccess Bank Partners Wapic, Ghana Life For BancassuranceGhana’s ADB Confirms Investor Refund After Rejected Share SaleGhana Cocobod to Start $2b Syndicated Loan Roadshow This MonthU.S. Blockchain App To Launch Public Ledger For Real Estate In GhanaGhana Military obtains license to operate Savings & Loans companyMahindra mulls local assembly in South AfricaNaspers invests $60 million in online-learning company Udemy to expand global reachUber Starts in Uganda to Add Fourth Sub-Saharan Africa MarketUber gets $3.5bn investmentKibo, Lake Victoria to consolidate Tanzania projectsAngola President Appoints Daughter as Head of State Oil FirmMajority stake sought in Moz limestone project Germany’s DEA May Sell its Stake in Egypt Oil Fields: MalHelio Resource Corp and Damara Merge Namibian Interests into Osino Resources CorpAfrican airlines set to lose $500m in 2016 Tourists around the world spend estimated $1.2b in 2015--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africanperspective/support